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Senior Software Engineer (Prism)

Northwood Space, Torrance, CA

Posted pay

$140K–$170K

a year

Location: Torrance, CA
Work type: Not given
Level: Senior
Experience: 5+ years
Skills in the job text: Python
C++
Rust
C
Posted: Today
Last check: 2 h ago
Job type: Software engineering

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The role

As a Software Engineer at Northwood, you will be pivotal in designing, implementing, and optimizing the global service that delivers connectivity to our customers. You will have ownership over key areas - ranging from control of our antenna systems to the customer APIs that enable booking time on our network. An ideal candidate is someone who likes to work across areas of responsibility and can dive deep into high priority challenges.

What you will do

Design and implement control systems for our ground station hardware, you will write software that interacts with everything from embedded systems to RF modems

Create comprehensive monitoring and alerting solutions for software and infrastructure

Design and implement software that orchestrates our global antenna network and data plane

What you need

5+ years of professional software development experience
Completed bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Math or other related major
Knowledge of API design, authentication, and access control best practices

Nice to have

Understanding of network programming and IP protocols
Proficiency in one or more of the following:
Rust, python, C/C++
Excellent communication and collaboration skills
Familiarity with systemd service development
Knowledge of UI/UX best practices
Experience with containerization and CI/CD pipelines
Experience with automated testing frameworks
Experience with global software operations
Experience designing/implementing orchestration engines for distributed nodes (think robotics, long running jobs, data pipelines, etc…)

Additional Information

To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) 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 eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

About Northwood Space

Northwood is a modern space infrastructure company bringing the benefits of space to the masses through advanced communications technology. We are building a global network of phased array and parabolic ground stations that enable real-time, reliable communication for satellite missions such as national security, global connectivity, and disaster response. With a vertically integrated approach, Northwood designs, builds, and rapidly deploys scalable systems that power the next generation of space missions.

If you like solving complex challenges and seeing your work deployed around the world with real impact, Northwood is the place to do it.

Legal notes

Northwood Space is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Northwood Space is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.

If you need a reasonable accommodation as part of your application for employment or interviews with us, please let us know at accommodations@northwoodspace.io

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Money raised: $505MSum of funding rounds on record
Newest round: Series CNov 2, 2026

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