Senior Full-Stack Engineer for Space Tech & Geospatial AI

Loft Orbital; United Arab Emirates; On-site; AED 320,000 - 520,000; Full time

Job summary

Orbitworks seeks a Senior Full-Stack Web Developer to lead the design and implementation of customer-oriented software solutions that enable mission tasking, data access, analytics, and downstream services.

You will develop interactive frontend and backend APIs, work with Docker/Kubernetes, GIS tools, and CI/CD, and collaborate across global teams to scale the software backbone of a rapidly growing New Space company.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in software engineering and full-stack web development.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of Orbitworks’ Solutions stack in collaboration with senior architects.
• Define and implement scalable frontend and backend architectures for customer-facing applications.
• Drive engineering best practices across the software development lifecycle, including tooling, code quality, testing, and deployment strategies.
• Promote and implement AI-assisted development workflows and modern engineering practices.
• Develop highly interactive frontend applications and performant backend APIs.
• Coordinate with Infrastructure teams to ensure performance, scalability, and operational readiness.

Skills

JavaScript

TypeScript

Node.js

React

FastAPI

Python

English fluent

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

PostgreSQL/PostGIS

Mapbox/MapLibre

OpenLayers

GDAL

WebGL2

Vite

Job description

Orbitworks seeks a Senior Full-Stack Web Developer to lead the design and implementation of customer-oriented software solutions that enable mission tasking, data access, analytics, and downstream services.

You will develop interactive frontend and backend APIs, work with Docker/Kubernetes, GIS tools, and CI/CD, and collaborate across global teams to scale the software backbone of a rapidly growing New Space company.