Onboard Software Engineer - Core Services

NextGenEnergyJobs; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

FSA/HSA plans

Life and disability insurance

Flexible time off

401(k) and equity options

Company meals and snacks

Parental leave

Relocation assistance

Global exposure to France team

Off-sites and social events

Job summary

Loft Orbital is building a marketplace for space-based AI applications, publishing, deploying, and monetizing AI solutions that run on satellites in orbit. We seek engineers with 2+ years in C/C++, Python, and distributed systems to advance the core platform, including containerization, middleware, and Linux-on-ARM environments.

You will work across Docker/K3S, gRPC or ZMQ/NATS, and Yocto-based stacks, contributing to scalable, multi-threaded software in a collaborative, international team with

Qualifications

• 2+ years software engineering experience with C/C++ and Python.
• Experience with Git, CI tools, and build systems.
• Understanding distributed architecture and networking (UDP/TCP/IP).
• Experience with multi-threaded applications and embedded Linux (Yocto).

Skills

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

Python

Git

CI/CD

Make/CMake

Distributed systems

Networking

Multi-threading

Go/Rust

Embedded Linux

Tools

Docker

K3S

systemd-nspawn

gRPC

ZMQ

NATS

Go

Rust

Yocto

GitLab-CI

Jenkins

CMake

Job description

Loft Orbital flies other people's payloads and software on standardized satellites, and we are building the first marketplace for space-based AI applications: the store where partners publish, deploy, and monetize AI solutions that run on satellites in orbit.

Requirements

• 2+ years software engineering experience, using programming languages including C/C++ (C++11 or newer) and Python.
• Experience with version control systems such as Git
• Experience with continuous integration tools (e.g., GitLab-CI, Jenkins).
• Experience with build systems (e.g., Make, CMake).
• Understanding of distributed architecture.
• Familiarity with networking protocols (e.g., UDP , TCP, IP) and POSIX standards.
• Experience in developing multi-threaded applications.
• Familiarity with additional programming languages, such as Go or Rust.
• Experience with embedded Linux operation, including Yocto, device trees, systemd, and Linux on ARM platforms.
• Proficiency with unit test frameworks (e.g., pytest, Googletest, Unity) and keyword-driven test frameworks (e.g., Robot, Cucumber).
• Experience with middleware framework (gRPC, ZMQ / NATS , etc.)
• Experience with containerization technologies (Docker, K3S , systemd-nspawn)

Benefits

• 100% company-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance option for employees and dependents
• Flexible Spending (FSA) and Health Savings (HSA) Accounts offered with an employer contribution to the HSA
• 100% employer paid Life, AD&D, Short-Term, and Long-Term Disability insurance
• Flexible Time Off policy for vacation and sick leave, and 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 for primary caregiver and 10 weeks for secondary caregiver
• Carrot Fertility provides comprehensive, inclusive fertility healthcare and family-forming benefits with financial support
• Off-sites and many social events and celebrations
• Relocation assistance when applicable