Software Engineer, Distributed Systems (Core)
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- Location
- Los Angeles
- Posted
- 5d ago
kafkakubernetesdockerspark
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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.