{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"5dccf8a694f2a41e455d75ac","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/5dccf8a694f2a41e455d75ac","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/5dccf8a694f2a41e455d75ac","title":"Onboard Software Engineer - Core Services","description":"Wanna join the adventure?\n\nLoft’s Onboard Software group provides the on-orbit software that powers our core products. This is responsible for monitoring and control of major space program elements, including:\n\nFlight Products computational environments (including physical and virtual processors);\n\nInterfaces with external equipment (imagers, RF, ISL); and\n\nInterfaces with the spacecraft bus.\n\nThe Core Services team is responsible for high-level vehicle services and functions, including file transfer, time synchronization, automation, scheduling, attitude control, and navigation. Many of these services are reused across all satellite programs and form the foundation of our onboard architecture.\n\nAbout this role:\nDesign, implement, and refine software with a high degree of ownership, driving impactful features from concept through delivery while ensuring robustness and reliability.\nReview code, provide clear feedback, and enforce adherence to established development processes, style guides, and design standards to maintain consistency and quality across the codebase.\nDesign and implement unit tests for both self-authored and peer-authored code.\nUtilize version control systems to create feature branches, push code, and merge approved code into production branches.\nContribute to the onboard software architecture through design proposals and collaborative review\nParticipate in the review and enhancement of software development processes and design standards.\nCoordinate with downstream teams on the release, distribution and adoption of latest releases.\nIn addition to responsibilities within onboard software, you’ll have the opportunity to directly be involved in operating our on-orbit fleet of satellites.\nMust Haves:\n2+ years software engineering experience, using programming languages including C/C++ (C++11 or newer) and Python.\nExperience with version control systems such as Git\nExperience with continuous integration tools (e.g., GitLab-CI, Jenkins).\nExperience with build systems (e.g., Make, CMake).\nUnderstanding of distributed architecture.\nFamiliarity with networking protocols (e.g., UDP, TCP, IP) and POSIX standards.\nExperience in developing multi-threaded applications.\nNice to Haves:\nFamiliarity with additional programming languages, such as Go or Rust.\nExperience with embedded Linux operation, including Yocto, device trees, systemd, and Linux on ARM platforms.\nProficiency with unit test frameworks (e.g., pytest, Googletest, Unity) and keyword-driven test frameworks (e.g., Robot, Cucumber).\nExperience with middleware framework (gRPC, ZMQ/NATS, etc.)\nExperience with containerization technologies (Docker, K3S, systemd-nspawn)\nSome of Our Awesome Benefits:\n100% company-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance option for employees and dependents\nFlexible Spending (FSA) and Health Savings (HSA) Accounts offered with an employer contribution to the HSA\n100% employer paid Life, AD&D, Short-Term, and Long-Term Disability insurance\nFlexible Time Off policy for vacation and sick leave, and 12 paid holidays\n401(k) plan and equity options\nDaily catered lunches and snacks\nInternational exposure to our team in France\nFully paid parental leave; 14 weeks for primary caregiver and 10 weeks for secondary caregiver\nCarrot Fertility provides comprehensive, inclusive fertility healthcare and family-forming benefits with financial support\nOff-sites and many social events and celebrations\nRelocation assistance when applicable\n$140,000 - $205,000 a year\nState law requires us to tell you the base compensation range for this role, which is $140,000- $205,000 per year. This is determined by your education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities. The salary range for this role is intentionally wide as we evaluate individuals based on their unique experience and abilities to fit our needs. Most importantly, we are excited to meet you, and see if you are a great fit for our team. What we can’t quantify for you are the exciting challenges, supportive team, and amazing culture we enjoy.\n *Research shows that while men apply to jobs where they meet an average of 60% of the criteria, women and other underrepresented people tend to only apply when they meet 100% of the qualifications. At Loft, we value respectful debate and people who aren’t afraid to challenge assumptions. We strongly encourage you to apply, even if you don’t check all the boxes.\n\nWho We Are\n\nLoft: Space Made Simple.\n\nFounded in 2017, Loft provides governments, companies, and research institutions with a fast, reliable, and simple way to deploy missions in orbit.\n\nWe integrate, launch, and operate spacecraft, offering end-to-end missions as a service across Earth observation, IoT connectivity, on-orbit AI, national security missions, and more. Leveraging our existing space infrastructure and an extensive inventory of satellite buses, Loft is reducing years-long integration and launch timelines to months. With more than 30 missions flown, Loft’s flight heritage and proven technologies enable customers to focus on their mission objectives.\n\nWith a growing fleet on track to reach 30 satellites by 2027, we are scaling up quickly across our offices in San Francisco, CA | Golden, CO | and Toulouse, France to meet accelerating demand for space infrastructure.