Loft Orbital · 4 months ago
Software Engineer - MMS
Golden, CO or San Francisco
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid Level
$140K/yr - $190K/yrLoft Orbital Solutions is seeking a Software Engineer to join their Mission Management Services (MMS) team, focused on developing software for spacecraft and constellation scheduling. The role involves designing and maintaining backend services, optimizing algorithms for automated spacecraft tasking, and participating in live satellite operations.
AerospaceSatellite CommunicationSpace Travel
Responsibilities
Design, develop, and maintain backend services to support mission scheduling and constellation management
Implement and optimize algorithms for automated spacecraft tasking and scheduling
Simulate and test scenarios across the fleet to provide robust operational capabilities
Manage deconfliction to prevent resource or operational conflicts
Contribute to mission-critical open-source libraries and tooling
Support internal users of Cockpit (our satellite operation software)
Participate directly in S/C Ops (Spacecraft Operations); all team members rotate through spacecraft operations tasks
Engage in SatDevOps training to gain hands-on experience with spacecraft operations and build operational expertise within the engineering team
Qualification
Required
Strong proficiency in production-grade Python programming
Experience working with containers
Solid experience with prominent web development backend frameworks
Experience with Python numerical and data processing libraries
Demonstrated experience designing, documenting, and implementing APIs
Self-motivated, with the ability to work collaboratively as part of an international engineering team
Strong problem-solving skills and operational awareness
Preferred
Backend development with Django
Database experience, at scale, particularly with PostgreSQL
Space Flight Dynamics experience (orbit, access, passes, etc.)
Knowledge of advanced scheduling and optimization concepts
Experience with GraphQL
Familiarity with Kubernetes in a production environment
Industry exposure to real-time, high-availability, high-scale or mission-critical distributed systems
Benefits
Equity, we want you to have an active role in our success
Up to 35 days of Paid Time Off (vacations & RTT)
Health and life insurance, we care about your health
Lunch Vouchers, because let’s be honest, we love food! (we even have a slack channel about it #loft-gourmand)
Cross-office travel opportunities between San Francisco, Colorado, and Toulouse to learn from our differences
Company and team off-sites and many other events to work & celebrate together
Relocation assistance to Toulouse when applicable
Company
Loft Orbital
Loft Orbital leases space on satellites for any organization to collect information about the Earth, from space.
Founded in 2017
201-500 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$326.2MKey Investors
BlackRockFoundation CapitalUncork Capital
2025-09-01Debt Financing
2025-01-14Series C· $170M
2024-09-20Secondary Market
Leadership Team
Pierre-Damien Vaujour
Co-Founder & CEO
Alex Greenberg
Co-Founder & COO
Recent News
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