Technical Recruiter - Software

Loft Orbital; 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

401(k) plan and equity options

Daily catered lunches

Parental leave

Job summary

Loft Orbital is seeking a Technical Recruiter to scale our software and product engineering teams. You will own the full recruiting lifecycle—from sourcing to offer—support for satellite platforms and mission operations, and partner with hiring managers to attract exceptional engineers.

Must have 3+ years in technical recruiting, strong sourcing skills, and familiarity with engineering tech like Python, APIs, Git, Docker, and CI/CD.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of full-cycle technical recruiting experience focusing on software/product engineering.
• Proficient sourcing with LinkedIn Recruiter, Boolean search, and creative passive candidate engagement.
• Experience recruiting across frontend, backend, cloud, and embedded software environments.
• Strong understanding of software concepts and technologies (Python, APIs, Git, Docker, CI/CD, Linux).

Responsibilities

• Own full-cycle recruiting—from sourcing to offer for software positions.
• Partner with hiring managers to identify and attract top engineering talent.
• Conduct phone screens and assess technical alignment; manage candidate communications through the interview lifecycle.
• Maintain accurate candidate pipelines using ATS tools (Lever preferred).

Tools

Lever

Job description

Wanna join the adventure?

We're looking for a Technical Recruiter with a strong background in software and product engineering recruitment who is excited to help Loft Orbital scale its engineering teams. In this role, you'll own the full-cycle recruiting process—from sourcing to offer for highly specialized software positions supporting our satellite platforms, mission operations, ground systems, and product development. You'll partner closely with hiring managers to identify, engage, and attract exceptional engineering talent in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.

Must Haves:

• 3+ years of full-cycle technical recruiting experience, with a strong focus on software and product engineering roles, ideally in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.
• Demonstrated strength in proactive sourcing, including LinkedIn Recruiter, advanced Boolean search techniques, and creative approaches to engaging passive candidates.
• Experience recruiting technical talent across software and product engineering disciplines, including frontend/web applications, backend services, cloud infrastructure, software integration, test infrastructure, and distributed systems.
• Strong understanding of software engineering concepts and technologies, including Python, APIs, Git, Docker, CI/CD, automated testing, Linux, and cloud-based systems.
• Ability to understand and translate complex technical requirements into effective sourcing strategies, including specialized areas such as mission-control and ground software, telemetry and command systems, mission planning and scheduling, payload tasking and monitoring, data routing, and automation.
• Familiarity with recruiting for specialized software environments involving embedded C/C++, RTOS, secure web applications, satellite operations, flight dynamics, or AI/ML applications.
• Proven ability to build and maintain strong talent pipelines for highly competitive, niche technical positions.
• Ability to effectively pitch Loft's mission, culture, and technical challenges to highly specialized, passive candidates.
• Experience conducting phone screens, assessing technical alignment, and managing candidate communication throughout the full interview lifecycle.
• Proficiency with ATS tools (Lever preferred), including maintaining accurate and up-to-date pipelines.
• Collaborative mindset and ability to partner closely with hiring managers and the internal recruiting team, providing market insights and recommendations to improve hiring outcomes.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Nice to Haves:

• Experience recruiting within the space, satellite, aerospace, robotics, autonomous systems, or adjacent deep-tech industries.
• Direct experience recruiting for mission-control software, satellite ground systems, flight software, embedded systems, or AI/ML engineering roles.
• Experience recruiting internationally, particularly across US and European technical talent markets.
• Prior work in or close partnership with startup or high-growth technology companies.
• Background in agency recruiting or experience managing multiple specialized technical searches simultaneously.
• Familiarity with ITAR, EAR, and compliance considerations relevant to US-based space and defense hiring.
• Skilled at using social platforms like LinkedIn to enhance employer brand and attract niche technical talent.
• Comfort reporting on recruiting metrics, pipeline health, and sourcing performance.

Some of Our Awesome 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

Loft: Space Made Simple.

Founded in 2017, Loft provides governments, companies, and research institutions with a fast, reliable, and simple way to deploy missions in orbit.

We integrate, launch, and operate spacecraft, offering end-to-end missions as a service across Earth observation, IoT connectivity, on-orbit AI, national security missions, and more. Leveraging our existing space infrastructure and an extensive inventory of satellite buses, Loft is reducing years-long integration and launch timelines to months. With more than 30 missions flown, Loft's flight heritage and proven technologies enable customers to focus on their mission objectives.

With a growing fleet on track to reach 30 satellites by 2027, we are scaling up quickly across our offices in San Francisco, CA | Golden, CO | and Toulouse, France to meet accelerating demand for space infrastructure.

120000 - 150000 USD a year

State law requires us to tell you the base compensation range for this role, which is $120,000- $150,000 per year. This is determined by your education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities. The salary range for this role is intentionally wide as we evaluate individuals based on their unique experience and abilities to fit our needs. Most importantly, we are excited to meet you, and see if you are a great fit for our team. What we can't quantify for you are the exciting challenges, supportive team, and amazing culture we enjoy.