Flight Software Engineer — On-Orbit Systems & Equity

Loft Federal; Golden (CO); On-site; USD 100,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

100% company-paid medical, dental, and

vision insurance for employees

401(k) plan and equity options

Relocation assistance when applicable

Job summary

Loft Federal is seeking a Flight Software Engineer to develop onboard software that connects diverse spacecraft hardware to the platform, enabling successful missions in orbit. You will own features end-to-end, review code, and help shape software processes while collaborating across teams.

Applicants should have 3+ years of software engineering in C/C++ and Python, Git proficiency, CI and build-system experience, and prior leadership roles. US citizenship with TS/SCI eligibility is required.

Qualifications

• US Citizen with TS clearance and SCI eligibility.
• 3+ years of software engineering experience with C/C++ (C++11+) and Python.
• Proficiency with Git and collaborative development workflows.
• Experience with CI tools (GitLab-CI, Jenkins) and build systems (Make, CMake).
• Knowledge of distributed architectures and networking basics (UDP, TCP, IP).
• Experience developing multi-threaded applications and leading a team.
• Previous team leadership or managerial role.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and refine software with high ownership, delivering robust features from concept to delivery.
• Review code and enforce development processes to maintain quality and consistency.
• Design and implement unit and integration tests for authored and peer code.
• Use version control to create branches, push code, and merge to production branches.
• Contribute to onboard software architecture through proposals and reviews.
• Help enhance software processes and design standards.
• Coordinate with downstream teams on latest releases distribution.
• Participate in operating our on-orbit satellite fleet when needed.

Skills

C/C++ (C++11+)

Python

Distributed architecture

Multithreading

Leadership

Tools

Git

GitLab-CI

Jenkins

Make

CMake

Docker

K3s

systemd-nspawn

Job description

Loft Federal is seeking a Flight Software Engineer to develop onboard software that connects diverse spacecraft hardware to the platform, enabling successful missions in orbit. You will own features end-to-end, review code, and help shape software processes while collaborating across teams.

Applicants should have 3+ years of software engineering in C/C++ and Python, Git proficiency, CI and build-system experience, and prior leadership roles. US citizenship with TS/SCI eligibility is required.