Senior Software Engineer - Backend / Distributed Systems

We are looking for a Senior Backend/Distributed Systems Engineer to build and operate high-performance services that integrate with distributed storage systems at scale. You will design resilient architectures, solve complex production issues, and collaborate across global time zones - apply to help deliver reliable systems.

Responsibilities

• Design scalable backend services that integrate with multiple storage systems
• Build high-performance distributed components with a focus on reliability and correctness
• Develop and maintain Rust services across the full lifecycle from design to production
• Implement concurrency models using async programming and multithreading patterns
• Create and evolve RPC-based interfaces using gRPC or Apache Thrift
• Troubleshoot production incidents, debug complex failures, and restore service quickly
• Provide on-call support and improve operational readiness through runbooks and automation
• Apply system design and distributed systems principles to consistency, replication, and sharding trade-offs
• Collaborate across global teams and align on interfaces, SLAs, and rollout plans

Requirements

• 3+ years of Rust backend engineering experience
• Experience with C/C++, understanding of complex low-level systems
• Strong distributed storage systems experience building, designing, or operating storage components
• Strong concurrent programming skills with async patterns and multithreading
• Strong RPC services experience using gRPC or Apache Thrift
• Strong cloud-native architecture experience with service discovery and service mesh concepts
• Strong data structures and algorithms knowledge for system-level problem solving
• Solid system design skills for scalable, distributed, high-availability backends
• Proven troubleshooting skills for debugging production issues
• Flexible collaboration availability for occasional early/late meetings across global time zones
• Upper-Intermediate English proficiency (B2)
• Clear communication skills to collaborate effectively across teams

Nice to have

• Go Language
• Python
• Java
• Linux
• System design and analysis