Full Stack Developer AI Marketplace
Job Location:
San Francisco, CA - USA
Yearly Salary:
USD 140000 - 210000
Posted:
9 September 2026 (17 hours ago)
Application Deadline:
7 December 2026
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Wanna join the adventure
Loft Orbital flies other peoples payloads and software on standardized satellites and we are building the first marketplace for space-based AI applications: the store where partners publish deploy and monetize AI solutions that run on satellites in orbit. We are hiring the founding developer of that marketplace. You will work directly with the Director of Marketplace to take the platform from MVP to the system behind dozens of partner solutions on a small team where you own features end-to-end and ship weekly.
Loft Orbital flies other peoples payloads and software on standardized satellites and we are building the first marketplace for space-based AI applications: the store where partners publish deploy and monetize AI solutions that run on satellites in orbit. We are hiring the founding developer of that marketplace. You will work directly with the Director of Marketplace to take the platform from MVP to the system behind dozens of partner solutions on a small team where you own features end-to-end and ship weekly.
About this role:
- Build the Marketplace storefront partner portal and admin tooling.
- Design and implement the APIs and services behind them: catalog onboarding entitlements and metering.
- Integrate with our mission platform for authentication workflow triggers and solution deployment in close collaboration with engineering teams.
- Build connectors for third-party constellations and data providers.
- Own quality: tests CI/CD monitoring.
Must Haves:
- 4 years building and shipping full-stack products.
- Experience with Sprint development.
- Strong TypeScript/React on the front end and solid backend experience in Python Go or Node.
- Cloud-native by default (we run on GCP): containers/kubernetes managed services infrastructure as code.
- Comfortable with API design OAuth and multi-tenant authorization.
- Fluent with AI-assisted development workflows and expected to use them.
- You have shipped a zero-to-one product ideally a marketplace developer platform or SaaS portal and you like small teams with large scope.
Nice to Haves:
- Billing integrations (Stripe or similar).
- Geospatial or earth observation exposure.
- Security-minded engineering (tenant isolation audit trails).
- Experience in the architecture of modern systems.
Some of Our Awesome Benefits:
- 100% company-paid medical dental and vision insurance option for employees and dependents
- Flexible Spending (FSA) and Health Savings (HSA) Accounts offered with an employer contribution to the HSA
- 100% employer paid Life AD&D Short-Term and Long-Term Disability insurance
- Flexible Time Off policy for vacation and sick leave and 12 paid holidays
- 401(k) plan and equity options
- Daily catered lunches and snacks
- International exposure to our team in France
- Fully paid parental leave; 14 weeks for primary caregiver and 10 weeks for secondary caregiver
- Carrot Fertility provides comprehensive inclusive fertility healthcare and family-forming benefits with financial support
- Off-sites and many social events and celebrations
- Relocation assistance when applicable
$140000 - $210000 a year
State law requires us to tell you the base compensation range for this role which is $140000- $210000 per year. This is determined by your education experience knowledge skills and abilities. The salary range for this role is intentionally wide as we evaluate individuals based on their unique experience and abilities to fit our needs. Most importantly we are excited to meet you and see if you are a great fit for our team. What we cantquantify for you are the exciting challenges supportive team and amazing culture we enjoy.
*Research shows that while men apply to jobs where they meet an average of 60% of the criteria women and other underrepresented people tend to only apply when they meet 100% of the qualifications. At Loft we value respectful debate and people who arent afraid to challenge assumptions. We strongly encourage you to apply even if you dont check all the boxes.
Who We Are
Loft: Space Made Simple.
Founded in 2017 Loft provides governments companies and research institutions with a fast reliable and simple way to deploy missions in orbit.
We integrate launch and operate spacecraft offering end-to-end missions as a service across Earth observation IoT connectivity on-orbit AI national security missions and more. Leveraging our existing space infrastructure and an extensive inventory of satellite buses Loft is reducing years-long integration and launch timelines to months. With more than 30 missions flown Lofts flight heritage and proven technologies enable customers to focus on their mission objectives.
With a growing fleet on track to reach 30 satellites by 2027 we are scaling up quickly across our offices in San Francisco CA Golden CO and Toulouse France to meet accelerating demand for space infrastructure.
As an international company your resume will be reviewed by people across our offices so please attach a copy in English.
We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process such as reviewing applications analyzing resumes or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed please contact us.
Required Experience:
IC
About Company
Loft Orbital builds software and hardware products to fly and operate any payload on a standard satellite bus. See how we're making space simple.