Software Recruiter

Loft Orbital•Toulouse, 76 31000, FR• Full Time

Posted 1 month ago• Software• Operations

Job Description

We’re looking for a technical recruiter who is excited to level up how we hire software talent at Loft. You’ll own the full-cycle recruiting process - from sourcing to offer - for roles within our Cockpit software and adjacent teams. You’ll work closely with hiring managers to shape hiring strategies, drive alignment, and deliver an exceptional candidate experience, all while helping us raise the bar across process, quality, and speed.

Must Haves:

3+ years of full-cycle technical recruiting experience, ideally in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.

Demonstrated strength in sourcing, including use of LinkedIn Recruiter and advanced Boolean search techniques.

Proven success hiring mid-to-senior level software engineers and technical candidates.

Prior experience hiring across a range of software engineering roles—including backend, frontend, full stack, embedded software, and flight software engineers—as well as other specialties such as infrastructure, DevOps, and data engineering.

Strong understanding of software engineering roles, stacks, and terminology.

Experience recruiting globally, with a strong understanding of both the US and European software/tech ecosystems—including major players, emerging startups, and talent hubs—to inform and continuously refine sourcing strategies.

Ability to pitch Loft’s mission and culture to high-caliber, passive candidates.

Skilled at building long-term relationships with candidates, even those not immediately ready to move.

Experience conducting interviews and managing candidate communication through the full lifecycle.

Proficiency with ATS tools (Lever preferred), including maintaining accurate and up-to-date pipelines.

Collaborative mindset and ability to align closely with both hiring managers and the internal recruiting team.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.

Nice to Haves:

Background in agency recruiting or experience working across multiple clients/teams.

Experience sourcing or closing technical candidates in both the US and EU markets.

Familiarity with the European startup ecosystem and an interest in deep/hardware tech trends.

Comfort working cross-functionally with distributed teams.

Interest in or enthusiasm for the aerospace/space industry.

Experience using social platforms like LinkedIn to support employer branding and drive candidate engagement.

Ability to report on recruiting pipeline metrics and use data to inform prioritization and strategy.

*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.