Remote Software engineering Jobs · Kafka

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$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.

North America Unlimited PTO

  • Take deep ownership of systems and product areas, becoming the go-to technical expert for what you own.
  • Architect, build, and maintain highly available, scalable REST APIs and backend services across distributed systems.
  • Build agentically with AI coding tools, staying at the forefront of emerging AI tooling and practices.

Postscript is an AI messaging platform for Shopify brands, helping e-commerce marketers drive revenue through SMS marketing and AI features. Backed by Greylock and Y Combinator, the company has been fully remote since 2018 and serves 20,000+ Shopify brands with a culture of ownership and AI-first development.

  • Write high-quality code for complex scenarios with robust test coverage and lead design reviews.
  • Lead sprint teams to deliver features and collaborate with stakeholders to address impediments.
  • Mentor engineers and drive technical strategy while ensuring scalable, secure, and maintainable systems.

Mercury Insurance is a company that helps people reduce risk and overcome unexpected events through insurance products. It is a midsize employer recognized for its culture, emphasizing teamwork, diversity, and employee growth.

  • Lead technical strategy for provider growth and supply management, designing robust systems.
  • Mentor junior engineers and foster a high-performing engineering culture.
  • Build AI-powered workflows and collaborate across multiple teams to drive impactful solutions.

Rula is a mental health care company that connects patients with providers, aiming to destigmatize mental health. They are a remote-first company hiring in most US states, with a focus on culture and inclusion.

  • Architect and evolve core control and context planes, including service registries, SLO enforcement, and automated canary releases.
  • Own the service chassis and golden path, maintaining multi-language Java/Python libraries, Helm charts, and deployment pipelines.
  • Drive reliability engineering practices, mentor engineers, and lead architectural strategy for distributed systems at production scale.

The company builds large-scale web data products and distributed engineering infrastructure for AI-driven workflows. It operates a remote-first, globally distributed engineering culture focused on reliability, autonomy, and technical excellence.

Latam Unlimited PTO

  • Build and evolve highly available, event-driven systems supporting large-scale communication with software agents across multiple operating systems.
  • Work across backend services, cloud infrastructure, security, and real-time messaging to deliver reliable and scalable production software.
  • Develop and maintain software solutions across a varied technology stack, ensuring products are functional, efficient, reliable, and scalable.

Cresteo is a nearshore tech services company on a mission to be the world leader in people-first and honest tech services. Their team is passionate about treating software development as a human sport and art form, prioritizing transparency, profit-sharing, and a people-centered culture.

  • Architect and deliver enterprise-grade Java solutions with deep expertise in Java 17/21+, Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, and Spring Security.
  • Drive event-driven microservices using Kafka, Debezium CDC, and Kubernetes with production-grade deployment practices.
  • Integrate Generative AI capabilities into Java platforms using LangChain4j, Spring AI, and MCP for intelligent applications.

$146,000–$225,000/yr
US Unlimited PTO

  • Break down larger projects into individual tasks and deliver them in phases with support from your tech lead and manager.
  • Collaborate with product management, design, and analytics to make decisions that consider risks and trade-offs.
  • Support operations and availability of your team's artifacts by creating metrics and participating in on-call efforts.

Affirm is a financial technology company that provides transparent, flexible payment solutions. The company is remote-first and fosters a culture of care, transparency, and flexibility.

  • Design and deliver major components of Twilio's carrier test and observability platform.
  • Build high-throughput data and alerting systems that turn telemetry into actionable signals.
  • Extend and harden production LLM systems for automated carrier troubleshooting with safe guardrails.

Twilio is a customer engagement platform that delivers innovative communications solutions to hundreds of thousands of businesses and empowers millions of developers worldwide. The company is remote-first, values connection and global inclusion, and has a vibrant culture where diverse employees make a global impact.

  • Design and implement high-performance, fault-tolerant connector integrations and distributed microservices for a multi-tenant SaaS platform.
  • Drive technical decisions, mentor junior engineers, and champion best practices including code reviews, testing, and observability.
  • Collaborate with Product, DevOps, and SRE teams to deliver features, resolve production incidents, and improve platform reliability.

Jitterbit automates and orchestrates business systems through a unified AI-infused low-code platform for integration, orchestration, automation, and app development. The company is a growing leader in the iPaaS space with a flexible, remote-friendly culture and a mission-driven team.