Distributed Systems Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Poland.

📋 Description

• Design and develop a diverse array of modules and components for a system that supports over 24 million queries per second with minimal latency.

• Enhance software for improved response times and efficient resource utilization.

• Ensure the dependability and scalability of the solutions developed.

• Generate performance and accuracy tests for newly created system components.

• Evaluate new technologies for their suitability in production environments.

• Create tools for monitoring and analyzing the operation of production systems.

• Continuously refine existing tools and processes.

⛳️ Requirements

• Strong understanding of intricate IT systems, encompassing hardware, software, and algorithms.

• Expertise in programming.

• Comprehensive knowledge of Internet protocols and technologies, such as DNS, HTTP, and cookies.

• Familiarity with techniques for developing concurrent programs and distributed systems.

• Practical skills in observing, monitoring, and analyzing production systems.

• Ability to critically evaluate solutions for performance, from theoretical assessments to resolving real-world performance challenges.

• General understanding of issues related to high scalability and high availability.

• Proficiency in English and Polish at a C1 level.

• Educational background in Computer Science, with a focus on algorithmic complexity and system architecture, through a formal CS degree, competitive programming experience like OI/ICPC, or a comparable track record.

• Familiarity with technologies such as Java, Python, Aerospike, Memcached, Google Cloud Platform, BigQuery, MinIO, Kafka, ClickHouse, PostgreSQL, Elasticsearch, Kubernetes, Prometheus, Jenkins, and Graphite.

🏝️ Benefits

• Involvement in projects that prioritize extreme performance and high code quality, where clean code and thorough code reviews are the norm.

• Opportunity to collaborate within an interdisciplinary, self-sufficient team.

• Access to cutting-edge technologies with the chance to implement them in large-scale, impactful projects.

• Employment based on a B2B contract.

• Flexible working arrangements with 100% remote options or the choice of office space in Warsaw or Cracow.