Backend Engineer – Oort Platform (Space Mission) | Equity

Frontdoor Defense; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company-paid health plan

Flexible time off

401(k) and equity options

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Loft Orbital is seeking a Backend Engineer to join its Oort team in San Francisco. You will own backend features from design through production, building APIs and integrations that surface critical infrastructure data for the full mission lifecycle.

You will collaborate with program management, satellite engineering, operations, and business stakeholders to translate complex processes into reliable software, applying a product mindset and strong communication across teams.

Qualifications

• Proficiency in Python for backend engineering.
• Experience with Docker for deployment in scalable environments.
• Backend architecture and API design experience.
• Experience building or integrating space-mission technologies.
• Strong teamwork, clear communication, and cross-functional collaboration.
• Fluency in English.

Responsibilities

• Build and operate features across backend services that collect, manage, surface infrastructure data for the full Loft mission lifecycle.
• Design and implement APIs and integrations that connect tooling and data across teams and systems.
• 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 backend workflows and UI/UX, and deliver solutions that reduce complexity for the teams.

Skills

Python

Docker

API design

Backend architecture

Space missions

Team collaboration

English

Tools

Django

GraphQL

GCP

AWS

Kubernetes

PyTest

Playwright

Cypress

Job description

Loft Orbital is seeking a Backend Engineer to join its Oort team in San Francisco. You will own backend features from design through production, building APIs and integrations that surface critical infrastructure data for the full mission lifecycle.

You will collaborate with program management, satellite engineering, operations, and business stakeholders to translate complex processes into reliable software, applying a product mindset and strong communication across teams.