# Backend Software Engineer - Mission Planning Strategy at Loft Orbital

- Company: Loft Orbital
- Status: Open
- Workplace: On-site
- Location: San Francisco, CA
- Level: Mid-level
- Discipline: Backend
- Employment: Full-time
- Salary: $150K–195K
- Posted: 2026-11-09
- Skills: Mission Platform, Software
- Apply: https://jobs.lever.co/loftorbital/63013f70-6e68-4e73-9ae4-bae1dcccdf14

## Description

Wanna join the adventure?
Loft Orbital is looking for a Backend Software Engineer to join theMission Platform organization.
You'll work on a small and driven team, developing a brand new software product that optimizes tasking across a large heterogeneous constellation of multi-sensor satellites:
scale to fly 50+ satellites, serving 100,000s of customer tasking orders
design, build and optimize a brand new product from scratch
solve challenging problems across multiple domains:
Astrodynamics, satellite capacity modeling and simulation
Back-end/API performance
Low latency, high responsiveness system design
Mathematical optimization and scheduling problems
We're looking for someone with a solid background in software engineering, ideally with a proven track record of building systems from scratch and solving complex, system-level problems. The ideal candidate can operate independently in a fast-paced environment and challenge requirements.


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