Loft Orbital
Onboard Software Engineer - Core Services
$140K–$205K
Golden, CO · On-site · Full-time · Posted Sep 22, 2026
- Experience
- 2+ years of software engineering experience
About the job
Develop and maintain reliable onboard satellite software, contribute to its architecture and release processes, and help operate Loft Orbital’s satellite fleet.
What you'll do
- Design, implement, test, and review onboard software features, maintaining code quality and reliability.
- Contribute to onboard software architecture and improve development processes and design standards.
- Coordinate software releases with downstream teams and participate in satellite fleet operations.
What they ask for
- 2+ years of software engineering experience using C/C++ (C++11 or newer) and Python.
- Experience with version control systems such as Git, continuous integration tools, and build systems.
- Understanding of distributed architecture and familiarity with networking protocols and POSIX standards.
- Experience developing multi-threaded applications.
Nice to have
- Familiarity with Go or Rust, or embedded Linux including Yocto, device trees, systemd, and Linux on ARM platforms.
- Experience with testing frameworks, middleware frameworks, or containerization technologies.
Pay
USD 140,000–205,000 per-year-salary (base salary)
Tools
C/C++ (C++11 or newer), Python, Git, GitLab-CI, Jenkins, Make, CMake, POSIX
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