Distributed Systems Engineer (C++)

Agivant Technologies; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 4,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Agivant Technologies in Hyderabad seeks a senior software engineer to design and manage scalable graph-data distributed systems. You will optimize data ingestion, indexing, and query pipelines, and work on our vector embedding infrastructure for high-throughput nearest-neighbor search.

The role requires deep C++ expertise, strong distributed-systems background, and experience with graph databases and technologies like Cypher, Kafka, or ETCD. Collaborative, AI-assisted coding mindset is valued.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field.
• 5 years of relevant experience.
• Strong proficiency in C++ and distributed systems.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain scalable, fault-tolerant distributed systems for graph data.
• Optimize ingestion, indexing, and query pipelines for low-latency, high-throughput performance; profile and tune systems.
• Build and operate vector embedding infrastructure for scalable nearest-neighbor search.
• Diagnose and resolve data-stack issues; lead root-cause analysis and implement preventive measures.

Skills

Vector databases

Graph databases

C++ (expert)

Distributed systems

Cypher

Kafka

ETCD

Collaboration

AI-assisted development

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science

Job description

Job Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain highly available, scalable, and fault-tolerant distributed systems for graph data.
• Tackle performance and scalability challenges, optimizing data ingestion, indexing, and query pipelines for low-latency and high-throughput requirements. Conduct systematic profiling and tuning.
• Build, optimize, and operate our core vector embedding infrastructure to enable efficient nearest neighbor search at scale.
• Proactively diagnose, debug, and resolve complex issues across the entire data stack, from performance bottlenecks and data inconsistencies to system failures. Lead root cause analysis for production incidents and implement preventive measures.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field
• 5 years of relevant experience

Skills And Knowledge

Deep, hands-on experience with one or more vector databases or similarity search libraries.

• Proven experience designing and working with any graph database and query languages like Cypher
• Solid understanding of distributed systems concepts: consensus, replication, sharding, and fault tolerance.
• Solid programming fundamentals; Expert-level proficiency in modern C++, with deep understanding of language features and object-oriented design.
• Understanding of distributed systems principles and the ability to evaluate trade-offs in system design.
• Familiar with Kafka, ETCD or similar technologies;
• Proactive and collaborative team player with strong communication skills.
• Open to adopting AI-assisted engineering practices (\"vibe coding\") to improve productivity and code quality.