Full-Cycle Technical Recruiter for Space & Software Teams

Loft Orbital Solutions; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

100% company-paid medical, dental, and

vision insurance option for employees

Flexible Spending (FSA) and Health SAV

100% employer paid Life, AD&D, Short-&

Long-Term Disability insurance

Flexible Time Off policy for vacation

12 paid holidays

401(k) plan and equity options

Daily catered lunches and snacks

International exposure to our team in

France

Fully paid parental leave; 14 weeks

Carrot Fertility benefits

Off-sites and social events

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Loft Orbital Solutions is seeking a Technical Recruiter to lead full-cycle recruiting for software and product engineering roles supporting satellite platforms, mission operations, ground systems, and product development. You will partner with hiring managers to attract exceptional engineers in a fast-growing space tech environment.

You will own sourcing strategies, conduct screen interviews, and manage candidate communications through the interview lifecycle, leveraging LinkedIn Recruiter and

Qualifications

• 3+ years of full-cycle technical recruiting in software/product engineering roles.
• Proactive sourcing using LinkedIn Recruiter, Boolean search, and creative approaches to engaging passive candidates.
• Experience recruiting across frontend, backend, cloud, software integration, and distributed systems.
• Strong understanding of software concepts and technologies (Python, APIs, Git, Docker, CI/CD, Linux, cloud).
• Ability to translate complex technical requirements into effective sourcing strategies (mission-control/ground software, telemetry, etc.).
• Familiarity with recruiting for embedded C/C++, RTOS, secure web apps, satellite operations, flight software, or AI/ML.
• Proven ability to build and maintain pipelines for niche technical roles.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; ATS experience (Lever preferred).

Responsibilities

• Own the full-cycle recruiting process for software and product engineering roles.
• Partner with hiring managers to identify, engage, and attract top engineering talent.
• Manage candidate communications and coordinate the interview lifecycle.
• Maintain accurate, up-to-date pipelines in ATS (Lever preferred).

Skills

Technical recruiting

Sourcing

Phone screens

Candidate assessment

ATS tools

Collaboration

Communication

Technical concepts

Embedded/RTOS familiarity

Tools

Lever

LinkedIn Recruiter

Job description

Loft Orbital Solutions is seeking a Technical Recruiter to lead full-cycle recruiting for software and product engineering roles supporting satellite platforms, mission operations, ground systems, and product development. You will partner with hiring managers to attract exceptional engineers in a fast-growing space tech environment.

You will own sourcing strategies, conduct screen interviews, and manage candidate communications through the interview lifecycle, leveraging LinkedIn Recruiter and