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# Distributed Systems Engineer, zCLOUD

- **Company:** ZETTABYTES, INC.
- **Location:** Palo Alto, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Software Applications, Systems Engineering, Cloud Computing, Software Debugging, Distributed Systems, Fault Tolerance, Service-Oriented Architecture, Graphics Processing Unit (GPU), Computer Network Operations, Concurrency, Reliability of Systems, Build Management, Low Latency
- **Published:** November 2, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerbuilder.com/job-details/distributed-systems-engineer-zcloud-palo-alto-ca--23428bd3-fe1d-4f26-a743-f619c6423763

## About the Role

Distributed Computing, Systems Engineering, Artificial Intelligence (AI), High Tech Industry, GPU (Graphics Processing Unit), Computer Software, Network Operations Center, Cloud Computing, OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer), Systems Engineering, * 5+ years of experience building distributed systems

 * A strong understanding of concurrency, consistency and fault tolerance
 * Experience designing APIs and service-oriented architectures
 * Comfort operating and debugging systems in production
 * A strong ownership mindset and engineering rigour

Bonus Qualifications

 * Experience with cloud platforms or large-scale infrastructure
 * Familiarity with scheduling or resource management systems
 * Experience supporting AI or data-intensive workloads
 * Background in platform or control-plane engineering

What Success Looks Like (First 90 to 180 Days)

 * At least one zCLOUD service owned end to end in production
 * Control-plane improvements measured in reliability, latency or throughput
 * Monitoring and debugging in place for owned services
 * Architecture and operational practices documented

## Description

The Distributed Systems Engineer builds and operates the scalable, fault-tolerant distributed systems that power zCLOUD, including the control planes for GPU and resource orchestration. The role owns services from design through production operation., * zCLOUD systems: design and build the distributed systems that power the zCLOUD platform.

 * Control planes: develop control planes for GPU and resource orchestration.
 * Fault tolerance: build scalable, fault-tolerant services for multi-tenant environments.
 * Performance at scale: improve system reliability, latency and throughput at scale.
 * Integration: work with GPU systems and research teams on integration.
 * Observability: implement observability, monitoring and debugging capabilities.
 * Service ownership: own services from design through production operation.
 * Documentation: document system architecture and operational best practices.