Orbital Deployment & Runtime Software Engineer

Loft Orbital; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Loft’s Onboard Software group powers our satellite fleet with Linux services on the hub processor and containerized workloads in low Earth orbit. The Deployment & Runtime Environments team designs how software is packaged, deployed, and executed onboard, from mission-specific stacks to a secure runtime container environment for external workloads.

We’re looking for someone scrappy who can dive into an unfamiliar system, map it out, and ship solutions without handholding.

Qualifications

• Scrappy engineer who digs into unfamiliar systems and maps them out

Responsibilities

• Work across Linux internals, container runtimes, and CI pipelines to design, package, deploy, and run onboard software
• Collaborate with the Deployment & Runtime Environments team to ensure secure and reliable software execution aboard satellites
• Ship updates and features for mission-specific software stacks without requiring handholding

Job description

Loft’s Onboard Software group powers our satellite fleet with Linux services on the hub processor and containerized workloads in low Earth orbit. The Deployment & Runtime Environments team designs how software is packaged, deployed, and executed onboard, from mission-specific stacks to a secure runtime container environment for external workloads.

We’re looking for someone scrappy who can dive into an unfamiliar system, map it out, and ship solutions without handholding.