Senior Flight Software Engineer, Loft Orbital

$165-231k

+ Equity options

Python

Bash

Linux

C++

Jenkins

Rust

Cucumber

Prometheus

Unity

CMake

Teamcity

JIRA

Bazel

Git

JSON

Senior and Expert level

San Francisco Bay Area

More information about location

3-5 days a week in office

Providing simple, fast, and reliable ways to deploy missions to low Earth orbit.

Job no longer available

Providing simple, fast, and reliable ways to deploy missions to low Earth orbit.

201-500 employees

B2BFlightsAerospace

Job no longer available

$165-231k

+ Equity options

Python

Bash

Linux

C++

Jenkins

Rust

Cucumber

Prometheus

Unity

CMake

Teamcity

JIRA

Bazel

Git

JSON

Senior and Expert level

San Francisco Bay Area

More information about location

3-5 days a week in office

201-500 employees

B2BFlightsAerospace

Company mission

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

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

We need individuals who: have experienced projects done at scale; designed and architected distributed systems
Languages: C/C++ (any version) | Python
Embedded Linux Operation: Systemd | Linux on ARM
Development Process: Git (gitlab, bitbucket, github, jetbrains space) | Ticketing (jira, redmine, mantis, trac, youtrack) | Continuous integration (gitlab-ci, teamcity, jenkins, bamboo, travis) | Build systems (make, cmake, autotools, bazel)
Distributed Application Frameworks (one of the following): Message Oriented middle-ware (DDS, MQTT, JMS) | Message Queue Frameworks (ZMQ, NNG) | CANOpen | Player/Stage | Remote Procedure Call systems (gRPC, CORBA, ACE)
Software Development Technologies: Linux Networking (UDP, TCP, IP) | POSIX | Multi-threaded applications
Application Domains (one of the following): Packet Serialization/deserialization | Data model serialization/deserialization (yaml, json, xml) | Real-time metrics (rrdb, influxdb, prometheus)

Desirable

Languages: C/C++11, 14, 17 | Rust | Bash
Embedded Linux Operation: Yocto | Device-tree
Development Process: Unit test frameworks (pytest, googletest, unity) | Keyword driven test framework (robot, cucumber) | Static analysis tools (clang, llvm, cppcheck) | Source code linter (clang-format, parasoft)
Application Domains (one of the following): Middleware framework usage (ROS, OpenSplice, Leyly, Mosquitto | Embedded databases (sqlite, tiledb)

What the job involves

We're developing the platform that enables our customers to develop software onboard satellites
You'll work collaboratively with a team of talented individual contributors both in the US and in Europe from a variety of backgrounds
You will have the opportunity to work together with Product Management and other stakeholders (Mission Leads, Satellite Operators, Ground Software, etc.) to iterate on new features, solve common goals, and ship space missions!
Develop and maintain distributed system across multiple nodes on a variety of embedded platforms that include real-time operating systems (RTOS) and the Linux kernel
Drive innovation on the team with an inclination to experiment and to boldly confront complex problems
Represent Loft Orbital and its values in public communication around broad initiatives, specific projects, and community contributions
Interact with customers and other external stakeholders as a consultant and spokesperson for the work of your team
Focus on continuous improvement of technology, tools, and processes

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.

Steph

Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle

Insights

Top investors

42% employee growth in 12 months

Glassdoor (4.4)

Company

Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)

Jan 2025

$191.7m

SERIES C

Sep 2021

$140m

SERIES B

Total funding: $348.7m

Company HQ

SoMa, San Francisco, CA

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.

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