51 distributed systems engineer jobs at 27 companies in Cambridge, MN
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Founding Backend / Infra Engineer
Cupertino, CA, US
$160k-$300k/yrOn-SiteFull Time
HiringCafe: Building a 100× better job search engine to take on Indeed and LinkedIn.
Own the crawlers, pipelines, and infrastructure powering a real-time job search engine. Strong Node.js and Python fundamentals; bonus points for security and reverse-engineering chops.
United States or Denver or Minneapolis or Washington
$119k-$142k/yrRemoteFull Time
Sparkfund: Deploys and finances distributed energy resources for utilities and buildings.
5+ YOE5+ years in electrical/power/utility or distribution planning; experience with utilities and distributed energy technologies; strong communication, systems evaluation, integration design, and technical analysis skills.
Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS), EV charging, DERMS, ADMS, SCADA, DMS/OMS
VAST Data: Enterprise AI infrastructure and unified data platform.
5+ YOE5+ years supporting enterprise storage sales; expertise in distributed storage, file systems, DAS/NAS/SAN, virtualization, high-performance networking, and enterprise security; strong presentation and communication skills.
QuantumNASDAQ: QMCO: Provides data storage and management solutions for unstructured data.
15+ YOE15+ years C/C++ systems development experience; expertise in low-latency code, concurrency, distributed systems, storage protocols, Linux I/O and performance optimization; strong communication and teamwork; able to work hybrid in Centennial, CO or Mendota Heights, MN.
WECTEC Staffing Services: Provides technical staffing and contingent labor for energy industries.
2+ YOEBachelor's in Electrical or Computer Engineering (power systems), 2+ years utility/distribution automation experience, hands-on with Eaton Cooper capacitor controllers, SEL protection devices, and ADMS; strong power systems knowledge.
Eaton Cooper Capacitor Bank Controllers, SEL (Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories) Protection Devices, Advanced Distribution Management Systems (ADMS)
Harris: National mechanical contractor providing design, construction, and building systems.
4+ YOEBachelor's in Engineering, 4+ years designing HVAC and mechanical/plumbing systems, experience with HVAC plant and distribution, controls, sustainable design, and construction documentation.
Lead Engineer — Database Experience Platform (DBX)
Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, United States
$132k-$238k/yrHybridFull Time
TargetNYSE: TGT: Operates a chain of general merchandise stores and supermarkets.
7+ YOE4-year degree or equivalent,7+ years backend engineering,experience owning production systems,expertise with Java/Spring Boot,REST APIs and distributed systems,ability to define architecture and lead cross-team initiatives.
Principal Software Engineer - Core Infrastructure (Python/C++)
Newton or Mounds View
$153k-$229k/yrOnsiteFull Time
MedtronicNew York Stock Exchange: MDT: Develops and manufactures medical devices and digital health solutions.
7+ YOEBachelor's or advanced degree with years of experience in software engineering; strong in Python/C++ and real-time, distributed systems; regulated environment experience preferred.
Staff Engineer – Tax and Treasury Lead, Product & Engineering
Richfield, Minnesota, United States
$121k-$217k/yrRemoteFull Time
Best BuyNYSE: BBY: Sells consumer electronics and provides technical support services.
5+ YOEBachelor's in CS/Engineering or equivalent, 5+ years building/supporting Java production applications, 5+ years with enterprise finance/tax platforms (Oracle, SAP, Vertex); experience in architecture, cloud/distributed systems, and mentoring engineers.
Shipt: Provides same-day delivery services from local retailers via app.
5+ YOE5+ years of machine learning and backend software engineering; backend in Go/Java and Python; embeddings, similarity search, ranking models; ML pipelines; distributed systems; SQL/NoSQL; API serving; A/B testing.
Senior Mechanical Engineer - Utilities and Central Energy
Lexington or Minnetonka or Cincinnati or St Paul
$118k-$149k/yrOnsiteFull Time
KFI Engineers: Provides engineering and design services for facility and process infrastructure.
10+ YOEBachelor's in Mechanical Engineering, PE or willingness to pursue, 10+ years engineering experience with utilities generation/distribution systems, project management skills, MS Office proficiency, technical reporting and masterplan experience, up to 25% travel, must be authorized to work in the US without sponsorship.
AE2S: Specialized civil and environmental engineering consulting firm.
10+ YOEBachelor's in electrical engineering, PE registration (or obtain within 6 months), 10+ years electrical system design experience, power distribution, lighting, I&C and SCADA experience, leadership and client-facing skills, able to pass background/drug/MVR checks.
HDR: Global provider of engineering, architecture, environmental and construction services.
3+ YOEPE license required, bachelor\u0002s in engineering, 3+ years power sector project experience, medium-voltage design and power system study experience, proficiency with PLS-CAD/AutoCAD/Revit and Microsoft Office.
Microsoft Office, PLS CAD, AutoCAD, Plant 3D, AutoPipe, Revit
HDR: Global firm providing architecture, engineering, and environmental services.
3+ YOEPE license required, bachelor’s in engineering required (master’s preferred), minimum 3 years power sector project experience, medium-voltage design and power system study experience, Microsoft Office and industry design software proficiency.
Microsoft Office, PLS CAD, AutoCAD, Plant 3D, AutoPipe, Revit
SmartThings: Develops an IoT platform for connecting and automating devices.
10+ YOEBachelor's in CS/Engineering, 10+ years software engineering with distributed systems and high-traffic cloud experience; deep AWS knowledge (Lambda, Kinesis, DynamoDB, API Gateway); leadership, security-first design, and mentorship skills.
AWS Lambda, Kinesis, DynamoDB, API Gateway, AWS Well-Architected Framework, Kubernetes, Terraform, AWS CDK, Claude, Cursor, GitHub Copilot Agents, Matter, Zigbee, Z-Wave, Google Home, Alexa, Apple HomeKit
Toronto or Minneapolis or United States or North America or Europe or Asia or Africa or Australia
$77k-$138k/yrRemoteFull Time
Dayforce: Provides cloud-based human capital management software and services.
Backend/platform engineering experience with C#/.NET, SQL Server, Azure, APIs, CI/CD, and familiarity with AI-assisted tooling; strong problem-solving and communication skills for scalable distributed systems.
AmazonNASDAQ: AMZN: Global online retail and cloud computing technology provider.
3+ YOE3+ years professional software development, experience designing distributed systems, proficiency with C#, C++, Java or Perl, Bachelor's in CS/Engineering/Math, strong problem-solving and communication skills.
Columbus or Austin or Dallas or Detroit or Hagerstown or Atlanta or Houston or Akron or Birmingham or Indianapolis or Charlotte or Minnetonka or Cincinnati or Cleveland
$70k-$140k/yrOnsiteFull Time
HuntingtonNASDAQ: HBAN: Provides regional commercial, consumer, and mortgage banking services.
7+ YOEBachelor's degree, 7+ years software/platform/cloud engineering, experience with Java and/or Python, distributed systems, APIs, Pub/Sub/Dataflow/Apigee and CI/CD; GCP experience preferred.
Senior Software Developer – API & Partner Integrations
Minneapolis or United States
$99k-$173k/yrRemoteFull Time
Datasite: SaaS platform for managing mergers, acquisitions, and strategic projects.
Proven experience building and operating scalable distributed systems and APIs; experience with marketplace/platform integrations; exposure to AI/ML (LLMs, embeddings) and automation; ability to lead projects and mentor engineers; authorized to work in the U.S.
LLM APIs, embeddings, automation workflows, MCP, Dev Portal, APIs