Software Engineer – Distributed Systems (mid-late career)

Northwood is seeking a Distributed Systems Software Engineer to join their team in Los Angeles, CA. The ideal candidate will have 6+ years of professional software development experience and 3+ years of industry experience in architecting and scaling distributed systems. As a Distributed Systems Software Engineer, you will design, implement, and optimize data and control plane functionalities within Northwood's global ground station network infrastructure.

Requirements

• 6+ years of professional software development experience
• 3+ years of industry experience in architecting and scaling distributed systems in production and/or large-scale software services in the cloud
• Proficiency in one or more of the following: Rust, Golang, Haskell, C/C++
• Experience building & operating highly reliable distributed systems in a cloud/on-prem environment
• Experience in Network programming and understanding of the IP protocols
• Experience with cloud infrastructure - AWS, Azure or Google Cloud

Benefits

• Long term incentives such as company stock, stock options, and cash awards
• Discretionary bonus for performance
• Equity, health care, unlimited vacation, retirement savings and professional development