Remote Distributed Systems Engineer - Scalable Platforms

Syllo; Oregon; Hybrid; USD 190,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Equity

Job summary

Syllo is hiring distributed systems engineers from senior to staff level to join a new Systems team responsible for platforms, frameworks, tools, patterns, and architecture. You will influence technical design and implementation while fostering a collaborative environment where engineers grow and thrive.

Responsibilities include building scalable cloud infrastructure, optimizing data pipelines with the AI team, and driving reliability and automation across the platform.

Qualifications

• Core software engineering skills, including proficiency in Python and Ruby.
• Strong system administration experience, including Linux, networking, and Bash scripting; proficiency with GCP.
• Proficiency with cloud tools and distributed systems, such as Kubernetes, Kafka, Postgres, and Elasticsearch, or equivalent technologies.
• Infrastructure as Code experience using Terraform.
• Ability to design and implement scalable, resilient cloud infrastructure.
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills with a proactive problem-solving approach.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience addressing scaling challenges and resource contention in distributed systems.
• Engagement with the open-source community, including tool research, bug reporting, and code contribution.
• Expertise in cloud data security.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and manage scalable cloud-based infrastructure using Kubernetes, Pub/Sub, and other relevant technologies.
• Collaborate with our AI team to optimize data pipelines and integrate AI technologies to remove performance bottlenecks.
• Refactor existing systems to enhance scalability, including transforming stateful components into stateless ones with autoscaling and auto-repair.
• Lead data ingestion and export processes, improving efficiency and reducing dependencies on legacy technologies.
• Drive platform reliability initiatives, including alerting, health checking, and incident management.
• Champion continuous improvement efforts, including cost control measures and technological upgrades.
• Oversee the development of internal tools that streamline workflows and reduce duplication of effort in development environments.
• Ensure the platform meets rigorous testing and security standards to maintain data integrity and security.
• Participate in an on-call rotation to ensure meeting SLA

Skills

Python

Ruby

Linux

Networking

Bash scripting

GCP

Open-source engagement

Analytical troubleshooting

Tools

Kubernetes

Kafka

Postgres

Elasticsearch

Terraform

Job description

Syllo is hiring distributed systems engineers from senior to staff level to join a new Systems team responsible for platforms, frameworks, tools, patterns, and architecture. You will influence technical design and implementation while fostering a collaborative environment where engineers grow and thrive.

Responsibilities include building scalable cloud infrastructure, optimizing data pipelines with the AI team, and driving reliability and automation across the platform.