Remote Software engineering Jobs · Distributed Systems

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  • Lead and mentor a high-performing team of senior engineers building distributed systems for decentralized compute and storage.
  • Drive technical direction, stay hands-on with architecture, design, and implementation of P2P networking, compute orchestration, and core platform services.
  • Champion reliability, observability, and engineering practices including automated testing, CI/CD, incident response, and production readiness.

Pragmatike builds decentralized compute and storage platforms powered by distributed systems. They foster a remote-first, async writing-first engineering culture with a focus on pragmatic decision-making and continuous improvement.

  • You will design, develop, and maintain backend services powering Twilio Flex's high-scale TaskRouter system.
  • You will set technical direction for distributed systems, owning architecture for cross-team problems spanning multiple quarters.
  • You will raise the engineering bar through design review, code review, and mentorship of senior and mid-level engineers.

Twilio is shaping the future of communications by delivering innovative solutions to hundreds of thousands of businesses and empowering millions of developers worldwide. As a remote-first company with a strong culture of connection and global inclusion, we have a diverse team making a global impact each day.

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  • Lead the architecture and development of the Hercules Database, backend services, and SDKs.
  • Engineer for low latency, high throughput, and efficient resource use across data-intensive, multi-tenant systems.
  • Build and operate reliable hosting infrastructure with strong tenant isolation, observability, and failure resilience.

Hercules builds the future of AI software development with a platform-as-a-service including a database, backend services, and SDKs. It is an early-stage company with a founding team based in San Francisco and a culture that values shipping fast, excellence, and hunger.

$180,000–$400,000/yr

  • Lead architecture for streaming systems handling millions of messages per second with sub-second latency.
  • Own greenfield projects end-to-end and mentor engineers to raise technical excellence.
  • Work with customers on scaling challenges and shape the technical roadmap.

They build a real-time platform that ingests billions of behavioral events to power their 'Cursor for Marketers' AI agent product. They are a remote-first startup with a fast-paced culture, high ownership, and meaningful equity for engineers.

$180,000–$400,000/yr

  • Build backend and distributed systems for Customer Studio, a no-code suite for activating warehouse data.
  • Optimize data warehouse performance, analytics, and real-time audience syncing.
  • Engage with product specs and architect scalable, maintainable solutions at high data scale.

Hightouch helps teams activate data directly from their warehouse with a no-code suite called Customer Studio. The company is remote-first and focused on product and customer thinking, high data scale, and an AI-native marketing future.

$180,000–$400,000/yr

  • Build high-throughput streaming infrastructure that ingests billions of behavioral events and powers real-time personalization.
  • Own projects from start to finish and shape the technical roadmap for the Streaming Systems team.
  • Work directly with customers to solve their hardest scaling and low-latency challenges.

They build high-throughput streaming systems that ingest and process billions of behavioral events to power an AI agent for marketers. They are a fast-paced, remote-first startup with a 10x revenue growth in streaming products and a culture of high ownership and autonomy.

$180,000–$400,000/yr

  • Build powerful, user-friendly tools for enterprises to onboard, manage, and scale Hightouch deployments.
  • Architect scalable backend systems for roles, permissions, access control, and change management.
  • Help admins optimize warehouse performance and costs driven by Hightouch activity.

Hightouch is a data activation platform that lets enterprises sync data from their warehouses into business tools and manage customer data. The company is remote-first, works with large enterprise customers, and values impact, intellectual curiosity, and product-minded engineering.

  • Lead the design, implementation, deployment, and operation of complex platform capabilities supporting the machine-learning lifecycle.
  • Build reusable platform components, standards, and automation while improving reliability, scalability, and observability across ML systems.
  • Partner with Data Science, Product, Risk, Fraud, and Engineering teams to translate ambiguous business needs into practical technical solutions.

Oportun is a mission-driven financial services company that helps members build a better financial future through intelligent borrowing, savings, and budgeting. The company has provided over $22.7 billion in responsible credit and its culture emphasizes speed, high standards, and the thoughtful use of AI.

$152,800–$259,200/yr

  • Lead the Dedicated Infrastructure team, partnering with product management to balance delivery speed and quality, guide architecture decisions, and manage incidents.
  • Maintain at least 99.9% availability for Dedicated infrastructure, strengthen security, and automate operations to support more tenants at scale.
  • Recruit, onboard, and develop team members, providing clear direction and meaningful feedback while building shared ownership of development and operations.

GitLab is an intelligent orchestration platform for DevSecOps, enabling organizations to increase developer productivity and accelerate digital transformation. With over 50 million registered users and trust from more than 50% of the Fortune 100, GitLab fosters a high-performance culture driven by its values and continuous knowledge exchange.

  • Own architecture, design, and production delivery of financing products and features.
  • Build and maintain backend services and APIs for loan lifecycle, risk, and real-time position tracking.
  • Partner with Product, Risk, Operations, and engineering teams to deliver scalable solutions.

US Security & IT builds financing systems for institutional lending, managing billions across products such as leverage and yield. They are a remote-first employer with a high-impact engineering culture centered on reliability and impact.