Senior Distributed Systems Engineer: Real-Time, Scalable Backend
Datadog
Datadog is seeking distributed systems engineers in New York, NY to design, implement, and run the core platforms that process real-time, huge-scale event streams. You will build fault-tolerant, scalable data pipelines and own components of our service in a fast-growing environment that values engineers and customers. You’ll write production code in Go, Java, Rust or C++, using Kafka, Redis, Cassandra and Elasticsearch. #J-18808-Ljbffr
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$170k - $185k
...Senior Software Engineer | Go, Python & Real-Time Bidding I’m recruiting for a growing... ...for a Senior Backend Engineer with deep... ...programmatic bidding systems. This is not... ...production Improve scalability, reliability and... ...with high-scale distributed or latency-sensitive...BackendSeniorFull timeWork at officeRemote work$130k - $196.5k
...team are part of the Identity Engineering teams at LiveRamp. We are LiveRamp's gateway for all real-time data workflows ranging from... ...technology stack.Own several distributed real time APIs and applications... ...of core production systems.Bachelor's degree in a quantitative...BackendSeniorWorldwide$192k - $240k
Distributed Systems engineers at Datadog design, implement and run in production the... ..., analyze and query in real-time billions of events per second... ...-tolerant, horizontally scalable solutions running in multi... ...experienceYou have significant backend programming experience in...BackendSeniorWork at office$200k - $400k
...Founding Software Engineer – Python / Real-Time Systems A fantastic opportunity... ..., with a strong backend, systems or... ...experience building scalable, Python-based real-... ...Software Engineer / Senior Software Engineer /... ...Data Infrastructure / Distributed Systems / Data Engineering...BackendFull timeWork at officeVisa sponsorship- Picnic is seeking a Senior Frontend Engineer in New York to build and scale our real-time logistics and operations... ..., collaborating with backend and operations teams,... ...for high-throughput systems. You’ll lead complex... ...while delivering fast, scalable React/TypeScript...BackendSenior
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- ...company, is seeking a mid-level to senior Full Stack Engineer to build frontends and data pipelines for real-time scientific visualization. You will work with a Go backend, Protobuf schemas, and MongoDB... ..., high-quality UI, and scalable state management across large datasets...BackendSeniorFull time
$200k - $300k
...Real-Time Voice AI Agent Systems Engineer Company: HireNow Staffing (Direct Placement Partner) HireNow Snapshot... ...requires more than traditional backend development. The successful candidate... ..., and agent behavior. Create scalable testing and evaluation frameworks incorporating...BackendPermanent employmentFull timeRelocationVisa sponsorship$160k - $270k
...contribute on their own time while enabling... ...displacement, and real-time ROI signals.... ...world. As a senior engineer focused on real-time and audio systems, you'll own that live... ...upon and ship the scalable, low-latency voice... ...Own Real-time backend architecture . You...BackendSeniorFull timeFlexible hours$202k - $230k
...role Enterprises run real work on AI agents,... ...runs on a single engine. Some agents finish... ...step. We're hiring a Senior Software Engineer, Engine & Distributed Systems to own that engine:... ...be correct every time, at any scale. This... ...5+ years building backend systems in production...BackendSenior- ...Tavus is hiring a Senior Software Engineer (Infrastructure) to own the systems behind CVI, our real-time conversational product. You’ll manage uptime, latency, and cost across live conversations, touching backend services and product code. As an early senior member of...BackendSenior
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- ...MAG, the market-making arm of Novig, is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to build the core trading engine powering our market-making across... ...will own the infrastructure connecting to venues, normalizing real-time data, handling orders and positions, and enforcing risk...BackendSenior
- ...office Level: Senior Experience:... ...professional software engineering experience... ...You have built real applications and backend services, diagnosed... ...ownership of systems throughout their... ...concurrency and distributed systems, and can... ...more reliable over time. Interview &...BackendSeniorFull timeWork at officeRemote work2 days per week
- ...OuterSignal is hiring a Senior Backend Engineer in New York to architect and own services that process millions of orders across APIs and ML... ...Docker/K8s, and Vercel, and integrate vector DBs to power fast, real-time customer profiles. You will ship end-to-end features and...BackendSenior
- ...Alt is building real-time pricing and liquidity for a marketplace of high-value transactions... ..., and instant payments. We seek a backend-focused engineer with 5+ years of experience in Python... ...who has shipped real-money movement systems and multi-provider integrations. #J-1...BackendSeniorRemote work
- ...Intuition & Medal is seeking an experienced iOS engineer to help craft the Medal experience on iOS, from real-time recording to social feeds and discovery. You will... ...end initiatives, and collaborate across design, backend, and data teams to ship high-quality, social,...BackendSenior
- ...Hapiko is building the real-time infrastructure behind Stickerbox, a voice-to-sticker printer for kids. We operate a hybrid Python... ...and delivers sub-second responses. We are looking for a Backend Engineer to own, evolve our infrastructure and APIs, scale streaming...BackendSenior
- An innovative AI startup in New York is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to design and build core systems for its agentic infrastructure. The role involves architecture of real-time data processing systems and collaboration with ML engineers. Candidates should have 5+...BackendSenior
- ...Salesforce is seeking a Distributed Systems Software Engineer for their Public Cloud team in New York City. The role emphasizes innovating a large scale... ...should have a related technical degree and 4+ years of backend software development experience. Knowledge in Java,...BackendSenior
$194k - $266k
...Department Cloudflare's Engineering Team builds and runs the software... ...services that support it: backend routing and load balancing,... ...and indexing, globally distributed purge, Tiered Cache routing,... ...production observability. These systems are also foundational building...BackendSeniorLocal area$250k - $275k
...Stack Software Engineering Lead to... ...firm’s global real estate investment... ..., messaging systems, and... ...to deliver scalable, resilient,... ...front-end, backend, integration... ...standards for distributed systems, APIs... ...stakeholders, and senior business... ...: New York, NYType: Full timeBackendSeniorFull timeTemporary workWork experience placementFlexible hours- Intuit Inc. is seeking senior software engineers in New York to drive end-to-end technology initiatives and architect scalable systems. You will integrate AI, build durable software solutions... ...collaborate with global teams across time zones to deliver impactful customer...BackendSenior
- ...is building an AI operating system for home services. You will own... ...layers that power real-time decision systems, from durable... ...to workflow orchestration and scalable services used by our customers... ...and collaborating with product engineers and customers to scale the platform...Senior
- ...Are:Our Utility Industry, Transmission & Distribution Practice is powering the progress to a... ...Transmission & Distribution (T&D) operations and real-time operational technologies. You understand... ...outcomes. Whether supporting a system implementation, business process improvement...Live inWork at officeLocal areaFlexible hours
- Senior Integration Architect (Data & APIs) Our... ...that enable real-time, reliable, and scalable system communication. You... ...decisions, mentor engineering teams, and establish... ...driven design, and distributed system reliability.... ...environments Proficiency in backend or service-based...BackendSeniorContract workWork at officeLocal areaFlexible hours
- ...Netflix Ads. We own the systems that ingest and... ...server. Our work spans real‑time event ingestion,... ...intersection of reliability engineering, data infrastructure... ...are looking for a senior technical leader to... ...10+ years building distributed systems and backend services at large...BackendHourly payFull timeImmediate startFlexible hours
$159.2k - $301.6k
...We are looking for a Senior AI Systems Engineer with deep C++... ...orchestration systems, and backend services. Ensure AI-... ..., testable, and scalable across multiple product... ...tracing for AI systems or distributed systems. Experience... ...least the date and time stated above in...BackendSeniorFull timeTemporary workLocal areaRemote workWorldwide
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