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# Ground Software Engineer - Core

- **Company:** Loft Orbital
- **Location:** Toulouse, France
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Continuous Integration, DevOps, Django Web Framework, Python (Programming Language), Queueing Systems, Prometheus, Software Systems, Web Applications, Grafana, Vue.js, Kubernetes, Graphql, Front End Software Development, Video Streaming, Terraform
- **Published:** October 30, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.welcometothejungle.com/en/companies/loft-orbital/jobs/ground-software-engineer-core_occitanie

## About the Role

* Solid backend software development experience
 * Hands-on knowledge of deployment and Infrastructure as Code
 * Ability to define and maintain CI/CD pipelines
 * Experience working with Kubernetes

 * Python development, particularly with Django
 * Knowledge of GraphQL and Graphene
 * Experience with message queues and streaming technologies (NATS)
 * Knowledge of DevOps and observability tools (Helm, Terraform, OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, Loki, etc)
 * Familiarity with AI tooling
 * Frontend development with Vue and Web Components

## Description

* Evaluate and implement new technologies and software patterns that propagate to the entire Loft's software stack
 * Lead the creation and evolution of Loft's AI tooling for development, review, and spacecraft anomaly investigation
 * Develop central ground platform functionalities such as workflow automation, microservice inter-communication, and metrics
 * Take responsibility for the reliability and performance of Loft's ground platform infrastructure, including message queues, CI/CD, and observability
 * Have the opportunity to take part in spacecraft operations through SatDevOps rotations, occasionally helping investigate anomalies and supporting real-time incident response when needed
 * Collaborate with software engineers and satellite operators from all over the company to support and foster consistent, maintainable, and performant software solutions