• Build, and operate end‑to‑end features across backend services and web frontends that collect, manage, and surface critical infrastructure data for the full Loft mission lifecycle.
• Design and implement APIs and integrations that connect tooling and data across teams and systems—then bring them to life with performant, accessible user interfaces.
• Partner with program management, satellite engineering, operations, and business stakeholders to analyze and understand mission design, program, and business processes—and translate them into intuitive, reliable software.
• Apply a product mindset across the stack: seek user feedback, identify friction in both backend workflows and UI/UX, and deliver solutions that meaningfully reduce complexity for the people and teams building and operating space infrastructure.
• Demonstrated proficiency in Python for backend engineering.
• Practical experience using Docker for containerization and deployment in scalable environments.
• Experience in backend architecture, encompassing API design and robust database interactions.
• Experience with modern frontend development, including component‑driven development and state management.
• Experience building secure, accessible, and performant web applications, with attention to UX and reliability.
• You have hands‑on experience building, operating, or integrating technologies for space missions and a passion for making complex, multi‑team technical endeavors more efficient and standardized.
• You thrive on dissecting intricate business and technical processes, mapping them end‑to‑end—highlighting friction points and opportunities for unique solutions.
• You excel in team environments, communicate complex ideas with clarity, and advocate for seamless collaboration between engineering, operations, and business functions.
• You are a proactive problem solver and a respectful challenger of assumptions, comfortable owning features from design through production operations.
• Fluency in English .
• Experience in the design, modeling, or analysis of space missions, with an understanding of mission lifecycle complexities.
• Proficiency with Django and GraphQL , and familiarity with modern cloud infrastructure platforms (e.g., GCP/AWS , Kubernetes).
• Experience with frontend frameworks and tooling such as Next.js , Apollo, Vite, and component libraries/design systems.
• Familiarity with testing tools across the stack (e.g., PyTest , Jest , React Testing Library , Playwright/Cypress ) and strong CI/CD practices.