273 distributed systems engineer jobs at 127 companies in Glendale, CA
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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.
Distributed Systems Engineer 6 - Decisioning & Optimization
New York City or Seattle or Los Angeles or Los Gatos
$499k-$900k/yrOnsiteFull Time
NetflixNASDAQ: NFLX: Provider of global streaming entertainment and video content.
10+ YOE10+ years building large-scale distributed systems (3+ years in ads); expertise in ML model serving with sub-20ms P99, ad serving/bidding/pacing systems, API and platform design, technical leadership, and cross-functional collaboration.
Field AI: Develops autonomous software brains for robots in unstructured environments.
5+ YOE5+ years in distributed systems/ML platforms; strong Python; experience with Ray/Spark/Dask/Flink; design scalable data pipelines; cross-functional collaboration.
ETAP: Electrical power system modeling and analysis software solutions.
1.5+ YOE1.5+ years in electric utility transmission/distribution design or operations; power system analysis software experience; GIS/CAD familiarity; programming/AI for automation; strong written/spoken communication; US work authorization; BS in Electrical Engineering; PE license in CA preferred.
Fortastra: Building autonomous maneuverable spacecraft for orbital asset security.
5+ YOEBS in EE/Aerospace/Physics, 5+ years spacecraft electrical power system experience, expertise in batteries/solar arrays/power distribution, proficiency with MATLAB/Python/Excel/STK, U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain TS/SCI.
SpaceX: Designs and launches advanced rockets and satellite internet constellations.
1+ YOEBachelor's in electrical engineering,1+ year experience with high-voltage systems or lithium-ion batteries,knowledge of DC-DC converters and power distribution,ability to work extended hours;US work authorization per ITAR.
Networking & Distributed Systems Researcher – Product Security Engineer
Huntington Beach or Hazelwood or Arlington
$123k-$186k/yrOnsiteFull Time
BoeingNYSE: BA: Designing and manufacturing commercial aircraft and defense systems.
3+ YOEU.S. person eligible for Top Secret clearance, BS in engineering or related, 3+ years network development, proficiency in C/C++/Python and Linux, experience with networking protocols and transport technologies.
Networking & Distributed Systems Researcher – Product Security Engineer
Huntington Beach or Hazelwood or Arlington
$123k-$186k/yrOnsiteFull Time
BoeingNYSE: BA: Designs and manufactures aircraft, defense systems, and space technology.
3+ YOEBachelor's degree in engineering or related field, eligible for U.S. Top Secret clearance (U.S. person required), 3+ years network and software development experience, proficiency in C/C++, Python, C#/Java, and Linux kernel familiarity.
Epirus: Sells software-defined high-power microwave systems for counter-drone defense.
8+ YOEBachelor's degree in Systems/Aerospace/Electrical Engineering, 8+ years product lifecycle experience, high-voltage power distribution, three-phase AC/HVDC, PCB and harness design, DFMEA, Jira and project software experience, ability to obtain US security clearance and meet ITAR eligibility.
Standard Subsea: Builds autonomous marine vessels for subsea infrastructure inspection.
2+ YOEDegree in Electrical Engineering; 2–5 years in system-level electrical design for robotics or marine systems; power distribution, protection, and control interfaces; CAD for schematics and harnesses; production-ready designs.
CAD tools, PCB design, system-level modeling, power electronics
Zoo: Develops infrastructure and AI-powered tools for hardware design.
Senior systems, platform, or infrastructure engineering with Rust expertise; strong backend/infrastructure focus; experience with distributed systems, databases, APIs, and IaC; autonomous, proactive, and customer-focused.
Rust, Databases, API design, Distributed systems, Infrastructure as code, Containers, React
SPEC Services: Engineering and design services for energy and infrastructure systems
6+ YOEBachelor's in Electrical Engineering; 6+ years in medium/low voltage power distribution; CA PE preferred; valid driver's license; energy infrastructure/consulting exp preferred.
Founding Lead Space EPS (Electrical Power Systems) Engineer
Los Angeles, California, United States
$185k-$275k/yrHybridFull Time
Pillar Space: Building high-stakes, flight-grade autonomous space hardware systems.
2+ YOEBachelor's in engineering, 2+ years designing and testing power electronics or complex electrical hardware, battery and power-distribution experience, schematic capture and circuit simulation proficiency, lab test and EGSE experience.
Anduril Industries: Defense technology building autonomous military hardware and software.
Senior technical leader for maritime mission system delivery with experience in distributed software architectures, modeling and simulation, safety-critical software, testing, vehicle management systems, systems engineering, and mission lifecycle execution.
True Anomaly: Develops autonomous spacecraft and software for space security missions.
12+ YOEBachelor's in EE, 12+ years experience in electrical power systems for spacecraft or high-reliability EPS, deep expertise in solar arrays, batteries (Li-ion, LiFePO4), charge control, DC/DC converters, PPT, power distribution, derating, FMEA, radiation mitigation, and system architecture ownership.
power supplies, oscilloscopes, electronic loads, solar array simulators, HIL, SIL, EMI/EMC
The Aerospace Corporation: Provides technical expertise and research for national space programs.
8+ YOEBachelor's degree in CS/Systems Engineering (or related STEM), 8+ years in software architecture and systems integration, experience with cloud-native, containerization, distributed systems, DevOps and CI/CD, vendor collaboration; active Top Secret/SCI clearance and U.S. citizenship required.
TubeScience: Data-driven performance video production for social media advertising.
Hands-on architect for production AI infrastructure: media pipelines, LLM routing, distributed data systems, agentic systems, and observability; strong distributed-systems and platform experience required.
Singularity Defense: Develops low-cost autonomous missile and air defense systems.
Deep modern C++ and Linux experience, strong CS fundamentals (networking, concurrency), ability to obtain U.S. security clearance, embedded/distributed systems expertise, willingness to travel up to 20%.
Parallel Systems: Building autonomous battery-electric rail vehicles for freight transportation.
3+ YOEBachelor's in EE/CE, 3+ years experience with power distribution/control/embedded protocols (CAN, Ethernet, SPI), CAD (SolidWorks, Altium, RapidHarness), hands-on hardware bring-up, DFMEAs and safety documentation, plus cross-functional integration and up to 25% travel.