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Founding Backend / Infra Engineer
Cupertino, CA, US
$160k-$300k/yr On-SiteFull Time
HiringCafe
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.
Node.js, Python, Elasticsearch, Redis
Help us #BeatIndeed & #BeatLinkedIn
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Principal Software Engineer: Distributed Systems (Config, Test, & Deployment)
Austin or New York City or San Francisco or Washington
$200k-$288k/yr HybridFull Time
Cloudflare
CloudflareNYSE: NET: Provides security and performance services for internet properties.
10+ YOE10+ years software engineering experience, technical leadership across orgs, expertise in distributed systems, strong typed language mastery, API design, experience with LLMs, Kubernetes, RocksDB and large-scale systems.
Kubernetes, RocksDB, LLMs, Prodspec and Annealing
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Distributed Systems - Senior Staff Systems Architect
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
$184k-$276k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Northrop Grumman
Northrop GrummanNYSE: NOC: Develops and manufactures advanced aerospace, defense, and space systems.
10+ YOEU.S. citizen with active Secret clearance, ability to obtain Special Program Access, advanced systems architecture experience, strong analytical and presentation skills, and collaborative hardware/software/firmware engineering experience.
SysML, IBM Rational DOORS, Enterprise Architect, Cameo
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Distributed Systems - Staff Systems Architect
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
$169k-$254k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Northrop Grumman
Northrop GrummanNYSE: NOC: Designs and manufactures advanced aerospace and defense systems.
8+ YOEU.S. citizen with active Secret clearance, ability to obtain Special Program Access, 8+ years technical experience (or higher per degree), experience creating and maintaining system architecture, strong analytical and presentation skills.
SysML, IBM Rational DOORS, Enterprise Architect, Cameo, Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE)
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Senior Engineer, Systems Engineering
United States or Denver or Minneapolis or Washington
$119k-$142k/yr RemoteFull Time
Sparkfund
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
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Software Engineer (Distributed Systems & Cloud)
Fort Meade, Maryland, United States
$150k-$190k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Visionist
Visionist: Provides software engineering and data analytics for national security.
8+ YOE8 years software development; experience with JavaScript/TypeScript/Python; distributed systems and cloud; AWS; DevOps; IaC; CI/CD; high-side development environments; TS/SCI clearance with polygraph.
JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, AWS, DevOps, Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD
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Systems Integration Engineer
Arlington, Virginia, United States
$69k-$158k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Booz Allen Hamilton
Booz Allen HamiltonNYSE: BAH: Provides technology and management consulting services to diverse organizations.
3+ YOE3+ years integrating customer environments; API integrations; prototyping with Python or Go; CI/CD and cloud experience; troubleshooting distributed systems; ability to obtain Secret clearance; bachelor’s degree.
Python, Go, Terraform, CloudFormation, Pulumi, Okta, Auth0, Azure AD, Kafka, SNS, SQS, Pub/Sub
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Power Systems Advisory Engineer
Herndon, Virginia, United States
RemoteFull Time
NRTC
NRTC: Technology solutions for rural electric and telecommunications cooperatives.
6+ YOEBachelor's in engineering (ABET) required; 6+ years working with electric utilities; PE preferred. Strong distribution planning, DER integration, power system study experience, advisory skills, and proficiency with engineering modeling and Microsoft Office.
Microsoft Office, SCADA
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Lead Systems Engineer - Traffic Management
Durham or Miami or Palo Alto or Washington
$15k-$23k/yr HybridFull Time
Nubank
NubankNYSE: NU: Digital financial platform offering banking, credit, and investment services.
Experience operating large-scale cloud distributed systems, Kubernetes, service mesh (Istio/Linkerd/Envoy), AWS networking, IaC with Pulumi or Terraform, strong reliability/observability and AI-assisted workflows.
Kubernetes, Istio, Linkerd, Envoy, Finagle, AWS, ALB, NLB, VPC, Route 53, IAM, Pulumi, Terraform
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Systems Engineer, Senior
Annapolis Junction, Maryland, United States
$101-$115/hr OnsiteFull Time
EverWatch
EverWatchNYSE: BAH: Provides advanced software and intelligence solutions for government agencies.
20+ YOESenior Systems Engineer with TS/SCI with polygraph; 20+ years experience or 25+ years with no degree; Bachelor's degree in related field; extensive experience in ontologies, data models, backend systems, cloud and distributed tech.
Neo4j, Cypher, APOC, Graph Data Science, OWL, RDF, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, Kafka, Kubernetes, AWS, Java, Spring Boot, OpenAPI, Swagger, Terraform, CloudFormation
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Networking & Distributed Systems Researcher – Product Security Engineer
Huntington Beach or Hazelwood or Arlington
$123k-$186k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Boeing
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.
C, C++, Python, shell, C#, Java, Linux Kernel
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Networking & Distributed Systems Researcher – Product Security Engineer
Huntington Beach or Hazelwood or Arlington
$123k-$186k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Boeing
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.
