Senior Software Engineer, Space Infrastructure & Global Network

Northwood Space; Torrance (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 245,000; Full time

Job summary

Northwood Space, a modern space infrastructure company, is seeking a Software Engineer to design, implement, and optimize the global service delivering connectivity to customers. You will own areas from antenna system control to customer APIs for booking time on our network, collaborating across teams to tackle high-priority challenges.

Ideal candidates have 5-7+ years of software development experience, a STEM bachelor’s degree, and strong skills in Rust, Golang, and C/C++.

Qualifications

• 5-7+ years of professional software development experience (this doesn’t have to be from a full-time role)
• Completed bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Math or related major (soft-requirement)
• Experience with distributed systems and cloud services is preferred

Responsibilities

• Design and implement distributed systems and control planes for global satellite connectivity
• Develop RESTful APIs, database interactions, and frontend integrations
• Build and optimize data pipelines for high-throughput environments
• Contribute to edge systems software interacting with embedded hardware and RF modems
• Create monitoring, alerting, and telemetry solutions to ensure reliability and uptime

Skills

Rust

Golang

C/C++

Distributed Systems

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/CE/Math

Tools

AWS

Azure

PostgreSQL

Job description

Northwood Space, a modern space infrastructure company, is seeking a Software Engineer to design, implement, and optimize the global service delivering connectivity to customers. You will own areas from antenna system control to customer APIs for booking time on our network, collaborating across teams to tackle high-priority challenges.

Ideal candidates have 5-7+ years of software development experience, a STEM bachelor’s degree, and strong skills in Rust, Golang, and C/C++.