Software Engineer, Distributed Systems (Core)

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.