Senior Software Engineer – Backend / Distributed Systems

EPAM Systems, Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

Paid time off and sick leave

Unlimited LinkedIn Learning access

Global career opportunities

Volunteer and community involvement

Job summary

EPAM Systems, Inc. is seeking a Senior Backend/Distributed Systems Engineer to design and operate high‑performance services that integrate with distributed storage systems at scale.

You will design resilient architectures, solve complex production issues, and collaborate across global time zones to deliver reliable systems. Responsibilities include building scalable backend services, implementing async concurrency, and developing Rust services end-to-end.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of Rust backend engineering experience
• Experience with C/C++, understanding of complex low-level systems
• Strong distributed storage systems experience building, designing, or operating storage components
• Strong concurrent programming skills with async patterns and multithreading
• Strong RPC services experience using gRPC or Apache Thrift
• Strong cloud-native architecture experience with service discovery and service mesh concepts
• Strong data structures and algorithms knowledge for system-level problem solving
• Solid system design skills for scalable, distributed, high-availability backends
• Proven troubleshooting skills for debugging production issues
• Flexible collaboration availability for occasional early/late meetings across global time zones
• Upper-Intermediate English proficiency (B2)
• Clear communication skills to collaborate effectively across teams
• Nice to have Go Language, Python, Java, Linux

Responsibilities

• Design scalable backend services that integrate with multiple storage systems
• Build high-performance distributed components with a focus on reliability and correctness
• Develop and maintain Rust services across the full lifecycle from design to production
• Implement concurrency models using async programming and multithreading patterns
• Create and evolve RPC-based interfaces using gRPC or Apache Thrift
• Troubleshoot production incidents, debug complex failures, and restore service quickly
• Provide on-call support and improve operational readiness through runbooks and automation
• Apply system design and distributed systems principles to consistency, replication, and sharding trade-offs
• Collaborate across global teams and align on interfaces, SLAs, and rollout plans

Skills

Rust

C/C++

Distributed systems

Asynchronous programming

Multithreading

gRPC

Apache Thrift

Cloud-native architecture

Service mesh

Go

Python

Java

Tools

gRPC

Apache Thrift

Job description

We are looking for a Senior Backend/Distributed Systems Engineer to build and operate high-performance services that integrate with distributed storage systems at scale. You will design resilient architectures, solve complex production issues, and collaborate across global time zones—apply to help deliver reliable systems.ResponsibilitiesDesign scalable backend services that integrate with multiple storage systemsBuild high-performance distributed components with a focus on reliability and correctnessDevelop and maintain Rust services across the full lifecycle from design to productionImplement concurrency models using async programming and multithreading patternsCreate and evolve RPC-based interfaces using gRPC or Apache ThriftTroubleshoot production incidents, debug complex failures, and restore service quicklyProvide on-call support and improve operational readiness through runbooks and automationApply system design and distributed systems principles to consistency, replication, and sharding trade-offsCollaborate across global teams and align on interfaces, SLAs, and rollout plansRequirements3+ years of Rust backend engineering experienceExperience with C/C++, understanding of complex low-level systemsStrong distributed storage systems experience building, designing, or operating storage componentsStrong concurrent programming skills with async patterns and multithreadingStrong RPC services experience using gRPC or Apache ThriftStrong cloud-native architecture experience with service discovery and service mesh conceptsStrong data structures and algorithms knowledge for system-level problem solvingSolid system design skills for scalable, distributed, high-availability backendsProven troubleshooting skills for debugging production issuesFlexible collaboration availability for occasional early/late meetings across global time zonesUpper-Intermediate English proficiency (B2)Clear communication skills to collaborate effectively across teamsNice to haveGo LanguagePythonJavaLinuxSystem design and analysisWe offerInternational projects with top brandsWork with global teams of highly skilled, diverse peersHealthcare benefitsEmployee financial programsPaid time off and sick leaveUpskilling, reskilling and certification coursesUnlimited access to the LinkedIn Learning library and 22,000+ coursesGlobal career opportunitiesVolunteer and community involvement opportunitiesEPAM Employee GroupsAward-winning culture recognized by Glassdoor, Newsweek and LinkedIn