Lead Software Engineer

Responsibilities

• Lead the Cloud team: set technical direction, mentor engineers, drive execution, and own delivery of Northwood's cloud services end to end
• Design and develop Northwood's cloud-based booking and reservation system for global antenna network access
• Build and maintain customer-facing APIs and portals for everything from scheduling and booking to automated network rerouting
• Implement sophisticated workflows that provide strong guarantees to our customers and make the most out of every site we deploy across the world
• Own the orchestration layer that coordinates antenna operations across our global network, including the interfaces and contracts between cloud services and on-site ground systems
• Design and operate the control plane, dataplane and telemetry delivery path, ensuring seamless integration across on-premises and cloud environments
• Develop billing and metering systems that accurately track resource usage and generate invoices
• Drive the design and implementation of a comprehensive monitoring solution to ensure continuous platform uptime
• Collaborate with the Ground and Data teams, site operations, and network operations 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

Requirements

• 6+ years of professional software development experience
• 3+ years building and scaling cloud-based services and APIs in production environments
• Experience leading engineering teams or projects as a tech lead, with a track record of mentoring engineers and driving technical direction
• 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, Haskell, etc. Open to other languages suitable for cloud services and distributed systems
• Experience building global-scale customer-facing platforms with high reliability requirements
• Experience defining service boundaries and interfaces across hybrid cloud and on-premises environments
• Knowledge of API design, authentication, and access control best practices
• Experience with event-driven architectures and message queues
• Experience with high-throughput data delivery, streaming pipelines, or telemetry systems
• Familiarity with billing systems, usage tracking, or subscription management
• Understanding of simulation and modeling (satellite propagation, etc.)
• Experience with Kubernetes, containerization, and CI/CD pipelines
• Knowledge of satellite communications or relevant domain experience (beneficial but not required)

Compensation and Benefits

• Software Engineering Manager/Level 3: $174,000 - 218,000 per year
• Software Engineering Manager/Level 4: $192,000 - 240,000 per year
• Software Engineering Manager/Level 5: $208,000 - $260,000 per year
• Base salary is just one part of your total rewards package at Northwood. You may also be eligible for equity in the form of stock options or other long-term incentives, as well as potential performance bonuses.
• Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage, a 401(k) retirement plan, short- and long-term disability insurance, life insurance, paid parental leave, generous paid time off, and various other perks and discounts.