Backend Engineer - Mission Operations Services

Join Loft Orbital, a fast-growing space technology company, as a Backend Engineer on our Mission Operations Services team. In this hands-on engineering role, you will design and build backend tools for satellite operations, handle commands and telemetry, write production backend code in Python, collaborate with various teams, and support internal users of our mission control system, Cockpit. You will also have the opportunity to participate in spacecraft operations through SatDevOps rotations.

Responsibilities

• Design and build backend tools for operations, including services that power passes, autopilots, activities, and day-to-day satellite operations.
• Handle commands and telemetry across multiple satellite buses and ground segment providers, with a strong focus on safety, robustness, and observability.
• Write production backend code in Python, owning services end-to-end from design and implementation through deployment and maintenance.