About the Role
About Loft Orbital
Loft builds and operates shareable satellites so customers can fly a payload without building a spacecraft. We integrate, launch, and operate the mission end to end: Earth observation, IoT, on-orbit AI, national security. 30+ missions flown since 2017, fleet on track for 30 satellites by 2027, offices in SF, Golden, and Toulouse.
What You'll Do
Our Cloud Infrastructure team runs the ground segment that talks to the fleet. This is an SRE role with a twist: we apply DevOps practices to spacecraft control (we call it SatDevOps), and we'll train you to operate the satellites.
- Hybrid cloud infra on GCP + Kubernetes: provisioning (IaC), CI/CD, GitOps (ArgoCD/Flux)
- The observability stack (Grafana, Prometheus, Loki, tracing) across ground and flight systems
- Reliability: RCAs, fault tolerance, performance tuning, long-term fixes over patches
- Software-defined networking between ground stations, cloud, and mission ops
- Developer experience: tooling and environments for the flight software and ops teams
Who You Are
Looking for: strong public cloud (ideally GCP), deep Kubernetes, one backend language (Go/Python/Rust/C++/Java), IaC + CI/CD in anger, and someone who can design HA systems and then run them.
Bonus Points
Nice to have: FinOps, security tooling, orchestration in resource-constrained environments.
Benefits
- 100% company-paid medical/dental/vision for you and dependents
- 401(k) + equity
- Flexible PTO + 12 holidays
- 14/10 weeks paid parental leave
- Daily catered lunch
- Relocation assistance
- Time with the team in France
Requirements
Cloud Infrastructure
Strong experience with public cloud, ideally GCP.
Kubernetes Expertise
Deep knowledge of Kubernetes for managing containerized applications.
Backend Programming
Proficiency in at least one backend language such as Go, Python, Rust, C++, or Java.
Infrastructure as Code
Experience with IaC and CI/CD practices.
High Availability Systems
Ability to design and run high availability systems.
Nice to Have
Familiarity with financial operations in cloud environments.
Experience with security tools for cloud infrastructure.
Knowledge of orchestration in resource-constrained environments.
Benefits
Health Insurance
100% company-paid medical, dental, and vision for you and dependents.
Equity
401(k) plan with equity options.
Flexible PTO
Flexible paid time off plus 12 holidays.
Parental Leave
14/10 weeks of paid parental leave.
Catered Lunch
Daily catered lunch provided.
Relocation Assistance
Support for relocation expenses.