1,207 distributed systems engineer jobs at 166 companies in Mountlake Terrace, WA

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Distributed Systems Engineer
San Francisco or New York City or Austin or Seattle
$175k-$300k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Fluidstack
Fluidstack: Building and operating civilization-scale data center infrastructure for AI.
Experienced engineer building observability, control planes, and API surfaces for large fleets; production service ownership, pager/incident experience, fluent with AI tooling and distributed systems.
LLM APIs, MCP servers, Claude Code, Cursor, Prometheus, Thanos, VictoriaMetrics, Temporal, Cadence, BMC/Redfish, Go, Python, Postgres, Kubernetes, ZTP, DHCP, DNS
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Senior Distributed Systems Engineer
United States or Canada or San Francisco or New York City or Seattle or Ann Arbor
$151k-$191k/yr RemoteFull Time
Censys
Censys: Internet intelligence and cybersecurity software providing threat hunting and attack-surface management to governments and enterprises.
5+ YOERequires 5+ years of software engineering experience building distributed systems, object-oriented programming in Go, cloud provider experience, and familiarity with message queues, databases, AI, and maintainable code.
Go, AWS, Azure, GCP, AWS Kinesis, Google Pub/Sub, Kafka, BigTable, Cloud Spanner, HBase, Cassandra, gRPC, REST, Protobuf, MessagePack, Kubernetes, AI
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Distributed Systems Engineer 5 - Core Ad Serving Platform
New York City or Seattle or Los Angeles or Los Gatos
$388k-$619k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Netflix
NetflixNASDAQ: NFLX: Global subscription-based streaming entertainment service and content producer.
7+ YOE7+ years experience with at least 4+ years in Ads domain, expertise building and operating large-scale distributed systems, ad-server components, API and data model design, SLO-driven development, and incident response.
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GovCloud Distributed Systems Software Engineer
Herndon or Bellevue or San Francisco or New York City
$149k-$224k/yr HybridFull Time
Salesforce
SalesforceNYSE: CRM: The #1 AI CRM driving customer success together.
5+ YOERelated technical degree and 5+ years of backend software development. Requires Java, Golang, Python, or Ruby; distributed systems, critical services, Agile, TDD, AI development tools, and advanced prompt engineering experience.
Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Microsoft Azure, Alibaba Cloud, Cursor, Windsurf, Claude, OpenAI API, Spinnaker, Zookeeper, Terraform, Kubernetes, Docker, Mesos, Java, Golang, Python, Ruby, PostgreSQL, Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Codex
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Senior Software Engineer, Distributed Systems
Redmond, Washington, United States
$120k-$235k/yr HybridFull Time
Microsoft
MicrosoftNASDAQ: MSFT: Multinational technology providing software, cloud, and AI solutions.
4+ YOEBachelor's in CS or related plus 4+ years engineering experience (or equivalent), coding in C/C++/C#/Java/JavaScript/Python, distributed systems and cloud experience, strong problem-solving and leadership skills.
C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, Python, Microsoft Azure
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Systems Engineer - North America
Washington, D.C. or Seattle
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Motion Applied
Motion Applied: Private British technology developing motorsport electronics, telemetry, electrification and connectivity systems for automotive and transport customers.
Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience; systems analysis, networking, Linux administration, programming, requirements management, testing, and distributed electronic and software systems experience.
Linux, Debian, Python, Bash, SaltStack, Puppet, Ansible, CCNA
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Senior Systems Engineer (Innovative Advantage)
Kirkland or Addison
$170k-$190k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Innovative Advantage
Innovative Advantage: Private aerospace manufacturer supplying lighting, cabin-management, entertainment, and cockpit-electronic systems to aviation customers.
8+ YOEBS in engineering, 8+ years systems engineering in aerospace, experience with audio/video distribution, cabin management, networking, Python/XML/databases, customer engagement, U.S. citizenship, and up to 25% travel.
Python, XML, databases, networking, AVDS, TeamViewer
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Principal Software Engineer I - Distributed Systems - Elasticsearch
United States or Seattle or Los Angeles or San Francisco or New York City
$133k-$211k/yr RemoteFull Time
Elastic
ElasticNYSE: ESTC: Search AI platform for search, observability, and security.
Expertise in distributed systems and consensus algorithms, strong Java/JDK skills, deep algorithms knowledge, experience building/debugging large distributed systems, and managing projects involving multiple engineers.
Java, JDK, Lucene, Netty, Elasticsearch
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Senior Systems Engineer
Atlanta or Austin or Denver or Seattle or Washington
$168k-$254k/yr HybridFull Time
Cloudflare
CloudflareNYSE: NET: Cloud-based security, performance, and reliability services for Internet applications.
8+ YOE8+ years building and operating Linux systems and distributed control planes; strong Rust/Go/TypeScript skills; deep Linux networking and security judgment; experience with fleet-scale device management and observability.
Rust, Go, TypeScript, IPsec, MASQUE, eBPF, Linux, WireGuard, GRE, Buildroot, Yocto, RAUC, UEFI Secure Boot, TPM, VMware, KVM, AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, Kubernetes, Prometheus, Grafana, ClickHouse, OpenTelemetry
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Sr. Systems Engineer, Sales & Marketing
San Francisco or Seattle or United States
$132k-$273k/yr RemoteFull Time
Pinterest
PinterestNYSE: PINS: A visual discovery engine for finding inspiration.
10+ YOE10+ years engineering experience; proficiency in Python and at least one of Java, Node.js, or Javascript; experience building/operating distributed systems, GenAI/ML integrations, Salesforce integrations, and working with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS).
