Software Engineer, Distributed Systems (Core)

True Talent Solutions Partners · posted yesterdayFresh: apply early

Open to candidates in United States

$180k–$320k · Full-time · Senior

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Must have

  • •7+ years software engineering experience
  • •Distributed systems and backend services
  • •Event collection/data streaming systems
  • •Message queues, Kafka, SQL, Kubernetes, Docker
  • •Systems design fundamentals
  • •Infrastructure layer experience

Nice to have

  • •Spark or Flink familiarity

Tools and technologies

Kafka, SQL, Kubernetes, Docker, Spark, Flink

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About the Role

Join the core systems team building and improving the distributed infrastructure behind a data activation platform. You will help move large volumes of customer data reliably and efficiently across a global, multi-cloud and multi-region environment.

What You'll Do

  • Analyze and optimize the data syncing pipeline to improve throughput and reduce sync times.

  • Build toward real-time syncing capabilities, including support for streaming sources such as webhooks and queues.

  • Identify scalability and reliability bottlenecks, then design systems to support continued growth.

  • Develop and operate low-latency data services for real-time personalization use cases.

  • Extend multi-region infrastructure to support global availability and data residency needs.

  • Own projects end to end, collaborate directly with customers on scaling challenges, and help shape team priorities.

What We're Looking For

  • At least 7 years of software engineering experience, including hands-on work with distributed systems and backend services.

  • Experience building and scaling event collection, data streaming, or other business-critical systems through substantial growth.

  • Working knowledge of message queues, Kafka, SQL databases, Kubernetes, and Docker.

  • Strong systems design fundamentals and an understanding of how large-scale distributed systems behave.

  • Experience working close to the infrastructure layer; familiarity with technologies such as Spark or Flink is valuable.

  • Clear communication, strong ownership, and the ability to learn quickly and work effectively in a high-growth environment.

Compensation & Benefits

Base salary range: $180,000 to $320,000 USD annually. Visa sponsorship is available.

Location

Remote, United States.

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