Backend Software Developer Jobs in Colorado
Backend Software Developer jobs in Colorado are among the most active in the nation, concentrated in cloud infrastructure, fintech, aerospace software, and enterprise SaaS, with openings at every level from junior to staff engineer. Denver, Boulder, and Colorado Springs account for the bulk of hiring, anchored by employers like Lockheed Martin, Charles Schwab, and Palantir, which have maintained significant engineering operations in the state for years. The strongest demand is in API development, distributed systems, and cloud-native backend work, particularly in Go, Python, and Java. Find a role that fits below and apply directly.
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Loft Orbital is looking for a Backend Software Engineer to join the Mission Platform organization.
You'll work on a small and driven team, developing a brand new software product that optimizes tasking across a large heterogeneous constellation of multi-sensor satellites:
scale to fly 50+ satellites, serving 100,000s of customer tasking orders
design, build and optimize a brand new product from scratch
solve challenging problems across multiple domains:
Astrodynamics, satellite capacity modeling and simulation
Back-end/API performance
Low latency, high responsiveness system design
Mathematical optimization and scheduling problems
We're looking for someone with a solid background in software engineering, ideally with a proven track record of building systems from scratch and solving complex, system-level problems. The ideal candidate can operate independently in a fast-paced environment and challenge requirements.
About this role:
- Develop and improve a new software product that manages customer orders across a multi-sensor constellation of satellites
- Interface with teams to help design the customer-facing interfaces and the back-end pipeline that goes from a plan to onboard execution
- Build tools and services that help sales and operators understand current and future capacity, operational risks and opportunities for growth
- Solve complex multi-objective optimization problems that maximize collection capacity, balancing various (conflicting) customer constraints, and help define what “optimal” means
- Design systems of systems: decompose complex problems into well-bounded services with clear interfaces, and reason about how they interact, fail, and scale together
Must Haves:
- Bachelor's degree in Software Engineering, Physics/Astrodynamics, Mathematics or a related field
- 2+ years of experience with designing and developing software libraries and backend services, preferably in Python
- Proven track record of operating independently and solving complex problems
- Experience with system design
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, for technical and non-technical audiences
Nice to Haves:
- Master’s degree in Software Engineering, Physics/Astrodynamics, Mathematics or a related field
- 5+ years of experience designing and developing software libraries and backend services, preferably in Python
- Proficiency with Django/GraphQL stacks
- Hands-on experience operating spacecraft
- Experience with C++ / high-performance Python (vectorization, JIT compilation like Numba, GPU parallelization)
- Demonstrated practical experience building high-performance backend software applications and/or libraries
- Specialization in one of the following disciplines:
- Integer/linear/multi-objective optimization or other Operations Research style problems
- Back-end/API performance optimization
- Distributed systems
- Security
- Earth observation tasking
- High-performance computing
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
- International exposure to our team in France
- Fully paid parental leave; 14 weeks for primary caregiver and 10 weeks for secondary caregiver
- 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
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.
Loft Orbital is looking for a Backend Software Engineer to join the Mission Platform organization.
You'll work on a small and driven team, developing a brand new software product that optimizes tasking across a large heterogeneous constellation of multi-sensor satellites:
scale to fly 50+ satellites, serving 100,000s of customer tasking orders
design, build and optimize a brand new product from scratch
solve challenging problems across multiple domains:
Astrodynamics, satellite capacity modeling and simulation
Back-end/API performance
Low latency, high responsiveness system design
Mathematical optimization and scheduling problems
We're looking for someone with a solid background in software engineering, ideally with a proven track record of building systems from scratch and solving complex, system-level problems. The ideal candidate can operate independently in a fast-paced environment and challenge requirements.
