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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # distributed systems engineer - **Company:** Clearview Ai, Inc. - **Location:** United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Automated Storage and Retrieval Systems, Big Data, Code Review, Databases, Continuous Delivery, Continuous Integration, Data Structures, Software Debugging, DevOps, Distributed Data Store, Distributed Systems, Software Engineering, SQL Databases, DevOps Tools - Open-source, Delivery Pipeline, Kubernetes, Information Technology, Deployment Automation, Stream Processing - **Published:** September 11, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.thejobnetwork.com/job/senior-software-engineer-509962639 ## About the Role * 5+ years of professional software engineering experience building and maintaining production systems * Strong proficiency in one or more backend languages and a modern development ecosystem * Strong understanding of distributed systems, including their failure modes, consistency tradeoffs, and behavior at scale * Hands-on experience with AWS and running production workloads in the cloud * Hands-on experience with containers and container orchestration * Experience designing large-scale data storage and retrieval, including hot and cold storage strategies * Experience with databases across the spectrum, including relational, distributed, and vector databases * Strong DevOps foundation: CI/CD, infrastructure as code, observability, and automated deployments * Solid grasp of computing fundamentals, data structures, and system design * BS/MS in Computer Science, Engineering, Math or equivalent experience Nice to have: * Experience working in FedRAMP or other federal or regulated environments * Experience operating distributed SQL databases in production * Experience with high-throughput messaging and streaming systems * Experience operating vector databases at scale for retrieval and similarity search * Experience with declarative configuration and GitOps-based continuous delivery * Experience ingesting and processing petabyte-scale datasets from object storage ## Description You will build pipelines that ingest petabyte-scale data into object storage and turn it into fast, queryable databases and vector stores, design large-scale storage and retrieval across hot and cold tiers, and run distributed services on container orchestration using declarative configuration and GitOps workflows. The platform runs in the cloud and operates within compliant federal environments, so reliability, security, and scale sit at the center of everything you build. We are looking for a strong distributed systems engineer with deep DevOps instincts who wants significant ownership and the autonomy to make sound technical tradeoffs., * Design, build, and operate the data and infrastructure platform that powers our facial recognition system * Build pipelines that ingest and store petabyte-scale data in object storage, then process and index it into databases and vector stores for fast retrieval * Design large-scale storage and retrieval systems, making deliberate choices between hot and cold storage tiers, distributed databases, and high-throughput messaging and streaming systems * Run and scale containerized services on a container orchestration platform, deploying them through declarative configuration and GitOps workflows across multiple environments * Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code, and the DevOps tooling that lets engineers ship safely and often * Operate within and help maintain compliant federal environments such as FedRAMP, keeping the platform secure and auditable * Design and operate distributed systems with a focus on reliability, performance, and scale * Own complex infrastructure projects end to end, from design through deployment and on-call ownership, showing a high level of agency * Troubleshoot, debug, and tune systems across the stack, from application code down to storage and networking * Collaborate with our world class engineering team and contribute to and improve our engineering paradigms, processes, and tools * Mentor and support other engineers through code review, pairing, and technical guidance * Other reasonable additional responsibilities that may be asked from time to time ## Related Videos - [Alibaba Big Data and Machine Learning Technology](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/37-alibaba-big-data-and-machine-learning-technology) - [Remote Driving on Plant Grounds with State-of-the-Art Cloud Technologies](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/251-remote-driving-on-plant-grounds-with-state-of-the-art-cloud-technologies) - [From DevOps to Scaled DevOps: How We’re Rebuilding Continuous Delivery as a Platform](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100018-from-devops-to-scaled-devops-how-we-re-rebuilding-continuous-delivery-as-a-platform) - [Kubernetes and Microservices with Multi-Model Databases](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/382-kubernetes-and-microservices-with-multi-model-databases) - [Fault Tolerance and Consistency at Scale: Harnessing the Power of Distributed SQL Databases](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1146-fault-tolerance-and-consistency-at-scale-harnessing-the-power-of-distributed-sql-databases) - [Shipping Faster with Less: Render on Cloud Hosting, AI Workloads, and the Future of DevOps](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1894-shipping-faster-with-less-render-on-cloud-hosting-ai-workloads-and-the-future-of-devops) ## Related Articles - [How We Built a Worry-Free System That Runs for 10+ Years – And What We’d Do Again](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/751-how-we-built-a-worry-free-system-that-runs-for-10-years-and-what-we-d-do-again) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [7 Cloud Computing Trends Coming in 2025 for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/412-7-cloud-computing-trends-coming-in-2025-for-developers) - [Dev Digest 120 - Apple and peers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/455-dev-digest-120-apple-and-peers) - [Dev Digest 121 - AI goes offline](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/456-dev-digest-121-ai-goes-offline) - [Navigating the AI Shift](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/629-navigating-the-ai-shift)