Platform Engineer – Global Space Network

Northwood; Torrance (CA); Presencial; USD 120.000 - 180.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Northwood is seeking an early-career Platform Software Engineer to help build and operate a global network of phased array ground stations and cloud services. You will ship production software from day one, with mentorship, and take on more ownership as you learn.

You will work on building CI/CD pipelines, simulators, and tools that keep sites healthy and observable across remote locations. A strong foundation in languages like Python/Go/Rust/TypeScript or C++ is valued, along with Linux and

Formación

• 0 to 2 years of professional software experience; internships, research, open source, and projects outside the classroom all count.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering, math, or a related field is a soft requirement.
• Has written real software in at least one general-purpose language (such as Python, Go, Rust, TypeScript, or C++) beyond required coursework.
• Has built and shipped something other people used or relied on.
• Has solved a hard technical problem largely on their own, such as debugging a non-obvious failure or designing a system from scratch.

Responsabilidades

• Ship to real production systems from your first weeks, with close mentorship.
• Build the CI and release pipelines that take code from commit to production, in the cloud and at ground stations around the world.
• Develop and maintain platform software across sites and cloud to ensure reliability and scalability.
• Collaborate with engineers and operators to improve monitoring and fault detection across the network.

Conocimientos

Python

Go

Rust

TypeScript

C++

Educación

Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering, math, or a related field

Herramientas

GitHub Actions

GitLab CI

Docker

AWS

Terraform

CloudFormation

Linux

Descripción del empleo

Northwood is seeking an early-career Platform Software Engineer to help build and operate a global network of phased array ground stations and cloud services. You will ship production software from day one, with mentorship, and take on more ownership as you learn.

You will work on building CI/CD pipelines, simulators, and tools that keep sites healthy and observable across remote locations. A strong foundation in languages like Python/Go/Rust/TypeScript or C++ is valued, along with Linux and