Senior Software Engineer - Backend

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 a

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). Preferred: Experience with Rust, Golang, etc.; building global-scale customer-facing platforms; API design, authentication, access control; event-driven architectures and message queues; b