Role: Backend Engineer (Distributed Systems)
Location: Onsite SF/Palo Alto (4 days/week, Palo Alto Mondays)
Job type : | Full-time
Musthaves:
- 3-10 years backend/distributed systems experience (ideally 5-8)
- Shipped & maintained production systems at scale
- Strong in concurrency, race conditions, async patterns
- Proficient in Python; experience with Kubernetes, Docker, AWS/GCP, Terraform
- Background in big tech or VCbacked startup
- Multiple years handling complex distributed systems
Nicetohaves:
- Marketplace/auction/billing/exchange systems experience
- Fullstack capabilities with backend focus
Avoid:
- Prototype/MVPonly builders (no production maintenance)
- Singledomain specialists unwilling to work across stack
- Multiple short stints (<2 years per role
Employment Type: FULL_TIME