Backend Engineer for Space Platform (Oort) - Equity

Loft Orbital; Golden (CO); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

100% company-paid medical, dental, and

Vision insurance for employees and_de

Flexible Spending (FSA) and Health SAV

Life, AD&D, Short-Term, Long-Term_Dis

Flexible Time Off plus 12 holidays

401(k) plan and equity options

Daily catered lunches and snacks

International exposure to our team in

Fully paid parental leave

Relocation assistance when applicable

Job summary

Loft Orbital is hiring a Backend Engineer for the Oort team in Golden, CO. You will build and operate backend features that surface critical infrastructure data across the full mission lifecycle, and design APIs that connect tooling and data across diverse teams.

This role emphasizes a product mindset, cross‑team collaboration, and scalable, reliable software for space missions. You will collaborate with program management, satellite engineering, operations, and business stakeholders to

Qualifications

• Proficient in Python for backend engineering.
• Practical experience using Docker for deployment in scalable environments.
• Experience in backend architecture, encompassing API design and robust database interactions.
• Hands-on experience building, operating, or integrating technologies for space missions.
• Ability to map end-to-end business and technical processes, identifying friction points.
• Excellent communication and collaboration across engineering, operations, and business teams.
• Proactive problem solver, accountable from design through production operations.
• Fluency in English.

Responsibilities

• Build and operate backend features that manage infrastructure data across the Loft mission lifecycle.
• Design and implement APIs and integrations connecting tooling and data across teams.
• Partner with program management, satellite engineering, operations, and business stakeholders to translate processes into software.
• Apply a product mindset, gather user feedback, reduce friction in backend workflows and UI/UX, and simplify multi‑team collaboration.

Skills

Python

Docker

API design

Database interactions

Space missions experience

Fluent English

Tools

Django

GraphQL

GCP/AWS

Kubernetes

CI/CD tooling

PyTest

Jest

React Testing Library

Playwright/Cypress

Job description

Loft Orbital is hiring a Backend Engineer for the Oort team in Golden, CO. You will build and operate backend features that surface critical infrastructure data across the full mission lifecycle, and design APIs that connect tooling and data across diverse teams.

This role emphasizes a product mindset, cross‑team collaboration, and scalable, reliable software for space missions. You will collaborate with program management, satellite engineering, operations, and business stakeholders to