Loft Orbital
Onboard Software Engineer - Core Services
$140K–$205K
San Francisco, CA · On-site · Full-time · Posted Sep 22, 2026
- Experience
- 2+ years of software engineering experience.
About the job
Develop and maintain onboard software services for satellites, contributing to architecture, testing, releases, and operation of the on-orbit fleet.
What you'll do
- Design, implement, test, and refine reliable onboard software; review code and uphold development standards.
- Contribute to onboard software architecture and improve development processes and design standards.
- Coordinate software releases with downstream teams and help operate the on-orbit satellite fleet.
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; 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 and Linux on ARM platforms.
- Experience with unit-test or keyword-driven test 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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