Senior 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 quickly, while supporting global deployments and real-time use cases. WHAT YOU'LL DO - Optimize the end-to-end syncing process to improve throughput and reduce sync times. - Design systems for streaming data and real-time syncs from sources such as webhooks and queues. - Identify scaling and reliability bottlenecks, then architect solutions for continued growth. - Build and improve low-latency caching and personalization systems backed by data warehouses. - Extend multi-region and multi-cloud infrastructure to support global deployments and data residency needs. - Own projects from design through delivery and work directly with customers on complex scaling challenges. WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR - At least 7 years of software engineering experience, focused on backend systems and distributed systems. - Experience building and scaling complex, business-critical backend systems through significant growth. - Strong systems design fundamentals and understanding of large-scale distributed systems. - Experience with event collection or data streaming services, message queues, Kafka, SQL databases, Kubernetes, and Docker. - Ability to work close to the infrastructure layer, with familiarity with technologies such as Spark, Flink, and Kafka. - Strong communication skills, sound technical judgment, and a willingness to take ownership in a fast-moving environment. - Strong computer science fundamentals and a background primarily in backend engineering rather than data engineering or DevOps. COMPENSATION & BENEFITS Base salary: $180,000 to $320,000 USD annually. Equity is included. Visa sponsorship is available. LOCATION Remote, United States.