Senior Software Engineer - Space Infrastructure

Loft

San Francisco, California

Full Time

Posted October 29, 2025

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Job Description

A Senior Software Engineer in Space Infrastructure at Loft is responsible for developing and scaling software systems to operate and maintain a heterogeneous fleet of satellites, ensuring reliable and efficient space infrastructure operations, and potentially serving as a Flight Director overseeing satellite health and safety.

Key Responsibilities

Scale and operate a heterogeneous fleet of satellites across various mission types.
Develop and maintain ground and flight software for satellite operations.
Ensure the reliable, efficient, and standardized operation of space infrastructure, including satellite buses, the Hub, and payloads.
Solve on-orbit problems related to satellite stability and performance.
Work on systems interacting with mission control software and onboard satellite code.
Potentially serve as a Flight Director, overseeing the health and safety of the satellite fleet.

Requirements

Experience in software engineering related to satellite operations, ground and flight software, or solving on-orbit problems.
Ability to work on systems that interact with mission control systems such as Cockpit, as well as onboard satellite code.
Knowledge of the stability and operation of satellite bus, the Hub, and payloads as a platform to execute customer missions.
Experience in scaling operations for a heterogeneous fleet of satellites spanning dedicated, rideshare, and constellation missions.
Ability to ensure the reliable, efficient, and standardized operation of space infrastructure.
Willingness to work in a role that may include responsibilities related to becoming a Flight Director, overseeing the health and safety of the satellite fleet.