Staff Software Engineer - Backend

northwoodspace • Washington, DC

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About The Position

Northwood is on a mission to transform connectivity between earth and space and bring the benefits of space to the masses through innovations in space communications technologies. If you are energized by building at a high-velocity company and seeing your work deployed in locations around the globe with real impact, we want you at Northwood. 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.

Requirements

• 7+ 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 Haves

• 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)

Responsibilities

• 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 This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed