Senior Distributed Systems Software Engineer
$190,000–$300,000 year
RemoteUnited States
Job Summary
Design, implement, and maintain highly scalable, fault-tolerant backend services powering real-time data synchronization and streaming. Optimize systems for latency, throughput, and reliability to support demanding data transfer workflows while guiding architectural decisions around multi-region deployment, disaster recovery, and data residency for global customers. Own projects from concept to production, collaborating with engineering and product stakeholders to deliver practical solutions that directly benefit end users and business needs. Continuously monitor, evaluate, and improve platform automation, observability, and incident response techniques. This role offers direct ownership on projects affecting global customers within a remote-first environment focused on outcome and impact.
Required Qualifications
- Experienced in building, scaling, and troubleshooting high-performance distributed systems
- Comfortable working across cloud ecosystems (AWS, GCP, Azure) and various database and messaging technologies
- Skilled in code and systems optimization—excited to address bottlenecks through analysis, experimentation, and iteration
- Able to communicate technical concepts clearly to technical and non-technical audiences alike
- Thrive on autonomy and ownership; motivated by delivering high-impact results in a fast-paced, collaborative environment
- Track record of designing or operating data syncing platforms, streaming event collections, or large-scale backend infrastructure
- Familiar with event-driven architectures, real-time APIs, and cloud-native deployment patterns
- Competent in at least one backend programming language (e.g. Go, Python, Java) with supporting experience in SQL or related tech
Desired Qualifications
- Previous experience supporting a rapidly growing product or service is preferred, but high-impact is valued over years of seniority
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