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Senior Software Engineer (Platform)

Northwood Space, Torrance, CA +1

Posted pay

$142K–$224K

a year

Location: Torrance, CA +1
Work type: Onsite
Level: Senior
Experience: 5+ years
Skills in the job text: AWS
Kubernetes
GCP
Azure
Go
Rust
Posted: Aug 19, 2026
Last check: 3 h ago
Job type: Infra, platform & SRE

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The role

Northwood Space is looking for a backend focused Staff Engineer to join our Software team. In this role, you will lead the development of our cloud-based platform that manages global antenna scheduling, customer booking, and service provisioning. You will design and implement scalable systems for resource allocation, billing, and customer-facing APIs that enable seamless access to our space communication network. Your expertise in cloud architecture and distributed systems will be essential in creating reliable, performant services that handle complex scheduling constraints while delivering a simple customer experience.

What you will do

Design and develop Northwood's cloud-based scheduling and orchestration system for global antenna network access
Build and maintain customer-facing APIs and interfaces for everything from scheduling to real time communications and data routing
Design and implement Northwood's control and data planes, ensuring seamless integration across on-premises and cloud environments
Develop billing and metering systems that accurately track resource usage and generate invoices
Create orchestration systems to coordinate antenna operations across our global network
Collaborate with Customers, network operations, and the larger software team to build a truly resilient global network
Work with customers on defining secure and scalable interfaces for Telemetry, Tracking, and Control (TT&C) and payload data transfer, putting simplicity and extensibility first

What you need

5+ years of professional software development experience
3+ years building and scaling cloud-based services and APIs in production environments
Experience with distributed scheduling systems, resource allocation, or booking platforms
Proficiency in modern cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud)

Nice to have

Experience with one or more of the following languages:
Rust, Golang, etc…
Open to other languages suitable for cloud services and distributed systems
Experience building global-scale customer-facing platforms with high reliability requirements
Knowledge of API design, authentication, and access control best practices
Experience with event-driven architectures and message queues
Familiarity with billing systems, usage tracking, or subscription management
Understanding of simulation and modeling (Satellite propogation, etc…)
Experience with Kubernetes, containerization, and CI/CD pipelines
Knowledge of satellite communications or relevant domain experience (beneficial but not required)

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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Company facts

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

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Northwood Space

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With posted pay: 97%
Median posted base: $125K–$175K

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