Loft Orbital
Onboard Software Engineer - Deployment & Runtime Environments
$144K–$198K
San Francisco, CA +1 · On-site · Full-time · Posted Jul 22, 2026
- Location
- San Francisco, CA
Golden, CO
About the job
Develops and maintains software packaging, deployment, Linux infrastructure, and container runtime systems for satellite missions.
What you'll do
- Evolve the bundle management tool and onboard Linux infrastructure for reliable, recoverable operation.
- Develop the Runtime Container Environment and support secure execution of partner and customer workloads onboard.
- Scale deployment pipelines and contribute to product validation, taking software from design through delivery.
What they ask for
- Strong understanding of containerization technologies such as Docker, Kubernetes, or similar runtimes.
- Deep Linux system knowledge, including boot process, service management, filesystem layout, and failure recovery.
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines and proficiency with Git and collaborative development workflows.
- Experience with embedded or resource-constrained systems; working Python.
Nice to have
- Knowledge of deployment strategies for critical or hard-to-reach systems; C++ or CUE (cuelang).
- Experience with Go or Rust, embedded Linux, unit test frameworks, or middleware frameworks.
Pay
USD 144,000–198,000 (per-year-salary)
Tools
Docker, Kubernetes, GitLab-CI, Jenkins, Git, Python, C++, CUE (cuelang)
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