Distributed Systems Engineer — Trust & Safety at Scale

Gamma; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 275,000; Full time

Job summary

Gamma in San Francisco is looking for a backend engineer to architect the trust infrastructure that keeps over 70 million users safe. This role involves designing distributed systems for real-time content scanning and anomaly detection, ensuring the balance of security and user experience.

You will collaborate closely with engineering and product teams to shape long-term strategies and deliver high-quality applications under tight deadlines. The position offers a competitive salary ranging from $180K to $275K plus benefits.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of backend engineering experience building scalable, high-traffic production systems.
• Strong systems thinking and experience building highly available web APIs.
• Hands-on experience implementing trust features like rate limiting, content detection, and fraud prevention.

Responsibilities

• Own detection and prevention systems for fraud, abuse, spam, and malicious content across millions of daily users.
• Design and build scalable trust infrastructure including rate limiting and content scanning.
• Investigate and resolve complex security incidents with limited context.

Skills

Backend engineering

Systems thinking

Node.js

Python

PostgreSQL

Redis

Event streaming systems

Fraud prevention

AI/LLM-based detection

Tools

Kafka

TypeScript

Prisma

Apollo GraphQL

AWS

Job description

Gamma in San Francisco is looking for a backend engineer to architect the trust infrastructure that keeps over 70 million users safe. This role involves designing distributed systems for real-time content scanning and anomaly detection, ensuring the balance of security and user experience.

You will collaborate closely with engineering and product teams to shape long-term strategies and deliver high-quality applications under tight deadlines. The position offers a competitive salary ranging from $180K to $275K plus benefits.