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Ground Software Solutions Engineer

Loft Orbital Solutions

Job Location:

San Francisco, CA - USA

Yearly Salary: $ 120000 - 170000

Posted: 3 July 2026 (30+ days ago)

Application Deadline: 5 November 2026

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Wanna join the adventure

Loft Orbital is looking for a Software Engineer to join our Ground Software Solutions team.

About the Team:

The Ground Software Solutions Team develops and maintains custom ground software capabilities for our customers. We configure and extend Cockpit (Lofts Mission Control and Scheduling Software) for specific program needs deliver custom features to support mission deployment and execution and help ensure smooth operations by connecting product capabilities with mission-specific needs. We also drive product improvement by providing operational feedback and collaborating closely with Product teams.

This is an exciting opportunity to work on cutting edge technology helping build modern automated infrastructure bringing software and space together. As well as developing our future systems the role will also be working on real-time issues on live missions helping to solve problems as they occur. On top of this we also offer SatDevOps training to enable this person to actually operate our spacecraft!

Some technical information about the position

The stack we are using: Python Django GraphQL Kubernetes Cue C

About the Role:

Own and maintain Ground Procedures Configurations and Automation software tailored to specific programs and missions
Design and implement non-recurring features within Cockpit to support both Physical and Virtual Missions customers
Work closely with other Solutions teams and Software Product teams to ensure smooth integration and improve products.
Help troubleshoot software integration issues found during development as well as during end to end testing commissioning and operations.
Participate actively in Satellite Operations and support Spacecraft Commissioning - Everyone is involved!

Must Haves:

A minimum of 2 years of experience in software engineering systems integration or satellite-operations automation with meaningful software development ownership.
Strong Python experience including building maintainable automation tooling services or operational workflowsnot just one-off scripts.
Experience using Git i a collaborative engineering environment including branching code review and maintaining changes over time.
Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot software and integration issues by isolating root causes evaluating trade-offs and driving problems to resolution.
Experience with Docker and containerized development or deployment workflows.
Experience working across multiple technical components or teams.

Nice to Haves:

Experience developing software for satellite ground systems mission operations spacecraft operations telemetry commanding mission planning or other operationally critical systems.
Experience with software integration across services tools configurations APIs or hardware/software interfaces.
Familiarity with satellite scheduling flight dynamics orbital mechanics or spacecraft operations.
Experience with GitLab CI/CD automated testing regression testing or integration-test tooling.
Familiarity with backend services and operational technologies such as Django GraphQL Kubernetes C Cue or Linux.

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 in office
International exposure to our team in France
Fully paid parental leave; 14 weeks for birthing parent and 10 weeks for non-birthing parent
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Off-sites and many social events and celebrations
Relocation assistance when applicable

$120000 - $170000 a year

State law requires us to tell you the base compensation range for this role which is $120000- $170000 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 wecantquantify 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.

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