Staff SWE, Distributed Systems

Role Description

We’re looking for a Staff Engineer who will be a key member of a new Systems team at Syllo that will own Platforms, Frameworks, Tools, Patterns, and Architecture. This person will not only contribute directly to technical design and implementation but also foster a collaborative, high-performing environment where engineers can grow, learn, and thrive.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to members of the Platforms team, supporting their professional growth and helping them achieve their potential.
• 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, and applying extensive autoscaling and auto-repair mechanisms.
• Lead efforts on data ingestion and export processes, improving efficiency and reducing dependencies on legacy technologies.
• Drive platform reliability initiatives, including enhancing 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.

Qualifications

• Core software engineering skills, including proficiency in languages such as Python and Ruby.
• Strong system administration experience, including fluency with 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.
• Demonstrated expertise in Infrastructure as Code using tools such as Terraform.
• Ability to design and implement scalable, resilient cloud infrastructure.
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills with a proactive approach to problem-solving.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, able to engage effectively with both 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.

Requirements

• Salary Range: $190,000 — $230,000 USD plus health insurance and equity.
• Location: United States - Remote Pay Range.