160 distributed systems engineer jobs at 78 companies in Lancaster, 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.
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
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.
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.
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.
The Walt Disney CompanyNYSE: DIS: Produces movies, operates theme parks, and provides streaming services.
7+ YOE7+ years building production-grade data pipelines and distributed data systems; experience with streaming frameworks (Spark, Flink, Beam, Kafka Streams), SQL, cloud data platforms (AWS), Databricks, Snowflake, Airflow; proficiency in Python, Java, or Scala; Bachelor's/Master's in CS or related.
Duetti: Acquires and manages music catalogs for independent creators.
5+ YOE1+ Mgmt5+ years software engineering experience, 1+ year leading teams. Expert backend Python, API and distributed systems design, cloud native/AWS, Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, CI/CD, production scalability, strong communication and leadership.
Aurorium: Manufacturer of specialty chemicals and performance-enhancing materials.
10+ YOEBachelor's in Chemical Engineering, 10+ years chemical process engineering, PSM/HAZOP/MOC experience, Distributed Control Systems (Honeywell) familiarity, Lean Six-Sigma/DOE skills, project leadership and process optimization expertise.
Distributed Control Systems, Honeywell, PHA, HAZOP, MOC, LOPA, P&ID, PFD, DMAIC, DOE
First Resonance: Software platform for tracking and managing complex hardware manufacturing.
8+ YOE8+ years software engineering; experience building high-availability backend services; strong distributed systems; leadership of large technical initiatives; excellent written and verbal communication.
San Francisco or New York City or Los Angeles or Seattle
$245k-$345k/yrHybridFull Time
Whatnot: Social marketplace for buying and selling via live streams
4+ YOE4+ years building ML systems, 3+ years engineering production systems, 1+ year Python, experience with distributed training/inference, databases, monitoring, and cloud services.
Karman Industries: Modular electric heat pumps for industrial thermal energy management.
5+ YOEB.S. in electrical engineering, 5+ years designing power distribution hardware, experience with Altium and KiCAD, hands-on power systems integration, familiarity with UL/CE/NEC/NFPA compliance, strong communication and modeling skills.
The Walt Disney CompanyNYSE: DIS: Produces media content and operates global theme parks.
7+ YOE7+ years building production data pipelines and distributed data systems; experience with streaming (Spark/Flink/Beam/Kafka Streams), SQL, cloud data platforms (AWS), Databricks, Snowflake, Airflow, Python/Java/Scala; BS/MS in CS or related field.
Outpost Space: Building reusable spacecraft for precision Earth return and logistics.
3+ YOEBachelor's in EE/AE or equivalent; 3+ years designing and testing avionics hardware; experience with flight computers, power distribution, sensor integration, schematic capture, embedded systems, and lab test equipment.
United States or Honolulu or Wailuku or San Diego or Irvine or Los Angeles or San Francisco or San Jose or Rancho Cordova or Portland or Tacoma or Seattle or Las Vegas
$117k-$191k/yrHybridFull Time
Brown and Caldwell: Provides environmental engineering services for water and infrastructure systems.
10+ YOEProfessional engineer licensure, typically 10+ years electrical engineering experience in low/medium-voltage power distribution, motor control, power system studies (arc flash), NEC/NFPA 70E knowledge, Revit/BIM and AutoCAD P&ID experience, and mentorship/supervisory skills.
Data Center Electrical Engineer (Hyperscale Projects)
Van Nuys, California, United States
$140k-$200k/yrHybridFull Time
Capstone Green EnergyNASDAQ: CGRN: Develops and manufactures microturbine-based energy generation systems.
5+ YOEBachelor’s in Electrical Engineering; 5–10+ years in data center design or distributed energy; strong power systems; UPS and backup generation; ETAP/SKM/EasyPower/AutoCAD; US codes familiarity.
Rula: Connects patients with insurance-covered therapists through a digital platform.
10+ YOE10+ years building full-stack, database-backed web applications and microservices; proven technical leadership; distributed systems expertise; mentoring and architecture review experience.
NodeJs, Typescript, Kafka, Amazon Web Services (AWS), FHIR, HL7
Senior Electrical Engineer in Tampa, Florida, United States
Tampa or Atlanta or Boston or Buffalo or Chicago or Los Angeles or Miami or Pasadena or Seattle or Dallas or Houston or United States
$140k-$190k/yrRemoteFull Time
Tetra TechNASDAQ: TTEK: Provides global consulting and engineering services for water and environment.
10+ YOEUniversity degree in Electrical Engineering, 10+ years experience in electrical distribution/substation design, PE registration in the U.S. preferred, knowledge of medium/high voltage systems, HVDC and renewable energy experience, strong communication skills.
PlanetArt: Provides a mobile platform for ordering personalized photo products.
7+ YOE7+ years senior full-stack experience; strong AWS/cloud ops; ecommerce/high-traffic site expertise; production troubleshooting; distributed systems; global collaboration; Mandarin desirable; Git/CI-CD; ownership and technical leadership.