Distributed Systems Software Engineer - WarpStream
Core
Design, build, and operate a distributed data streaming platform (WarpStream) compatible with Apache Kafka, running on object storage with zero local disks.
Role type
Senior IC distributed systems software engineer
Builds
Scalable, multi-tenant control plane, storage engine agents, and developer console UI
Domain
Cloud infrastructure, distributed systems, object storage
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Distributed systems architecture, storage systems engineering, backend service design, microservices, containers, virtualization, on-call operations, algorithmic problem solving
Preferred skills
Large-scale systems engineering, multi-cloud deployment (AWS/GCP/Azure), transaction implementation, active-active cluster design
Technologies
Apache Kafka, AWS, GCP, Azure, Java, Go, C/C++, Python, HTML, Javascript
Responsibilities
Architect and develop high-performance, resilient backend services; troubleshoot complex technical stacks; ensure operational readiness and SLA commitments; drive end-to-end execution of complex projects
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