\n\nAs an international company your resume will be reviewed by people across our offices so please attach a copy in English.\nWe may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. 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This is responsible for monitoring and control of major space program elements, including:\n\nFlight Products computational environments (including physical and virtual processors);\n\nInterfaces with external equipment (imagers, RF, ISL); and\n\nInterfaces with the spacecraft bus.\n\nThe Core Services team is responsible for high-level vehicle services and functions, including file transfer, time synchronization, automation, scheduling, attitude control, and navigation. Many of these services are reused across all satellite programs and form the foundation of our onboard architecture.\n\nAbout this role:\nDesign, implement, and refine software with a high degree of ownership, driving impactful features from concept through delivery while ensuring robustness and reliability.\nReview code, provide clear feedback, and enforce adherence to established development processes, style guides, and design standards to maintain consistency and quality across the codebase.\nDesign and implement unit tests for both self-authored and peer-authored code.\nUtilize version control systems to create feature branches, push code, and merge approved code into production branches.\nContribute to the onboard software architecture through design proposals and collaborative review\nParticipate in the review and enhancement of software development processes and design standards.\nCoordinate with downstream teams on the release, distribution and adoption of latest releases.\nIn addition to responsibilities within onboard software, you’ll have the opportunity to directly be involved in operating our on-orbit fleet of satellites.\nMust Haves:\n2+ years software engineering experience, using programming languages including C/C++ (C++11 or newer) and Python.\nExperience with version control systems such as Git\nExperience with continuous integration tools (e.g., GitLab-CI, Jenkins).\nExperience with build systems (e.g., Make, CMake).\nUnderstanding of distributed architecture.\nFamiliarity with networking protocols (e.g., UDP, TCP, IP) and POSIX standards.\nExperience in developing multi-threaded applications.\nNice to Haves:\nFamiliarity with additional programming languages, such as Go or Rust.\nExperience with embedded Linux operation, including Yocto, device trees, systemd, and Linux on ARM platforms.\nProficiency with unit test frameworks (e.g., pytest, Googletest, Unity) and keyword-driven test frameworks (e.g., Robot, Cucumber).\nExperience with middleware framework (gRPC, ZMQ/NATS, etc.)\nExperience with containerization technologies (Docker, K3S, systemd-nspawn)\nSome of Our Awesome Benefits:\n100% company-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance option for employees and dependents\nFlexible Spending (FSA) and Health Savings (HSA) Accounts offered with an employer contribution to the HSA\n100% employer paid Life, AD&D, Short-Term, and Long-Term Disability insurance\nFlexible Time Off policy for vacation and sick leave, and 12 paid holidays\n401(k) plan and equity options\nDaily catered lunches and snacks\nInternational exposure to our team in France\nFully paid parental leave; 14 weeks for primary caregiver and 10 weeks for secondary caregiver\nCarrot Fertility provides comprehensive, inclusive fertility healthcare and family-forming benefits with financial support\nOff-sites and many social events and celebrations\nRelocation assistance when applicable\n$140,000 - $205,000 a year\nState law requires us to tell you the base compensation range for this role, which is $140,000- $205,000 per year. This is determined by your education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities. The salary range for this role is intentionally wide as we evaluate individuals based on their unique experience and abilities to fit our needs. Most importantly, we are excited to meet you, and see if you are a great fit for our team. What we can’t quantify for you are the exciting challenges, supportive team, and amazing culture we enjoy.\n *Research shows that while men apply to jobs where they meet an average of 60% of the criteria, women and other underrepresented people tend to only apply when they meet 100% of the qualifications. At Loft, we value respectful debate and people who aren’t afraid to challenge assumptions. We strongly encourage you to apply, even if you don’t check all the boxes.\n\nWho We Are\n\nLoft: Space Made Simple.\n\nFounded in 2017, Loft provides governments, companies, and research institutions with a fast, reliable, and simple way to deploy missions in orbit.\n\nWe integrate, launch, and operate spacecraft, offering end-to-end missions as a service across Earth observation, IoT connectivity, on-orbit AI, national security missions, and more. Leveraging our existing space infrastructure and an extensive inventory of satellite buses, Loft is reducing years-long integration and launch timelines to months. With more than 30 missions flown, Loft’s flight heritage and proven technologies enable customers to focus on their mission objectives.\n\nWith a growing fleet on track to reach 30 satellites by 2027, we are scaling up quickly across our offices in San Francisco, CA | Golden, CO | and Toulouse, France to meet accelerating demand for space infrastructure.\n\nAs an international company your resume will be reviewed by people across our offices so please attach a copy in English.\nWe may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. 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