Software Engineer- Early Career (Platform)

The role

You will build software that takes products from prototype to full operation. This includes building CI and release pipelines, simulation and test tools, ground station automation, observability, internal platform tools, and infrastructure as code.

What you will do

• Build CI and release pipelines for cloud and ground stations
• Make shipping safe and continuous with staged rollouts and fast rollback
• Build simulated ground stations and lab test benches
• Build tools that replay real recorded data through the system
• Automate how new sites are brought online, configured, and updated
• Write software that runs on servers next to antennas
• Build monitoring, logging, and alerting for services and sites
• Turn raw telemetry into signals for engineers and operators
• Build backend services and web interfaces for engineers and operators
• Define cloud and site infrastructure as code

Required 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 or relied
• Has solved a hard technical problem largely on their own

Nice to have

• Proficiency in one or more languages such as Python, Go, Rust, or TypeScript
• Has built a backend API and a frontend that uses it
• Exposure to CI pipelines, containers, a cloud platform, or infrastructure as code
• Day-to-day comfort with Linux and the command line, or coursework and projects in operating systems, networking, or distributed systems
• Built a tool, script, or library other developers used
• Projects involving hardware, embedded systems, RF, robotics, or space
• A track record of going past what was asked
• Comfort with AI coding tools

Before you apply

• To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligib

About the company

Northwood is a modern space infrastructure company bringing the benefits of space to the masses through advanced communications technology. They build a global network of phased array and parabolic ground stations.