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Backend Engineer - Mission Operations Services at loftorbital
loftorbitalGolden, CO or San Francisco·10h ago
Mid LevelFull-timePythonDjangoKubernetesDockerGraphQLMicroservicesAIAPI
Salary Range
$140,000 - $190,000 /year
About the Role
We are looking for a Backend Engineer to join our Mission Operations Services (MOS) team at Loft Orbital. This role involves building and scaling microservices that enable operators and customers to command, monitor, and automate our satellite fleet through Cockpit, our mission control system.
Key Responsibilities
- →Design and build backend tools for operations: 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.
- →Collaborate with flight software, embedded software, integration and test, and space infrastructure teams to integrate new satellite buses and capabilities into Cockpit.
- →Support internal users of Cockpit (operators, test engineers, solutions engineers) by improving APIs, workflows, and debugging tools.
- →Have the opportunity to take part in spacecraft operations through SatDevOps rotations, occasionally helping investigate anomalies and supporting real-time incident response when needed.
Requirements
- ✓Solid Python development experience in a production environment.
- ✓Experience with Docker and container-based development.
- ✓Hands-on experience with backend web development frameworks (e.g., Django, Flask, FastAPI, etc.).
- ✓Proven API design skills (designing, documenting, and maintaining HTTP/GraphQL/REST-style APIs).
Benefits
- ★Opportunity to work with a growing fleet of satellites and contribute to real-time operations.
- ★SatDevOps training to use the tools you build to operate spacecraft.
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