Senior Software Engineer, Distributed Systems (Core)

True Talent Solutions Partners; United States; Remote; USD 180,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

True Talent Solutions Partners seeks a senior backend engineer to own and deliver distributed data activation platform infrastructure. You will build scalable systems moving customer data across cloud regions with an emphasis on performance, residency, and reliability.

The role requires 7+ years in backend engineering, experience with data streaming/data syncing at scale, and proficiency with Kafka, SQL databases, Kubernetes, and Docker. Strong CS fundamentals and system design are essential.

Qualifications

• 7+ years backend software engineering experience with distributed systems.
• Experience building data streaming or data syncing systems at terabyte scale.
• Production experience with Kafka, SQL databases, Kubernetes, and Docker.
• Strong CS fundamentals and system design knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Own projects from technical design through production delivery.
• Build and optimize data syncing systems processing terabytes of data daily.
• Develop streaming capabilities for real-time data from webhooks and queues.
• Find performance bottlenecks and design scalable systems for growth.
• Improve low-latency APIs and build caching layers to meet performance goals.
• Extend multi-cloud and multi-region infrastructure for data residency requirements.
• Work with customers on scaling challenges and contribute to system reliability.

Skills

Distributed systems

Streaming systems

Data syncing

System design

Communication

Cloud computing

Performance optimization

Tools

Kafka

SQL databases

Kubernetes

Docker

Spark

Flink

Job description

About the Role

Join the Core team as a senior backend engineer responsible for the distributed systems behind a data activation platform. You will build and scale infrastructure that moves customer data reliably across cloud regions and supports demanding performance and data residency needs.

What You’ll Do

• Own projects from technical design through production delivery.

• Build and optimize data syncing systems that process terabytes of data daily.

• Develop streaming capabilities for real-time data from webhooks and message queues.

• Find performance bottlenecks and design systems that can support significant growth.

• Improve low-latency APIs and build caching layers to meet performance goals.

• Extend multi-cloud and multi-region infrastructure to support global data residency requirements.

• Work with customers on scaling challenges and contribute to system reliability.

What We’re Looking For

• 7 or more years of backend software engineering experience, with deep distributed systems expertise.

• Experience building event collection, data streaming, or data syncing systems for critical services, ideally at terabyte scale.

• Production experience with Kafka, SQL databases, Kubernetes, and Docker.

• Strong systems design fundamentals and familiarity with the internals of streaming and batch frameworks such as Spark and Flink.

• A track record of owning systems through substantial growth, ideally in a high-velocity startup environment.

• Strong computer science fundamentals, communication skills, and ability to learn quickly.

Compensation & Benefits

Base salary: $180,000 to $320,000 USD annually. Visa sponsorship is available.

Location

Remote. Primary location: United States.