Software Engineer – Full Stack

Northwood Space is seeking a Senior Full Stack Software Engineer to join their team in El Segundo. This role involves ownership of customer-facing front-end interfaces (both human and computer) and the development of interfaces that facilitate simple and scalable communication for customers. The ideal candidate will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams and customers to create innovative solutions for reliable, efficient, simple, and available systems.

Key responsibilities include:

• Designing and implementing user-friendly interfaces for customer onboarding, scheduling, telemetry, and data handling using modern web technologies.
• Developing and maintaining robust back-end systems for managing customer data, supporting the GUI, and handling tasks from scheduling to billing.
• Creating intuitive and responsive GUIs that display complex data visualizations like FFTs, AzEll plots, and IQ data.
• Designing and managing databases to ensure efficient data storage, retrieval, and security.
• Developing and maintaining APIs to facilitate communication between front-end and back-end systems.
• Supporting internal development through the creation of tooling for development, test, integration, and deployment.
• Interacting with customers to understand their needs and incorporate them into Northwood's system and front-end designs.
• Leading critical projects or initiatives.
• Utilizing knowledge across the stack to integrate front-end applications with back-end APIs, databases, and services.

The ideal candidate should have:

• 6+ years of experience in software and application development, with a strong focus on web development.
• 5+ years of experience in full-stack application development.
• Proficiency in front-end technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, React/Vue/Angular).
• Strong back-end development skills in Python (FastAPI) or similar frameworks/languages.
• Experience with database management (SQL, NoSQL).
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work in a fast-paced startup environment.

This role offers the opportunity to work on cutting-edge space communication technologies and make a real impact in transforming connectivity between earth and space. Join Northwood Space and be part of a team that's bringing the benefits of space to the masses through innovative solutions.