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Distributed Systems Engineer

RoleDistributed Systems Engineer
Typefull-time
Role taxonomySoftware Engineering
SpecialtiesSoftware Engineering
LocationWashington, DC / San Francisco, CA / London, UK / Remote (US)
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Parsed locationsWashington, DC, San Francisco, CA, London, UK
RegionsUS, UK
Posted bybug_zapper
PostedOct 1, 2025
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Original posting

REMOTE (US-West preferred) OR on-site (DC, SF or London) We are looking for a passionate and experienced Distributed Systems wizard. If some of the following items excite you, then you’d probably enjoy working with us. * Systems Dependability: fault tolerance and high availability * Foundational D.S. problems (leader election, fault detection, consensus, atomic broadcast, etc. * Testing and benchmarking techniques (chaos Engineering, fault injection, fuzzing, property-based testing, Jepsen, ...) * Replication techniques and protocols * Debuggers and debugging techniques * Distributed Databases & Consistency Models * Durable Message Queues & Workflows * Formal verification If you have (at least a few years of) experience in at least 3 of the items above, you’re a good fit. About the job: you’ll get your hands dirty on a number of distributed systems of various shapes and sizes. Some traveling required (conferences, customers visits, and HQ visits if you are remote). About us: Well established startup. One-of-a-kind product, used by a growing number of well-known companies. Great team chock full of impressive, passionate, fun people. Send your CV to flybys.verb.4e@icloud.com Please include: * A brief comment of why you think we're a good match * Which of the areas above you are experienced in (prepare to be grilled on them!) * The string ‘mantis shrimp’ to make it past our spam filter.