Frontend Engineer

Loft Orbital Solutions
San Francisco, CA, United States
1 day ago
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Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Job source

Tech stack

HTML JavaScript (Programming Language) Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) Unit Testing Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) Design of User Interfaces Systems Integration TypeScript Web Applications ReactJS Cypress (Programming Language) Backend
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Vue.js Graphql Front End Software Development JestJS

Job description

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., * 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

Requirements

  • 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 Nice to Haves:

  • 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)

Benefits & conditions

Some of Our Awesome Benefits:

  • 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

About the company

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  • 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.

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