# Onboard Software Engineer - Core Services at Loft

- Company: Loft
- What the company does: Backed by a16z.
- Company website: http://www.theloftcompanyla.com
- Type: Startups
- Level: Mid level
- Location: San Francisco, CA
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $140K to $205K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-09-22
- Apply by: 2026-11-06
- Apply: https://jobs.lever.co/loftorbital/fcc29575-a827-4cc2-b7d0-a81672ebebf4
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/loft-onboard-software-engineer-core-services-2/

## About the role

Loft’s Onboard Software group provides the on-orbit software that powers our core products. This is responsible for monitoring and control of major space program elements, including: Flight Products computational environments (including physical and virtual processors);

## What they're looking for

- 2+ years software engineering experience, using programming languages including C/C++ (C++11 or newer) and Python
- Experience with version control systems such as Git
- Experience with continuous integration tools (e.g., GitLab-CI, Jenkins)
- Experience with build systems (e.g., Make, CMake)
- Understanding of distributed architecture
- Familiarity with networking protocols (e.g., UDP , TCP, IP) and POSIX standards

Tags: Onboard Software