C, C++, Python, Shell, C#, Java, Linux Kernel
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Senior Electrical Engineer – Engagement Systems
Dahlgren, Virginia, United States
$75k-$131k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Parsons
ParsonsNYSE: PSN: Provides engineering and technology services for infrastructure and defense.
8+ YOEBachelor's in electrical engineering or related STEM, 8+ years electrical engineering experience, ability to obtain U.S. Secret clearance, technical leadership on power distribution and system integration.
Jira, Confluence
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Software and Systems Engineer
Chantilly or Herndon or McLean
OnsiteFull Time
M1 Technology
M1 Technology: Developing mission-critical technology for the U.S. intelligence community.
5+ YOE5+ years professional software development; Python or Rust; Bash; distributed systems; CI/CD; Linux; strong communication.
Python, Rust, Bash, PostgreSQL, GraphDB, DynamoDB, AWS CDK, Docker, GitLab CI, Jenkins, CloudWatch, pytest, robot, behave, Linux, Embedded Linux
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Senior Lead Software Engineer, Back-End Distributed Systems (AWS, Go, Kubernetes, MCP, Lua, Python)
Cambridge or McLean or New York or Plano or San Jose
OnsiteFull Time
Capital One
Capital OneNYSE: COF: Financial services offering credit cards, banking, and loans.
6+ YOE6+ yrs software engineering; 1+ yr cloud (AWS); BS; backend distributed systems exp; Go, Lua, Python, AWS, Kubernetes.
AWS, Kubernetes, Go, Lua, Python, JavaScript, Java, TypeScript, SQL, HTML/CSS, Docker, MongoDB, MySQL, PostgreSQL
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Chief Engineer, Space and Ground Systems (Reston, VA, US, 20191)
Reston, Virginia, United States
OnsiteFull Time
SES Space & Defense
SES Space & DefenseEuronext Paris: SESG: Provides satellite communications and managed network services for governments.
12+ YOEOver 12 years in aerospace/satellite systems; experience leading IPTs; strong RF payload and space-ground integration; active TS/SCI clearance or ability to obtain; proven cross-functional leadership across distributed teams.
RF systems, satellite systems, systems engineering, TT&C, SOC/NOC
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Power Electronics Engineer, Systems Modeling
Reston, Virginia, United States
$144k-$209k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Google
GoogleNASDAQ: GOOGL: Provides online search, advertising, cloud computing, and consumer electronics.
5+ YOEBachelor's in electrical or related field (or equivalent), 5+ years in mission-critical facility design, 5+ years DC power distribution and power converter design; EMR not applicable.
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Senior Software Developer (Systems Software)
Columbia or Fort Meade
$146k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Endictus
Endictus: Provides cybersecurity and systems engineering services to federal agencies.
10+ YOEActive TS/SCI with CI Polygraph; degree in CS or related field; extensive systems software and CNO experience; proficiency in C/C++, Java or Python; strong OS, networking, distributed systems, and software engineering skills.
C, C++, Java, Python
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1LMX RMS Systems Engineering Lead - FULLTIME TELEWORK
COLORADO SPRINGS or Denver or Liverpool or Manassas or Moorestown or Orlando or Owego or Stratford or Colorado or Connecticut or Florida or New Jersey or New York or Virginia
$128k-$256k/yr RemoteFull Time
Lockheed Martin
Lockheed MartinNYSE: LMT: Designs and manufactures global security and aerospace systems.
8+ YOE4+ MgmtRequires US citizenship and ability to obtain DoD Secret clearance, 8+ years systems engineering experience (infrastructure/networking/platform), 4+ years leading large digital transformation programs, bachelor’s degree in engineering, experience leading distributed teams, and up to 25% CONUS travel.
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Security Engineer
Bellevue or Menlo Park or Washington or New York
$271k-$347k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Meta
MetaNASDAQ: META: Develops social networking platforms and virtual reality technologies.
15+ YOEB.S. in CS or related; 15+ yrs security risk management; 15+ yrs cross-company engineering; system design, threat modeling; engineered controls; security principles; threat knowledge; distributed systems; strong communication.
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Sr. HPC Systems Engineer (IT@JH Research Computing)
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
$86k-$150k/yr HybridFull Time
Johns Hopkins University
Johns Hopkins University: A private research university providing higher education and clinical healthcare.
6+ YOEBachelor's degree and minimum 6 years related experience. Strong Linux and HPC experience with Slurm, distributed storage, InfiniBand/MPI/NCCL/RDMA, automation (Ansible/Puppet/Salt), scripting (Bash/Python), and monitoring (Prometheus/Grafana/ELK).
Linux, Slurm, GPFS, Lustre, WekaFS, BeeGFS, Ceph, MinIO, InfiniBand, MPI, NCCL, RDMA, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, Ansible, Puppet, Salt, Singularity, Docker, Kubernetes, Bash, Python, CUDA
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