Python, Java, Node.js, Javascript, AWS, REST, gRPC, LLM, Cursor, Claude Code, Salesforce, Sales Cloud, Service Cloud
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Staff or Principal Engineer, Distributed Systems
Seattle, Washington, United States
HybridFull Time
CaseGuild
CaseGuild: Privately held AI evidence-reasoning platform helping legal teams analyze massive litigation records and find cited key evidence.
Experience building and operating high-volume, low-latency services, distributed systems, workload isolation, queuing, scheduling, backpressure, tail-latency management, data stores, and production infrastructure automation.
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Software Development Engineer, Transactional Services (Database & Distributed Systems)
Seattle, Washington, United States
$144k-$194k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Amazon
AmazonNASDAQ: AMZN: Multinational technology focused on e-commerce and cloud computing.
3+ YOEBachelor's degree or equivalent,3+ years professional software development,2+ years system design/architecture experience,experience programming,knowledge of distributed database concepts and software engineering best practices.
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Systems Design/Architecture Engineer 5
Seattle or San Jose
$149k-$293k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Adobe
AdobeNASDAQ: ADBE: Empowering everyone to create through innovative digital experiences.
15+ YOE15+ years systems and architecture experience, 10+ years in distributed computing, expertise in IAM, cryptography, network/cloud/application security, threat modeling, and strong communication; bachelor’s or equivalent.
AWS, Azure, GCP
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Software Engineer Intern (Distributed NoSQL Database Systems) - 2027 Summer
Seattle, Washington, United States
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ByteDance
ByteDance: Global technology specializing in AI-powered content platforms.
Currently pursuing a Bachelors or Masters in CS/Computer Engineering or related; knowledge of database kernels, distributed systems, query processing, multithreaded programming; coding in C/C++, Golang, Java, or Python.
C, C++, Golang, Java, Python, Faiss, Milvus, DuckDB, ClickHouse, TiKV, RocksDB, GCP, AWS, Azure
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Senior Systems Software Engineer, Accelerated Kubernetes Performance and Scale - DGX Cloud
Santa Clara or Seattle
$184k-$357k/yr HybridFull Time
NVIDIA
NVIDIANASDAQ: NVDA: Computing platform for AI and accelerated graphics.
8+ YOE8+ years experience in computer architecture, networking, storage or accelerator platforms; expertise in Kubernetes, distributed systems, performance modeling; proficiency in Golang and/or Python; experience with major public cloud providers.
Kubernetes, GPU Operator, Network Operator, node-feature-discovery, topograph, dra-driver-nvidia-gpu, nvsentinel, Grove, gateway-api-inference-extension, DSX, Golang, Python, AWS, Azure, GCP, OCI
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Senior Systems Software Engineer, Accelerated Kubernetes Performance and Scale - DGX Cloud
Santa Clara or Seattle
$184k-$357k/yr HybridFull Time
NVIDIA
NVIDIANASDAQ: NVDA: Computing platform for AI and accelerated graphics.
8+ YOEBachelor's or master's degree or equivalent experience; 8+ years in computer architecture, networking, storage, or accelerator platforms; Kubernetes, distributed systems, AI workload optimization, Golang or Python, and public cloud expertise.
Kubernetes, GPU Operator, Network Operator, node-feature-discovery, topograph, dra-driver-nvidia-gpu, nvsentinel, Grove, gateway-api-inference-extension, DSX, Golang, Python, AWS, Azure, GCP, OCI, CNCF, Kubernetes SIG Scalability, CI/CD
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Senior Systems Software Engineer, Accelerated Kubernetes Performance and Scale - DGX Cloud
Santa Clara or Seattle
$184k-$357k/yr HybridFull Time
NVIDIA
NVIDIANASDAQ: NVDA: Computing platform for AI and accelerated graphics.
8+ YOE8+ years experience in computer architecture, networking, storage, and accelerator platforms; expertise in Kubernetes, distributed systems, and performance at scale; proficiency in Golang and/or Python; experience with major public clouds and NVIDIA stack.
Kubernetes, GPU Operator, Network Operator, node-feature-discovery, topograph, dra-driver-nvidia-gpu, nvsentinel, Grove, gateway-api-inference-extension, DSX, Golang, Python, AWS, Azure, GCP, OCI, CNCF, Kubernetes SIG Scalability
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Senior Principal Engineer, Central Ops & Systems
Seattle or Paris
$219k-$352k/yr RemoteFull Time
Docker
Docker: Privately held container application platform helping developers build, share, and run applications.
12+ YOE12+ years of software engineering experience, large-scale distributed systems expertise, cloud and infrastructure knowledge, strategic leadership, mentoring ability, and a bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), AWS, GCP, Azure, Kubernetes, Docker
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Satellite Systems Software Engineer (Starlink)
Redmond, Washington, United States
$125k-$200k/yr OnsiteFull Time
SpaceX
SpaceXNasdaq: SPCX: Designing, manufacturing, and launching advanced rockets and spacecraft.
1+ YOEBachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, math, or science plus 1+ year software development experience, or 3+ years without a degree. Python/C++, Linux, distributed systems, containers, databases, and testing experience preferred.
Python, C++, Linux, Docker, Kubernetes, PostgreSQL, CockroachDB
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Key technologies for large-scale distributed cloud storage systems-AliStar/A Star
Seattle, Washington, United States
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Alibaba Cloud
Alibaba CloudNYSE, HKEX: BABA, 9988: Global cloud computing and data intelligence service provider.
Proficiency in C/C++, Python or scripting, algorithms, data structures, networking, multithreading, and distributed systems; cloud infrastructure experience preferred.
C, C++, Python, Linux, HBase, Cassandra, Hadoop, Kubernetes, Paxos, Raft