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# Senior Full-Stack Web Developer at Loft Orbital Solutions

- **Company:** Loft Orbital Solutions
- **Location:** Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** onsite
- **Posted:** 2026-05-20
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-27
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/loftorbital/55ebf1de-e31f-4ac3-b168-741e08ea774c

## Job description

Wanna Join the Adventure?

Orbitworks’ mission is to make space simple for organizations that want to deploy physical and virtual missions to space. Building on Loft Orbital’s heritage, Orbitworks will be the first commercial firm in the United Arab Emirates to mass-manufacture satellites. Orbitworks aims to manufacture tens of satellites annually and operates out of a 50,000-square-foot facility in Abu Dhabi. As Orbitworks deploys next-generation Earth Observation capabilities through the Altair program, we are seeking an experienced Senior Full-Stack Web Developer to lead the design and implementation of customer-oriented software solutions that enable mission tasking, data access, analytics, and downstream services.

In this role, you will lead the development of highly interactive, high-performance applications and backend services focused on order management, geospatial datalake systems, and AI-enabled downstream processing. You will work at the intersection of space systems, geospatial intelligence, cloud-native infrastructure, and modern web technologies to create scalable products that directly support Orbitworks’ operational and commercial objectives.

This is a unique opportunity to shape the software backbone of a rapidly growing New Space company, contributing to products that manage and exploit large-scale spatiotemporal datasets in real time. The ideal candidate combines deep software engineering expertise with strong systems thinking, curiosity for innovation, and a passion for building elegant and performant user experiences.

About this Role:

- Operational & Technical Leadership.

- Lead the development of Orbitworks’ “Solutions” software stack in collaboration with the Principal Solution Architect..

- Define and implement scalable frontend and backend architectures for customer-facing applications.

- Drive engineering best practices across the software development lifecycle, including tooling, code quality, testing, and deployment strategies.

- Promote and implement AI-assisted development workflows and modern engineering practices.

- Software Development.

- Develop highly interactive frontend applications and performant backend APIs.

- Implement features for key strategic projects including:

- CNC2: Collection Needs Command & Control platform for order management and tasking.

- Datalake: Cataloguing, storage, streaming, and downstream data services for customers and AI applications.

- Design systems capable of processing large volumes of geospatial and temporal data with high responsiveness and reliability.

- Build applications leveraging modern web technologies and geospatial frameworks.

- Infrastructure & Deployment.

- Implement containerized deployment strategies using Docker and Kubernetes.

- Support CI/CD implementation and Agile development workflows.

- Coordinate closely with Infrastructure teams to ensure application performance, scalability, and operational readiness.

- Contribute to production monitoring, deployment automation, and platform optimization.

- Partner with multidisciplinary teams across software, infrastructure, mission operations, and data systems.

- Contribute technical expertise to architectural decisions and long-term platform strategy.

Must Haves:

- 10+ years of experience in software engineering and full-stack web development.

- Proven track record leading complex web-development projects with highly interactive and reactive UIs.

- Strong expertise in modern frontend and backend technologies including JavaScript, TypeScript, Node.js, React, FastAPI, and related ecosystems.

- Experience designing scalable software architectures and APIs.

- Strong understanding of computer architecture and performance optimization, including data flows, storage systems, networking, memory management, and latency considerations.

- Experience with cloud-native and containerized environments using Docker and Kubernetes.

- Strong knowledge of databases and geospatial data technologies including PostgreSQL/PostGIS and related tools.

- Experience with CI/CD pipelines and Agile software development methodologies.

- Familiarity with GIS and geospatial technologies such as Mapbox/MapLibre, OpenLayers, QGIS, GDAL, STAC, and OGC standards.

- Strong programming experience in Python and JavaScript/TypeScript.

- Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to work autonomously in fast-paced environments.

- Strong communication skills and English fluency.

Nice to Haves:

- Experience in Earth Observation or Remote Sensing domains.

- Knowledge of GeoINT workflows and geospatial intelligence applications.

- Experience applying AI/ML techniques to computer vision, geographic data, or remote sensing datasets.

- Experience building real-time, highly interactive visualization platforms.

- Familiarity with WebGL2, WebAssembly, DuckDB, Parquet, Tailwind, Vite, Vue, or Svelte.

- Experience leading or mentoring software engineering teams.

- Curiosity, innovative mindset, and passion for learning emerging technologies.

- Ability and willingness to travel internationally and collaborate across distributed global teams.

