Wanna join the adventure? Loft Orbital flies other people's payloads and software on standardized satellites, and we are building the first marketplace for space-based AI applications: the store where partners publish, deploy, and monetize AI solutions that run on satellites in orbit. We are hiring the founding developer of that marketplace. You will work directly with the Director of Marketplace to take the platform from MVP to the system behind dozens of partner solutions, on a small team where you own features end-to-end and ship weekly.
We’re hiring for one position across multiple locations - you only need to apply once.
About this role
Build the Marketplace storefront, partner portal, and admin tooling.
Design and implement the APIs and services behind them: catalog, onboarding, entitlements, and metering.
Integrate with our mission platform for authentication, workflow triggers, and solution deployment in close collaboration with engineering teams.
Build connectors for third-party constellations and data providers.
- Own quality: tests, CI/CD, monitoring.
- Must Haves:
- 4+ years building and shipping full-stack products.
Experience with Sprint development.
Strong TypeScript/React or Vue on the front end and solid backend experience in either Python, Go, or Node.
Cloud-native by default (we run on GCP): containers/kubernetes, managed services, infrastructure as code.
Comfortable with API design, OAuth, and multi-tenant authorization.
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Fluent with AI-assisted development workflows and expected to use them.
- You have shipped a zero-to-one product, ideally a marketplace, developer platform, or SaaS portal, and you like small teams with large scope.
- Nice to Haves:
- Billing integrations (Stripe or similar).
Geospatial or earth observation exposure.
Security-minded engineering (tenant isolation, audit trails).
- Experience in the architecture of modern systems.
- Some of Our Awesome Benefits:
- 100% company-paid medical, dental, and vision for you and your dependents
100% company-paid life, AD&D, and disability insurance
Fully paid parental leave: 16 weeks for birthing parents, 10 weeks for non-birthing parents
Flexible time off and 12 paid holidays
HSA with employer contribution, FSAs, and commuter benefits
Carrot Fertility, One Medical, and a free Employee Assistance Program
401(k) and equity
Daily catered lunches and snacks in office
Annual company off-site and regular social events
International exposure to our team in France
Relocation assistance when applicable
