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Northwood Space is a modern space infrastructure company building a global network of phased array ground stations that enable real-time, reliable communication for satellite missions including national security, global connectivity, and disaster response. The company designs, builds, and rapidly deploys scalable systems with a vertically integrated approach.
You will own internal tools end-to-end, from the API and data layer to the UI, shipping them to an internal customer base of platform, software, hardware, and operations engineers. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys shipping fast, gathering feedback from users, and building iteratively.
Key responsibilities include:
- Design, build, and maintain internal web applications and services that support build, release, and engineering workflows
- Build backend APIs and integrations against GitLab, artifact registries, telemetry stores, and internal platform services
- Own the full lifecycle of tools you and others build, including requirements gathering from internal users, implementation, deployment via the platform's GitOps flow, and ongoing support
- Contribute to shared internal tooling frameworks, component libraries, and standards
- Instrument tools for observability and traceability
- Participate in code reviews and design discussions across the Development team
- Work within standards set by the Development lead and partner with Platform Delivery to develop deployment and onboarding workflows
REQUIREMENTS:
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
- 3+ years of professional full stack development experience
- Proficiency in Python, Rust, or Go for backend services and TypeScript for frontend work
- Experience building and consuming REST or gRPC APIs and working with relational databases
- Comfort with containers, Git-based workflows, and CI pipelines
- Track record of shipping working software to real users and iterating on their feedback
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience building internal tools or developer platforms for engineering organizations
- Familiarity with GitLab APIs, webhook-driven automation, or CI/CD orchestration
- Experience with Grafana, VictoriaMetrics, time-series data, or building operational dashboards
- Exposure to Nix, Kubernetes, and GitOps deployment patterns
- Demonstrable proficiency in Rust
Note: To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations (ITAR), you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.
