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Backend Engineer - Mission Operations Services
Loftorbital
Golden, USA
Full-time
Mid Level
Onsite
USD 140000-190000 yearly
Discovered 1 weeks ago
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- Design and build backend tools for operations : services that power passes, autopilots, activities, and day‑to‑day satellite operations.
- Handle commands and telemetry across multiple satellite buses and ground segment providers, with a strong focus on safety, robustness, and observability.
- Write production backend code in Python, owning services end‑to‑end from design and implementation through deployment and maintenance.
- Collaborate with flight software, embedded software, integration and test, and space infrastructure teams to integrate new satellite buses and capabilities into Cockpit.
- Support internal users of Cockpit (operators, test engineers, solutions engineers) by improving APIs, workflows, and debugging tools.
- Have the opportunity to take part in spacecraft operations through SatDevOps rotations, occasionally helping investigate anomalies and supporting real‑time incident response when needed.
- Solid Python development experience in a production environment.
- Experience with Docker and container‑based development.
- Hands‑on experience with backend web development frameworks (e.g., Django, Flask, FastAPI, etc.).
- Proven API design skills (designing, documenting, and maintaining HTTP/GraphQL/REST‑style APIs).
- Experience with Django and/or GraphQL.
- Strong database fundamentals and practical experience (e.g., Postgres, time‑series DBs).
- Exposure to Kubernetes in production.
- Familiarity with InfluxDB / TimescaleDB or other time‑series systems.
- Background in mission‑critical, distributed, or real‑time systems (space or otherwise).
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