Ground Software Engineer - Core

ToulouseOn-siteFull-time

AI Summary

Builds and maintains Loft's shared ground platform backend services, workflow automation, AI tooling and infrastructure, with a focus on observability and reliability. Also takes part in SatDevOps rotations for spacecraft anomaly investigation.

About this role

Wanna join the adventure?

Loft Orbital is looking for a Software Engineer to join our Core team within Ground Platform. The team develops the core capabilities that support Loft's ground platform, improve development workflows, and ensure platform reliability. You'll help build shared services and tools that benefit software teams across Loft.

You'll work on backend services, workflow automation, AI tooling, and platform infrastructure, with a focus on observability and reliability. You'll also have the opportunity to take part in spacecraft operations through SatDevOps rotations, helping investigate anomalies and supporting real-time incident response when needed.

If you're excited about improving how software is developed across Loft, contributing to key technical decisions, and building more reliable platform systems, we'd love to hear from you.

About this role:

Evaluate and implement new technologies and software patterns that propagate to the entire Loft's software stack
Lead the creation and evolution of Loft's AI tooling for development, review, and spacecraft anomaly investigation
Develop central ground platform functionalities such as workflow automation, microservice inter-communication, and metrics
Take responsibility for the reliability and performance of Loft's ground platform infrastructure, including message queues, CI/CD, and observability
Have the opportunity to take part in spacecraft operations through SatDevOps rotations, occasionally helping investigate anomalies and supporting real‑time incident response when needed
Collaborate with software engineers and satellite operators from all over the company to support and foster consistent, maintainable, and performant software solutions

Must Haves:

Solid backend software development experience
Hands-on knowledge of deployment and Infrastructure as Code
Ability to define and maintain CI/CD pipelines
Experience working with Kubernetes

Nice to Haves:

Python development, particularly with Django
Knowledge of GraphQL and Graphene
Experience with message queues and streaming technologies (NATS)
Knowledge of DevOps and observability tools (Helm, Terraform, OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, Loki, etc)
Familiarity with AI tooling
Frontend development with Vue and Web Components

Some of Our Awesome Benefits:

Equity, we want you to have an active role in our success

Up to 35 days of Paid Time Off (vacations & RTT ) and flexible working hours, we want you to be at your best

Health and life insurance, we care about your health

Lunch Vouchers, because let’s be honest, we love food! (we even have a slack channel about it #loft-gourmand)

Cross-office travel opportunities between San Francisco, Colorado, and Toulouse to learn from our differences

Company and team off-sites and many other events to work & celebrate together

Relocation assistance to Toulouse when applicable

Skills

AI ToolingBackend DevelopmentCI/CDDjangoGrapheneGraphQLHelmInfrastructure As CodeKubernetesLokiMessage QueuesNATSOpenTelemetryPrometheusPythonTerraformVueWeb Components

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