Loft Orbital
Ground Software Engineer - Core
$150K–$195K
San Francisco, CA · On-site · Full-time · Posted Oct 30, 2026
About the job
Build and maintain shared ground-platform services, developer workflows, AI tools, and infrastructure, while occasionally supporting spacecraft operations and incident response.
What you'll do
- Develop ground-platform capabilities such as workflow automation, microservice communication, and metrics; evaluate technologies and patterns for broader use.
- Lead AI tooling for development, code review, and spacecraft anomaly investigation.
- Maintain platform reliability and performance, including message queues, CI/CD, and observability; participate in SatDevOps rotations as needed.
What they ask for
- Solid backend software development experience.
- Hands-on knowledge of deployment and Infrastructure as Code.
- Ability to define and maintain CI/CD pipelines.
- Experience working with Kubernetes.
Nice to have
- Python, particularly with Django; GraphQL and Graphene; message queues and streaming technologies such as NATS.
- DevOps and observability tools; AI tooling; frontend development with Vue and Web Components.
Pay
USD 150,000–195,000 per-year-salary (base salary)
Tools
Python, Django, GraphQL, Graphene, NATS, Helm, Terraform, Kubernetes
AI focus
Lead AI tooling for software development, code review, and spacecraft anomaly investigation.
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