Platform Engineer, Space Infra - Build Ground Stations

Northwoodspace; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Northwood Space is seeking an early-career Software Engineer for the Platform team. You’ll ship production code from week one, with mentorship, and grow ownership as you prove yourself.

The role spans cloud services and a global network of antenna ground stations, requiring fast learning and clear problem-solving. You’ll contribute to building and operating the software stack that enables real-time, reliable satellite communications.

Qualifications

• 0 to 2 years of professional software experience.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering, math, or a related field.
• 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.
• Has solved a hard technical problem largely on their own, such as debugging a non-obvious failure or designing a system from scratch.

Responsibilities

• Deliver and release software across cloud and ground stations.
• Build CI and release pipelines that take code from commit to production, in the cloud and at ground stations around the world.
• Ensure safe and continuous shipping with staged rollouts and fast rollback.
• Simulate and test with ground stations and lab test benches using real hardware.
• Build tools that replay real recorded data through the system to catch problems early.
• Automate provisioning of new sites remotely.
• Write software for servers near antennas and keep a global fleet healthy.
• Build observability through monitoring, logging, and alerting for all services and sites.
• Develop backend services and web interfaces used day-to-day by engineers and operators.
• Collaborate with users and turn feedback into platform improvements.

Skills

Python

Go

Rust

TypeScript

C++

CI/CD

Debugging

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering/Math

Tools

GitHub Actions

GitLab CI

Docker

AWS

Terraform

Job description

Northwood Space is seeking an early-career Software Engineer for the Platform team. You’ll ship production code from week one, with mentorship, and grow ownership as you prove yourself.

The role spans cloud services and a global network of antenna ground stations, requiring fast learning and clear problem-solving. You’ll contribute to building and operating the software stack that enables real-time, reliable satellite communications.