Wanna join the adventure?
About this role:
Contribute to and evolve our bundle management tool — the tool that resolves package dependencies, assembles mission-specific software stacks, and enables the Solutions team to spin up and maintain an ever-growing number of satellite programs
Develop and harden our onboard Linux infrastructure : how services are deployed on the rootfs, what system manages their execution, and how we ensure reliable and recoverable Linux operation in orbit
Evolve our Runtime Container Environment — the container manager and the full stack around it (base images, container registry service) — enabling partner and customer workloads to run securely onboard our vehicles
Support scaling of the deployment pipeline as new hardware platforms are added and the number of active satellite programs grows
Contribute to Product Validation — as the last step in the development pipeline, the team plays a key role in validating software readiness before it goes to orbit
Design, implement, and refine software with a high degree of ownership, driving features from concept through delivery
Participate in code reviews, design proposals, and the continuous improvement of development processes
Must Haves:
Strong understanding of containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes, or similar runtimes)
Deep Linux system knowledge: boot process, service management, filesystem layout, and failure recovery
Experience with CI/CD pipelines (GitLab-CI, Jenkins, or similar)
Proficiency with Git and collaborative development workflows
Experience with embedded or resource-constrained systems
Working Python
Nice to Haves:
Understanding of software deployment strategies for critical or hard-to-reach systems — OTA updates for cars, drones, or consumer hardware, or software updates on satellites — including concepts like golden images, A/B partitions, staged rollouts, and safe rollback
C++ knowledge
Experience with CUE (cuelang)
Familiarity with additional programming languages such as Go or Rust
Experience with embedded Linux: Yocto, device trees, systemd, and Linux on ARM platforms
Proficiency with unit test frameworks (e.g., pytest, Googletest, Unity)
Experience with middleware frameworks (gRPC, ZMQ/NATS, etc.)
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
*Research shows that while men apply to jobs where they meet an average of 60% of the criteria, women and other underrepresented people tend to only apply when they meet 100% of the qualifications. At Loft, we value respectful debate and people who aren’t afraid to challenge assumptions. We strongly encourage you to apply, even if you don’t check all the boxes.
Who We Are
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.
As an international company your resume will be reviewed by people across our offices so please attach a copy in English.