Full Stack Internal Tools Engineer — Build Core Dev Platforms

Northwood; Torrance (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Northwood is seeking a Full Stack Developer to build internal tools end to end, from API and data layer to UI, for an internal customer base of platform, software, hardware, and operations engineers.

You will work with Python, Rust/Go, and TypeScript, building REST and gRPC APIs, and integrating with GitLab, telemetry stores, and databases. The role emphasizes shipping quickly, iterating on user feedback, and contributing to internal tooling and deployment workflows.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 3+ years of professional full stack development experience.
• Proficiency in Python, Rust or Go for backend services and TypeScript for frontend work.
• Experience building and consuming REST or gRPC APIs and working with relational databases.
• Comfort with containers, Git-based workflows, and CI pipelines.
• Track record of shipping working software to real users and iterating on their feedback.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain internal web applications and services that support build, release, and engineering workflows.
• Build backend APIs and integrations against GitLab, artifact registries, telemetry stores, and internal platform services.
• Own the full lifecycle of the tools you and others build, including requirements gathering from internal users, implementation, deployment via the platform's GitOps flow, and ongoing support.
• Contribute to shared internal tooling frameworks, component libraries, and standards.
• Instrument tools for observability and traceability.
• Participate in code reviews and design discussions across the Development team.

Skills

Python

Rust/Go

TypeScript

REST/gRPC APIs

Relational Databases

Containers

GitOps

CI Pipelines

Observability

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering or related

Tools

GitLab APIs

Grafana

VictoriaMetrics

Kubernetes

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Job description

Northwood is seeking a Full Stack Developer to build internal tools end to end, from API and data layer to UI, for an internal customer base of platform, software, hardware, and operations engineers.

You will work with Python, Rust/Go, and TypeScript, building REST and gRPC APIs, and integrating with GitLab, telemetry stores, and databases. The role emphasizes shipping quickly, iterating on user feedback, and contributing to internal tooling and deployment workflows.