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Loft Orbital

Backend Engineer - Mission Operations Services

Loft Orbital is hiring a Backend Engineer - Mission Operations Services in Toulouse, France. Level rates it ; you can apply on Loft Orbital.

Level's read on this job

  • On Level's scale, this software engineer role is Little AI ●○○○: aI is not part of the work.
  • Tools and skills the posting cites include Microservices, backend engineering and satellite operations.
  • Level classifies it as a mid-level role.
  • Level lists 65 other open roles at Loft Orbital.

AI in this role

Build and scale backend microservices that control and monitor satellite constellations and mission operations.

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Loft Orbital is looking for a Backend Engineer to join our Mission Operations Services (MOS) team. MOS owns the backend services that let Loft operators and customers command, monitor, and automate our satellite fleet through Cockpit, our mission control system. You’ll help build and scale the microservices that sit between ground and flight software, turning high-level intent into safe, reliable on-orbit operations.   You’ll work across multiple satellite platforms and collaborate closely with backend, flight software, embedded systems, test, and satellite operations teams. This is a hands-on engineering role where you’ll both build new systems and help debug live missions. We also offer SatDevOps training, so you don’t just write the tools - you actually use them to operate spacecraft.   If you’re excited about building backend systems that directly control satellites - and you like the idea of both shipping code and helping fly missions - we’d love to hear from you.

How we rate this

Backend Engineer - Mission Operations Services at Loft Orbital rates 0 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Little AI (AI Level 1 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.

Classification

Little AI. AI is not part of the work.

  1. ●●●● Builds AI80 to 100
  2. ●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
  3. ●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
  4. ●○○○ Little AI0 to 39

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Skills and AI tools this role asks for

Backend EngineeringSatellite OperationsDistributed SystemsSpacecraft CommandMicroservices

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Pay

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$168k

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  1. Tell me about a project where backend engineering was part of your work. What did you do?
  2. Tell me about a project where satellite operations was part of your work. What did you do?
  3. Tell me about a project where distributed systems was part of your work. What did you do?
  4. Tell me about a project where spacecraft command was part of your work. What did you do?
  5. Walk me through how you've used Microservices in your day-to-day work.

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