Backend Engineer — Space Mission Platform & APIs (Equity)

Loft Orbital; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision

401(k) plan and equity

Relocation assistance

Fully paid parental leave

Daily catered lunches

Job summary

Loft Orbital is seeking a Backend Engineer to join the Oort team, building and operating backend features that collect and surface infrastructure data across Loft's mission lifecycle.

You will design APIs and integrations that connect tooling and data across teams and systems, collaborating with program management, satellite engineering, operations, and business stakeholders to translate mission design into reliable software.

Qualifications

• Proficient in Python for backend engineering.
• Experience designing scalable APIs and data models.
• Experience with space missions is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Build and operate features across backend services 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.
• Partner with program management, satellite engineering, operations, and business stakeholders to analyze and translate mission design into software.
• Apply a product mindset across the stack and deliver solutions that reduce complexity for multi-team users.

Skills

Python

API design

Docker

Space mission data

Cross-team collaboration

Tools

Django

GraphQL

GCP/AWS

Job description

Loft Orbital is seeking a Backend Engineer to join the Oort team, building and operating backend features that collect and surface infrastructure data across Loft's mission lifecycle.

You will design APIs and integrations that connect tooling and data across teams and systems, collaborating with program management, satellite engineering, operations, and business stakeholders to translate mission design into reliable software.