Software Engineer, Platform (Early Career) at NorthwoodSpace · LumiJobs

Qualification

Bachelor's degree in computer scienceCI/CD pipelines (such as GitHub ActionsA cloud platform (such as AWSLinux and the command lineHas owned a serviceBuilt web applications end to endBuilt developer platformsBuilt test infrastructure

Required

Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
3+ years of professional software engineering experience, writing production code in at least one general-purpose language (such as Python, Go, Rust, TypeScript, or Java).
Has built backend services or APIs (such as REST or gRPC) that other systems or people depend on.
Hands-on experience with several of the following, or their equivalents:
CI/CD pipelines (such as GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or Jenkins)
Containers and container orchestration (such as Docker and Kubernetes)
A cloud platform (such as AWS, Google Cloud, or Azure)
Infrastructure as code (such as Terraform or CloudFormation)
Relational databases (such as PostgreSQL or MySQL)
Linux and the command line
Has owned a service, tool, or platform from design through production, with other engineers or users relying on it, including working through at least one hard problem along the way (such as a difficult production bug, a design under real constraints, or a significant migration).
Has written technical documents other engineers used, such as design docs, RFCs, or runbooks.

Preferred

Strong candidates bring depth in a few of these. No one has all of them.
Depth in a systems or backend language (such as Rust, Go, or Python), or equivalent.
Built web applications end to end, from the API to the interface, with a modern frontend framework (such as React, Vue, or Angular).
Built developer platforms, internal tools, or self-service infrastructure that other engineers relied on.
Cut friction for other engineers and measured whether it worked, such as faster onboarding, fewer support requests, or higher adoption.
Designed CI/CD pipelines or release systems that ship to many environments or locations, including GitOps-style deployment (such as Argo CD or Flux).
Deployed and operated services on Kubernetes or an equivalent, with packaging tools (such as Helm).
Built test infrastructure, such as simulation, hardware-in-the-loop testing, test data replay, or shared test harnesses (such as pytest-based frameworks).

Software Engineer, Platform (Early Career)

Responsibilities

Qualification

Required

Preferred

Company

NorthwoodSpace

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