Senior Site Reliability Engineer, Loft Orbital

$150-250k

Kubernetes
GCP
Python
Java
Go
C++
C
Rust
Grafana
Senior level
Remote in US
San Francisco Bay Area
Loft Orbital

Space infrastructure for companies, governments, and institutions

Open for applications

Loft Orbital

Space infrastructure for companies, governments, and institutions

201-500 employees

B2BFlightsAerospace

Open for applications

$150-250k

Kubernetes
GCP
Python
Java
Go
C++
C
Rust
Grafana
Senior level
Remote in US
San Francisco Bay Area

201-500 employees

B2BFlightsAerospace

Company mission

To make space simple for organizations that need Earth observation capabilities.

Company mission

To make space simple for organizations that need Earth observation capabilities.

Top investors

Few candidates hear
back within 2 weeks

24% female employees

42% employee growth in 12 months

Our take

The use of satellites was once confined to governmental services and communication giants, but recent innovations in satellite deployment have provided new opportunities for businesses to operate satellite fleets. Whilst this allows them to develop IoT products and provide rapid connectivity services to their customers, accessing the technology and resources needed to launch satellite buses is expensive, complex, and dependent on aerospace expertise.

Loft Orbital deploys space infrastructure as a service, providing businesses with rapid, reliable, and simplified access to space technologies. The company focuses on shielding its customers from the complexities of aerospace missions, allowing them to provide satellite-driven products to their customers without requiring expensive consultants, infrastructure, and inventories.

Whilst the company will face significant competition with satellite deployment giants such as SpaceX, Loft Orbital stands out with its turnkey approach, ultimately increasing accessibility and reducing the complexities associated with satellite-driven services. This has positioned it as an approachable partner for clients including Arabsat, which represents satellite monitoring for the entirety of the Arab League, and more recently, Esper Satellites which will be flying their four flagship payloads on Loft's buses.

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Company values

  • Wear the customer's shoes: We feel the weight of the trust that our customers place in us and commit to always doing right by them, with transparency and responsiveness
  • Have each other's backs: We look out for each other and have a deeply collaborative work environment. Professionalism, respect and kindness for each other are non-negotiable
  • A beginner's mind: We don't just accept the status quo - we seek truth and aim to bring the best of traditional and new space to Loft
  • High standards: We take pride in what we ship, because we know there is little margin for error in space

Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)

Sep 2021

$140m

SERIES B

Mar 2021

$0.8m

GRANT

Total funding: $157m

This company has top investors

Leadership

Pierre-Damien Vaujour

(Co-Founder & CEO)

Experience as Aerospace System Engineer for the NASA Ames Research Center's Commercial Partnerships and Mission Design Center. Head of Data Product and Business Development for Spire Global, Inc. from 2013 to 2016.

Alex Greenberg

(Co-Founder & COO)

Experience as Engagement Manager for Avascent from 2010 to 2014. Worked in Business Development for Spire from 2014 to 2016.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Loft Orbital

  • At Loft, you’ll be given the autonomy and ownership to solve significant challenges, but with a close-knit and supportive team at your back. We believe that diversity and community are the foundation of an open culture. We are committed to hiring the best people regardless of background and make their time at Loft the most fulfilling period of their career.

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