Senior Distributed Systems Engineer – Remote

IKR Enterprises; Remote; USD 180,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

A high-growth SaaS company is seeking an experienced Software Engineer specializing in distributed systems. This remote role demands ownership of complex projects and involves optimizing large-scale data operations. You will collaborate closely with teams to solve scaling issues and contribute to innovative system designs. The position offers a competitive salary range of $180,000–$320,000 based on experience and location, along with equity and comprehensive benefits.

Benefits

Competitive base salary

Competitive equity package

Flexible time off

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience in distributed systems.
• Experience in building large-scale, production systems.
• Solid programming skills in one or more backend languages.

Responsibilities

• Own complex distributed systems projects from design through deployment.
• Profile and optimize services for latency, throughput, and cost.
• Collaborate with product and customer-facing teams.

Skills

Distributed systems

Go

Rust

Scala

C++

Performance tuning

Clear communication

Job description

A high-growth SaaS company is seeking an experienced Software Engineer specializing in distributed systems. This remote role demands ownership of complex projects and involves optimizing large-scale data operations. You will collaborate closely with teams to solve scaling issues and contribute to innovative system designs. The position offers a competitive salary range of $180,000–$320,000 based on experience and location, along with equity and comprehensive benefits.