Lead Cloud Architect for Global Satellite Networking

Doist

Torrance (CA)

On-site

USD 140,000 - 190,000

Full time

9 days ago

Get more replies from employers

Send a job-specific resume in minutes.

Job summary

Northwood Space in Torrance is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to own and grow our Cloud team. You will shape the cloud platform that schedules global antennas, provisions services, and coordinates with ground and data systems.

You will mentor engineers, set technical direction, and ensure scalable, reliable systems that deliver real-time communications for satellite missions. This role blends leadership with hands-on design across cloud, API, and orchestration workloads.

Qualifications

6+ years of professional software development experience.
3+ years building and scaling cloud-based services and APIs in production.
Experience leading engineering teams or projects as a tech lead, with a track record of mentoring engineers and driving technical direction.
Experience with distributed scheduling systems, resource allocation, or booking platforms.

Responsibilities

Set technical direction for cloud services and mentor engineers.
Design and develop cloud-based booking and reservation system for global antenna network access.
Build and maintain customer-facing APIs and portals for scheduling and booking.
Implement workflows with strong guarantees for customers across deployed sites.
Own the orchestration layer coordinating cloud services and on-site ground systems.
Develop monitoring, billing/meters, and telemetry delivery for the platform.