Frontend Engineer

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Wanna join the adventure? As a Frontend Engineer at Loft, you will work on a range of projects, including refining the UI of Cockpit, our satellite operations software, and empowering end-users with powerful satellite management capabilities.

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Wanna join the adventure?

As a Frontend Engineer at Loft, you will work on a range of projects, including refining the UI of Cockpit, our satellite operations software, and empowering end-users with powerful satellite management capabilities. You’ll collaborate with peers on the Frontend Engineering team, as well as interface with the wider Software team.

Building and refining tools for satellite operations and autopilot observability

Developing and maintaining our web applications and services

Collaborating on UI/UX design to enhance user experience (no need to be a designer, just care about good UX)

Integrating with backend services using GraphQL APIs

Supporting internal teams in using our ground software (Cockpit)

Getting hands-on with satellite operations—everyone at Loft plays a role in mission success!

Tech stack:

🚀 Frontend: Vue.js, TypeScript, HTML, CSS
🚀 APIs: GraphQL
🚀 Bonus: Web Components (Lit)

Strong proficiency in TypeScript / HTML / CSS

Experience with Vue or React

Experience working on SPAs

Experience with GraphQL APIs

Experience with Testing (Unit and integration testing (e.g., Vitest, Jest, Cypress

Experience with Web Components

Experience with Mapping/Geospatial Libraries – e.g., Leaflet, Mapbox, or CesiumJS (could be useful for visualizing satellite data)

Interest in Space or Aerospace – No prior experience is required, but enthusiasm for space technology is a bonus!

UI/UX sensibility (no need to be a designer, just to care about that)

100% company-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance option for employees and dependents

Flexible Spending (FSA) and Health Savings (HSA) Accounts offered with an employer contribution to the HSA

100% employer paid Life, AD&D, Short-Term, and Long-Term Disability insurance

Flexible Time Off policy for vacation and sick leave, and 12 paid holidays

401(k) plan and equity options

Daily catered lunches and snacks in office

International exposure to our team in France

Fully paid parental leave; 14 weeks for birthing parent and 10 weeks for non-birthing parent

Carrot Fertility provides comprehensive, inclusive fertility healthcare and family-forming benefits with financial support

Off-sites and many social events and celebrations

Relocation assistance when applicable

*Research shows that while men apply to jobs where they meet an average of 60% of the criteria, women and other underrepresented people tend to only apply when they meet 100% of the qualifications. At Loft, we value respectful debate and people who aren’t afraid to challenge assumptions. We strongly encourage you to apply, even if you don’t check all the boxes.

Who We Are

Loft: Space Made Simple.

Founded in 2017, Loft provides governments, companies, and research institutions with a fast, reliable, and simple way to deploy missions in orbit.

We integrate, launch, and operate spacecraft, offering end-to-end missions as a service across Earth observation, IoT connectivity, on-orbit AI, national security missions, and more. Leveraging our existing space infrastructure and an extensive inventory of satellite buses, Loft is reducing years-long integration and launch timelines to months. With more than 30 missions flown, Loft’s flight heritage and proven technologies enable customers to focus on their mission objectives.

With a growing fleet on track to reach 30 satellites by 2027, we are scaling up quickly across our offices in San Francisco, CA | Golden, CO | and Toulouse, France to meet accelerating demand for space infrastructure.

As an international company your resume will be reviewed by people across our offices so please attach a copy in English.