Software Engineer, Distributed Systems (Core)
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About the Role
This is a core engineering role focused on building and optimizing the distributed systems that power a high-scale data syncing engine. You'll own projects end-to-end, collaborate directly with customers on real scaling challenges, and shape a multi-cloud, multi-region infrastructure serving a global customer base in the martech/CDP space.
What You'll Do
Own and deliver engineering projects from start to finish with a high degree of autonomy.
Build and optimize a data syncing engine that moves massive volumes of customer data efficiently and reliably.
Implement streaming capabilities to support real-time syncing from sources such as webhooks and message queues.
Identify bottlenecks and design for scale and reliability across critical systems.
Contribute to low-latency API and caching layer work with strict latency goals.
Extend and support multi-region and multi-cloud backend infrastructure to meet global data residency requirements.
What We're Looking For
6+ years of experience as a backend engineer building and scaling distributed systems — not data engineering or DevOps.
Experience at high-growth, high-velocity startups through significant scaling stages.
Proven track record owning systems through multiple orders-of-magnitude growth.
Deep expertise in systems design fundamentals and large-scale distributed systems behavior.
Hands-on experience building event collection or data streaming services using Kafka, SQL databases, Kubernetes, and Docker.
Experience building data sync engines that process and move terabytes of data per day at scale.
Familiarity with the infrastructure layer of tools like Spark, Flink, and Kafka — understanding how they are built, not just how to use them.
Strong computer science fundamentals from a rigorous academic background.
Excellent communication skills and a demonstrated ability to engage with product specifications and drive technical decisions.
Consistent tenure — a track record of sustained impact at each employer.
Compensation & Benefits
Salary range: $180,000 – $320,000 USD annually, plus equity. Visa sponsorship is available.
Location
Fully remote (United States). Primary hub: Los Angeles, CA.
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