About this role:
- Develop and improve a new software product that manages customer orders across a multi-sensor constellation of satellites
- Interface with teams to help design the customer-facing interfaces and the back-end pipeline that goes from a plan to onboard execution
- Build tools and services that help sales and operators understand current and future capacity, operational risks and opportunities for growth
- Solve complex multi-objective optimization problems that maximize collection capacity, balancing various (conflicting) customer constraints, and help define what “optimal” means
- Design systems of systems: decompose complex problems into well-bounded services with clear interfaces, and reason about how they interact, fail, and scale together
Must Haves:
- Bachelor's degree in Software Engineering, Physics/Astrodynamics, Mathematics or a related field
- 2+ years of experience with designing and developing software libraries and backend services, preferably in Python
- Proven track record of operating independently and solving complex problems
- Experience with system design
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, for technical and non-technical audiences
Nice to Haves:
- Master’s degree in Software Engineering, Physics/Astrodynamics, Mathematics or a related field
- 5+ years of experience designing and developing software libraries and backend services, preferably in Python
- Proficiency with Django/GraphQL stacks
- Hands-on experience operating spacecraft
- Experience with C++ / high-performance Python (vectorization, JIT compilation like Numba, GPU parallelization)
- Demonstrated practical experience building high-performance backend software applications and/or libraries
- Specialization in one of the following disciplines:
- Integer/linear/multi-objective optimization or other Operations Research style problems
- Back-end/API performance optimization
- Distributed systems
- Security
- Earth observation tasking
- High-performance computing
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
- International exposure to our team in France
- Fully paid parental leave; 14 weeks for primary caregiver and 10 weeks for secondary caregiver
- 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
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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The qualifications that appear most often in backend software developer jobs across Colorado.
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, or a related technical field
- Proficiency in one or more backend languages such as Python, Java, Go, or Node.js
- Experience designing and maintaining RESTful or GraphQL APIs at production scale
- Hands-on knowledge of cloud platforms, particularly AWS, Google Cloud, or Azure
- Familiarity with relational and NoSQL databases including PostgreSQL, MySQL, or MongoDB
- Experience with containerization and orchestration tools such as Docker and Kubernetes
Backend Software Developer Jobs in Colorado: Frequently Asked Questions
How do you become a backend software developer in Colorado?
Backend software development has no state-issued license or registration requirement in Colorado, so the path runs through education and demonstrated skill. Most employers in Denver, Boulder, and Colorado Springs hire candidates with a bachelor's degree in computer science or software engineering, though graduates of accredited Colorado coding bootcamps or community college programs are competitive for junior roles when they can show a strong portfolio of backend projects and working knowledge of cloud infrastructure.
How much do backend software developers make in Colorado?
Backend software developers in Colorado earn a median of about $138,390 a year, based on May 2025 Bureau of Labor Statistics wage data, ranging from around $96,480 for the lowest 10% to over $213,010 for the top 10%. Pay rises with experience, specialty, and employer.
Which companies hire backend software developers in Colorado?
Colorado backend software developer roles are posted by Garmin, spire, and LearnLux and others right now, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Colorado's mix of aerospace, fintech, and cloud technology companies creates consistent backend hiring across both large enterprise employers and well-funded mid-size software firms headquartered along the Front Range.
Which Colorado cities have the most backend software developer jobs?
Denver, Boulder, and Louisville have the most backend software developer openings in Colorado. Denver drives the largest share of demand through its dense concentration of fintech, cloud SaaS, and enterprise software companies, while Boulder's startup and research technology ecosystem sustains strong hiring independently, and Colorado Springs benefits from the large defense and aerospace contractors based there, including several with dedicated software engineering divisions.
Are there remote backend software developer jobs in Colorado?
Yes, and more than most fields. About 100% of backend software developer openings tied to Colorado are remote or hybrid as of November 2026, reflecting how naturally the work translates to distributed teams. Roles focused on API development, microservices, and cloud infrastructure are the most consistently offered as fully remote, since they require no physical presence and are already built around asynchronous collaboration tools.
How can I get hired as a backend software developer in Colorado with little or no experience?
The most realistic entry path is through a junior or associate software engineer role, and Colorado's Front Range technology sector hires for these regularly. Large Colorado employers like Lockheed Martin and Charles Schwab run structured new-graduate and early-career programs, and Boulder's startup community frequently takes on junior backend developers willing to work across the stack. Building a portfolio with deployed APIs or open-source backend contributions, combined with a relevant degree or bootcamp credential, gives candidates a clear edge over applicants without demonstrable project work.
Where can I find and apply to backend software developer jobs in Colorado?
You can find and apply to backend software developer jobs in Colorado on Migrate Mate, which lists current Colorado openings across the state's major hiring markets. Find roles that match your experience level and specialization, then apply directly to the employers posting them.
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