Onboard Software Engineer - Core Services

Wanna join the adventure? Loft Orbital flies other people's payloads and software on standardized satellites, and we are building the first marketplace for space-based AI applications: the store where partners publish, deploy, and monetize AI solutions that run on satellites in orbit. We are hiring the founding developer of that marketplace. You will work directly with the Director of Marketplace to take the platform from MVP to the system behind dozens of partner solutions, on a small team where you own features end-to-end and ship weekly.

Design, implement, and refine software with a high degree of ownership, driving impactful features from concept through delivery while ensuring robustness and reliability. Review code, provide clear feedback, and enforce adherence to established development processes, style guides, and design standards to maintain consistency and quality across the codebase. Design and implement unit tests for both self-authored and peer-authored code. Utilize version control systems to create feature branches, push code, and merge approved code into production branches. Contribute to the onboard software architecture through design proposals and collaborative review Participate in the review and enhancement of software development processes and design standards. Coordinate with downstream teams on the release, distribution and adoption of latest releases. In addition to responsibilities within onboard software, you’ll have the opportunity to directly be involved in operating our on-orbit fleet of satellites.

2+ years software engineering experience, using programming languages including C/C++ (C++11 or newer) and Python. Experience with version control systems such as Git Experience with continuous integration tools (e.g., GitLab-CI, Jenkins). Experience with build systems (e.g., Make, CMake). Understanding of distributed architecture. Familiarity with networking protocols (e.g., UDP , TCP, IP) and POSIX standards. Experience in developing multi-threaded applications.

Familiarity with additional programming languages, such as Go or Rust. Experience with embedded Linux operation, including Yocto, device trees, systemd, and Linux on ARM platforms. Proficiency with unit test frameworks (e.g., pytest, Googletest, Unity) and keyword-driven test frameworks (e.g., Robot, Cucumber). Experience with middleware framework (gRPC, ZMQ / NATS , etc.) Experience with containerization technologies (Docker, K3S , systemd-nspawn)

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 International exposure to our team in France Fully paid parental leave; 14 weeks for primary caregiver and 10 weeks for secondary caregiver Carrot Fertility provides comprehensive, inclusive fertility healthcare and family-forming benefits with financial support Off-sites and many social events and celebrations Relocation assistance when applicable

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