# Onboard Software Engineer - Hyperdrive 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: $155K to $225K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-09-22
- Apply by: 2026-11-06
- Apply: https://jobs.lever.co/loftorbital/0d61568f-d9c0-428b-b4e4-71b3104384d6
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/loft-onboard-software-engineer-hyperdrive-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

- 5+ 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)
- Experience with library management and ABI /API version control
- Understanding of distributed architecture

Tags: Onboard Software