Onboard Software Engineer - Hyperdrive

NextGenEnergyJobs; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Flexible Time Off

401(k) plan and equity options

Daily catered lunches and snacks

Parental leave

Relocation assistance when applicable

Job summary

Loft Orbital is seeking experienced software engineers to join our team in San Francisco or remote. You will work on mass-market satellite software, building scalable services and AI-enabled applications that run on satellites in orbit.

Requirements include 5+ years in C/C++ (C++11+), Python, distributed architectures, and modern toolchains (Git, CI/CD, Make, CMake). You will collaborate across teams delivering reliable, high-performance systems with strong testing and containerization.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software engineering experience stated in the ad.
• Strong C/C++ (C++11+) and Python proficiency required.
• Experience with Git and CI/CD tooling is essential.
• Build systems such as Make and CMake are used daily.
• Familiarity with ABI/API versioning and library management.
• Understanding distributed architectures and networking (UDP/TCP/IP).
• Experience in multi-threaded development and Linux on ARM (Yocto).
• Knowledge of Go or Rust is a plus, plus middleware like gRPC/NATS.

Skills

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

Python

Go

Rust

Multithreading

Distributed systems

Networking (UDP/TCP/IP)

Tools

Git

CI/CD (GitLab-CI/Jenkins)

Make

CMake

ABI/API versioning

Yocto

Device trees

systemd

Linux on ARM

Docker

K3S

gRPC

ZMQ

NATS

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

• 5+ 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).
• Experience with library management and ABI /API version control.
• 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)
• 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