Senior Distributed Systems Software Engineer

**This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Senior Distributed Systems Software Engineer based in Switzerland.**

This role offers the opportunity to build and scale the distributed infrastructure powering global, data-intensive platforms.

The Senior Distributed Systems Software Engineer will design highly reliable backend systems focused on real-time data synchronization, streaming, and cloud-native architectures.

Working on complex engineering challenges, this position plays a key role in improving performance, scalability, and resilience across large-scale environments.

The successful candidate will influence architectural decisions, solve challenging infrastructure problems, and deliver solutions with direct customer impact.

This is a remote-first opportunity within a collaborative engineering environment that values autonomy, ownership, and technical excellence.

The role is ideal for an experienced engineer passionate about distributed systems, optimization, and building reliable platforms at scale.

### Accountabilities

The Senior Distributed Systems Software Engineer will be responsible for designing, developing, and optimizing large-scale distributed systems that support real-time data movement and synchronization. The role requires strong technical ownership, problem-solving abilities, and collaboration with engineering and product teams to deliver scalable solutions that meet complex business and customer needs.

Key responsibilities include

• Design, implement, and maintain scalable, fault-tolerant backend services supporting real-time synchronization and streaming workflows.
• Optimize systems for performance, including latency, throughput, reliability, and operational efficiency.
• Drive architectural decisions related to multi-region deployments, disaster recovery strategies, and global data residency requirements.
• Build and improve cloud-native infrastructure supporting high-volume data processing and distributed applications.
• Own projects from initial design through production delivery, including requirements gathering, implementation, testing, and troubleshooting.
• Collaborate with engineering and product stakeholders to develop practical solutions aligned with user needs and business objectives.
• Analyze system bottlenecks and implement improvements through experimentation, monitoring, and performance optimization.
• Enhance platform automation, observability, incident response processes, and operational reliability.
• Contribute technical expertise and guidance to improve engineering practices and system architecture.

## **Requirements**

The ideal candidate will have strong experience building and operating high-performance distributed systems, with expertise in backend engineering, cloud infrastructure, and large-scale data platforms. This role requires a technically skilled professional who can work independently, communicate effectively, and solve complex engineering challenges in a fast-paced environment.

Required qualifications and skills include

• Proven experience designing, building, scaling, and troubleshooting distributed systems and backend infrastructure.
• Experience developing data synchronization platforms, event streaming systems, or large-scale data movement solutions.
• Strong understanding of event-driven architectures, real-time APIs, and cloud-native deployment patterns.
• Experience working across major cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, or Azure.
• Proficiency in at least one backend programming language such as Go, Python, or Java.
• Familiarity with SQL and database technologies used in large-scale production environments.
• Strong knowledge of system optimization techniques, including performance analysis, scalability improvements, and reliability engineering.
• Experience with messaging systems, distributed data processing, and modern infrastructure practices.
• Ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Strong ownership mindset with the ability to manage projects independently and deliver high-impact outcomes.
• Experience supporting rapidly growing products, platforms, or services is highly valued.

## **Benefits**
The position provides the opportunity to work on impactful distributed systems projects while benefiting from a flexible and highly autonomous work environment.

Benefits include

• Fully remote work flexibility.
• Competitive compensation ranging from **$190,000 to $300,000 USD base salary**, plus additional perks.
• Meaningful equity opportunities in a growing technology platform.
• Direct ownership of projects impacting global customers.
• Opportunity to collaborate with highly skilled engineering professionals.
• Remote-first culture focused on outcomes, innovation, and technical impact.
• Exposure to complex distributed systems, cloud infrastructure, and large-scale data challenges.
• Professional growth opportunities through challenging technical initiatives.