Platform Distributed Systems Engineer (Go)

Inngest; United States; Remote; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company in the United States is seeking a Systems Engineer to contribute to building the core of their product, including durable execution layers and queueing systems. The role involves architecting and implementing solutions that handle large-scale operations while collaborating with various team members to enhance user experience. Candidates should have experience in distributed systems and proficiency in Go or similar languages. The position offers flexible working arrangements with a preference for candidates in the SF Bay Area.

Qualifications

• Experience working on distributed systems for several years.
• Professional experience with Go for two years or more.
• Involvement in designing systems that handle scale.
• Understanding of engineering trade-offs.
• Ability to observe, monitor, and maintain designed systems.
• Appreciation for simplicity in design.

Responsibilities

• Architect and implement solutions in queueing and state store layers.
• Plan and implement improvements on throughput and latency.
• Contribute to systems architecture and infrastructure changes.
• Collaborate on exposing internal data across various platforms.
• Work with backend engineers to design APIs for the dashboard and tools.
• Develop ideas for product improvements, features, or integrations.
• Communicate with users through various platforms.
• Write technical specs and documentation.

Skills

Distributed systems experience

Go or similar statically typed languages

System design for scale

Understanding of engineering trade-offs

System observation and maintenance

Appreciation for simplicity in design

Tools

Postgres

Redis

Clickhouse

PubSub/Kafka

k8s

gRPC

GraphQL

REST APIs

Job description

A leading technology company in the United States is seeking a Systems Engineer to contribute to building the core of their product, including durable execution layers and queueing systems. The role involves architecting and implementing solutions that handle large-scale operations while collaborating with various team members to enhance user experience. Candidates should have experience in distributed systems and proficiency in Go or similar languages. The position offers flexible working arrangements with a preference for candidates in the SF Bay Area.