Orbitworks' mission is to make space simple for organizations that want to deploy physical and virtual missions to space. Building on Loft Orbital's heritage, Orbitworks will be the first commercial firm in the United Arab Emirates to mass-manufacture satellites. Orbitworks aims to manufacture tens of satellites annually and operates out of a 50,000-square-foot facility in Abu Dhabi.

## About Loft Orbital Solutions

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Loft Orbital is a space infrastructure company that provides simple, fast, and reliable ways for customers to deploy and operate physical payloads and software missions in low Earth orbit.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Series C – $170M round announced, total funding $326.9M)
- **Headquarters**: San Francisco, California, United States (with additional offices in Golden, Colorado and Toulouse, France)
- **Founded**: 2017
- **Founders**: Not listed in provided sources

## Core Business
- **Primary Industry**: Defense and Space Manufacturing
- **Target Customers**: B2B – commercial space startups, established aerospace and defense primes, cloud and AI companies, and government agencies worldwide (including U..S, France, Canada)
- **Mission/Purpose**: “Space Made Simple” – enabling customers to focus on their mission while Loft handles end-to-end space infrastructure

## Products & Services
- **Physical Payload Missions**: Loft integrates, tests, launches, and operates customer hardware payloads on its standardized satellite platforms (e.g.., optical, hyperspectral, RF sensors).
- **Virtual / Software-Only Missions**: Customers can deploy software directly to Loft’s on-orbit satellites to process and analyze data in near-real time (e..g., AI edge processing via partners like SkyServe, SSCI).
- **YAM (Yet Another Mission)** satellites: A fleet of multi-mission satellite buses available for rapid deployment; Loft maintains an inventory of pre-assembled platforms.
- **Hub & Cockpit**: Proprietary hardware and software abstraction layers that simplify payload integration and satellite operations.
- **Loft Federal**: A FOCI-mitigated division focused on US national security space missions (only US citizens).

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed (total funding $326..9M – LinkedIn)
- **Key Metric**: Total Funding $326..9M (8 rounds incl. $170M Series C); Annual Revenue estimated $27..8M (LinkedIn)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Lead seed investor Uncork Capital; partners include Honeywell (Canadian Space Agency mission), Wyvern (Dragonette constellation), Esper, Helsing, SmartSat CRC, EarthDaily ($150M constellation), SkyServe, SSCI, Airbus OneWeb Satellites (15 bus order).
- **Growth Signals**: 270 employees (+14.9% YoY), 41k+ LinkedIn followers (+41.4% YoY), 14 satellites launched, 60+ customers, 15+ AI missions on-orbit, selected as prime contractor for France’s first space-based radar imaging program.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Standardized Satellite Platform**: Uses a commodity satellite bus with custom hardware/software layers, eliminating non-recurring engineering and enabling “turnkey” plug-and-play.
- **Speed to Orbit**: Maintains an inventory of pre-assembled buses and pre-booked launches, drastically reducing lead times compared to traditional aerospace.
- **Flight Heritage**: Over 600 copies of the bus in orbit today, providing proven reliability
- **Misson Agnosticism**: Can fly any payload that fits within standard platform constraints; supports both physical and virtual missions.

## Strategic Focus
- **Expand AI Edge Computing**: Deploying onboard AI processing (e..g., STORM from SkyServe, POET experiment for SDA) to enable near-real-time decision making.
- **National Security Growth**: Loft Federal continues to win US government contracts.
- **Constellation Scale-Up**: Partnering with EarthDaily for $150M satellite constellation; ordering 15 additional buses from Airbus OneWeb.
- **International Partnerships**: Strengthening ties with France (prime contractor for radar imaging) and Canada (SmartSat CRC, Honeywell).

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Collaborative, respectful, professional environment described as “non-negotiable.” Rated 4..5/5 on LinkedIn (35 reviews) with Culture 4.5, Compensation 4.1, Work-Life 3.6, Career 4.2.
- **Wor Environment**: Distributed team with core hubs in San Francisco, Golden (CO), and Toulouse. Supports remote collaboration but roles may require on-site presence (per job listings). Recruiting process involves intro call, technical screening, challenge, and hiring panel.
- **Notable Perks**: Opportunity to work on cutting-edge space infrastructure with a fast-growing company; involvement in both commercial and government missions; international team.

## Sources
1. [loftorbital..com](https://loftorbital.com/)
2. [loftorbital.com/about/](https://loftorbital.com/about/)
3. [loftorbital.com/careers/](https://loftorbital.com/careers/)
4. [jobs.lever.co/loftorbital](https://jobs.lever.co/loftorbital/)
5. [linkedin.com/company/loft-orbital](https://www.linkedin.com/company/loft-orbital)

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