Take space missions further faster. Backed by a16z.
About the role
Own and operate one or more components of the Northwood infrastructure stack (CI/CD, app platform, cloud/IaC, networking, observability, security tooling). Take a defined scope and execute without ongoing oversight. Build and maintain infrastructure as code. Default to Terraform, Helm, and GitOps.
What they're looking for
- 3-5 years of production infrastructure experience (SRE, DevOps, platform, network, or systems engineering)
- Working competence across: Linux, networking fundamentals, AWS or equivalent cloud, infrastructure as code (Terraform), containers and Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines, observability tooling. Not expert in all — competent enough to operate and contribute
- Demonstrated ownership of a production system end-to-end: design, implementation, operation
- On-call experience in a production environment with measurable reliability outcomes
- Comfortable in code (Python, Go, or similar) for automation, tooling, and integration work
- Strong technical writing — design docs, runbooks, post-mortems
More about this role
Northwood is a modern space infrastructure company bringing the benefits of space to the masses through advanced communications technology. We are building a global network of phased array ground stations that enable real-time, reliable communication for satellite missions such as national security, global connectivity, and disaster response. With a vertically integrated approach, Northwood designs, builds, and rapidly deploys scalable systems that power the next generation of space missions. If you like solving complex challenges and seeing your work deployed around the world with real impact, Northwood is the place to do it.
Core individual contributor role on the Northwood Infrastructure team. Operates defined scope independently with a spike in at least one area of depth.
Own and operate one or more components of the Northwood infrastructure stack (CI/CD, app platform, cloud/IaC, networking, observability, security tooling). Take a defined scope and execute without ongoing oversight.
Build and maintain infrastructure as code. Default to Terraform, Helm, and GitOps.
Carry on-call for the infra stack. Handle the majority of incidents to resolution independently.
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