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# Distributed Systems Engineer

- **Company:** The Arcade
- **Location:** San Francisco, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $200,000.0 - $300,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Systems Engineering, User Authentication, Software as a Service, Programming Tools, Distributed Systems, Design of User Interfaces, Human-Computer Interaction, Python (Programming Language), Microsoft Software, Redis, Ruby, Software Engineering, TypeScript, Web Application Frameworks, Scripting, ReactJS, Large Language Models, Backend, Free and Open-Source Software, Front End Software Development, Terraform, Splunk, Multiplatform, Golang
- **Published:** July 31, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerbuilder.com/job-details/distributed-systems-engineer-san-francisco-ca--8084913e-d673-4179-9d00-dfd2090ba7c9

## About the Role

* An insatiable desire to ship.
 * 7+ years of software engineering experience comprising of:
 + 5+ years of backend development experience with either Python, Go, Ruby, Typescript, or a similar language and API & Web frameworks.
 + 2+ years of experience with infrastructure and deployment (AWS/GCP, Terraform, Helm, etc)
 * Strong experience building and maintaining production APIs.
 * Track record of writing clean, well-documented, well-tested code.
 * User-centered approach to designing developer-centric products and tools.

Bonus Points

 * Experience building developer tools or SDKs
 * Familiarity with LLMs and AI frameworks (Langchain, LlamaIndex, etc)
 * Open-source contributions
 * Experience with high-scale distributed systems
 * Experience leading teams and mentoring more junior developers
 * Familiarity with Typescript and a relevant frontend framework (e.g. React)
 * You've been a startup founder or early-state startup employee before and love it, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Application Programming Interface (API), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Authentication, Conversation Engine, Customer/Client Research, Distributed Computing, GCP (Good Clinical Practices), Go Programming Language (Golang), Industry Standards, Leadership, MCP - Microsoft Certified Professional, Mentoring, Microsoft Product Family, Multiplatform/Cross-Platform, Problem Solving Skills, Product Demonstration, Product Development, Programming Tools, Python Programming/Scripting Language, React.js, Redis, Ruby, Software as a Service (SaaS), Splunk, Startup, Systems Engineering, Team Lead/Manager, Training/Teaching, User Interface/Experience (UI/UX), Web Application Framework



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