# Flight Software Engineer

About Loft Federal Loft Federal is committed to delivering the U.S. national security space community a fast, affordable, and streamlined pathway to orbit. As a wholly owned U.S. subsidiary of Loft Orbital Solutions, Inc., we specialize in providing mission-ready space infrastructure with unmatched efficiency. At Loft, we empower our team with autonomy, ownership, and bold problem-solving opportunities while fostering a tight-knit, supportive environment. We believe that diversity, inclusivity, and community are the foundation of an open and innovative culture. We value kind, collaborative, and mission-driven teammates who excel in problem-solving and communication-because great solutions come from great teams. Are you ready to embark on this exciting journey with us? Loft Federal’s Software group provides the on-orbit software that powers our satellite fleet - from the Linux services running on the Hub’s onboard computers, to the containerized workloads executing customer applications in low Earth orbit. The applications developed by our team handle the low-level communication protocol details, exposing the connected devices behind standardized APIs used across mission operation

- **Id**: 1193149
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/loft-federal-flight-software-engineer>
- **Role**: Hardware
- **Role family**: Hardware
- **Seniority**: middle
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Arvada, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 3
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: yes
- **Has equity**: yes
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-09-24T14:50:31Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-10-14
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-13T07:49:38Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 49
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 6343
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Equity, Flexible time off, Parental leave, Relocation assistance, Vision insurance
- **Relocation offered**: yes
- **Industries**: Military, National Security, Homeland Security

## Company

- **Id**: 679007
- **Name**: Loft Federal
- **Domain**: loftfederal.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/loftfederal>
- **Size band**: 11-50
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Greenhouse

### Truth index

- **Grade**: B
- **Score**: 75
- **Open postings**: 6
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 1
- **Repost share**: 0
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-12T10:38:37Z

## Salary

- **Min**: 100000
- **Max**: 180000
- **Currency**: USD
- **Period**: year
- **Usd annual**: 180000

## Technologies

- **C++** — Optional: no
- **CI/CD** — Optional: no
- **CMake** — Optional: no
- **Git** — Optional: no
- **GitLab CI** — Optional: no
- **Jenkins** — Optional: no
- **Linux** — Optional: no
- **Python** — Optional: no
- **Docker** — Optional: yes
- **gRPC** — Optional: yes
- **K3s** — Optional: yes
- **Kubernetes** — Optional: yes
- **NATS** — Optional: yes
- **Pytest** — Optional: yes
- **Rust** — Optional: yes

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 49

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 3
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: yes

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-09-24T17:34:10Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 14
- **Band**: cold
- **Label**: Long shot
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.412
- **P room**: 0.35
- **Age days**: 48
- **Expected fill days**: 24
- **Reasons**: conf:4, win:tail
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-12T10:38:37Z

## Pay

- **Stated usd annual**: 180000
- **Is top pay**: yes

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