High-Performance Software Engineer

15 hours ago


El Segundo, California, United States northwoodspace Full time
Company Overview
Northwood Space is a pioneering company transforming connectivity between earth and space. We aim to bring the benefits of space to the masses through innovations in space communications technologies.

As a High-Performance Software Engineer, you will play a crucial role in shaping our mission-critical applications and scaling data distribution systems. Your expertise will empower our global ground station network infrastructure, supporting low-latency, high-throughput performance.

The estimated salary for this position is $**175,000 - 200,000** per year, based on industry standards and location.

Job Description
In this role, you will design, implement, and optimize software solutions that interact deeply with operating systems, file systems, and network stacks. You will tackle challenges such as kernel tuning, OS-level optimizations, and efficient resource management in both on-premises and cloud environments.

Your responsibilities will include:
  • OS-Level Optimization: Develop and tune operating systems and kernel settings to maximize performance for low-latency, high-bandwidth applications.
  • Networking Expertise: Design and implement robust data planes to move data quickly and securely across distributed systems, applying advanced TCP tuning and protocol optimization.
  • Cloud and Containerization: Build scalable, cloud-integrated systems leveraging technologies like containers, hypervisors, and cloud-native solutions (AWS, EC2-level tuning, etc.).
  • Distributed Systems: Create scalable, reliable distributed software architectures for managing data flows, telemetry, and control systems in hybrid cloud/on premises environments.


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