Frontend Engineer
loftorbital
San Francisco, CA
Posted Apr 6, 2026
- Full-time
- Software
Job description
**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. ### About this role: - **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) ### Must Haves: - 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) ### 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 - 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