Software Engineer, Distributed Systems ($180K - $320K + Equity) Syncing Engine Development

About the job

This role is being recruited by CoffeeSpace on behalf of an anonymous company focused on syncing customer data from warehouses to business tools.

We’re identifying a small number of exceptional distributed systems engineers from our network. If there’s a strong fit, we’ll introduce you directly to the team.

Location: Remote (US or Canada)

Compensation: $180K - $320K base + competitive equity

Employment type: Full-time

Visa: Visa sponsorship available

About the company

This company specializes in syncing customer data from data warehouses into essential business tools, serving industries such as B2B, AI, marketing, and data. Founded in 2018, the company has grown to a team of 350 and secured $320M in funding.

The company operates on a multi-cloud and multi-region infrastructure, supporting a global customer base. Their services include a Personalization API that provides a low latency caching layer for real-time personalization use cases.

About the role

As a distributed systems engineer, you will work on the systems powering the company's syncing engine, which is crucial for both customers and internal engineering teams. This role involves tackling challenges in distributed systems, performance optimization, and troubleshooting to enhance data movement capabilities.

You will have high levels of ownership and autonomy, managing projects from inception to completion, directly solving customer scaling issues, and influencing team and company priorities.

What You’ll Do

• Optimize sync speed for data movement to destinations like Facebook and Snapchat
• Develop real-time streaming syncing capabilities
• Address scalability and reliability to support growth
• Enhance the Personalization API for high-performance use cases
• Extend the multi-region and multi-cloud backend for global data residency requirements

Why This Role Is Compelling

• Work on a multi-cloud and multi-region infrastructure supporting global customers
• High levels of ownership and autonomy in your projects
• Directly impact customer success and company growth
• Competitive compensation and meaningful equity

The Ideal Candidate

• 7+ years of experience in distributed systems engineering
• Expertise in performance optimization and troubleshooting
• Ability to work autonomously and manage projects end-to-end
• Experience with multi-cloud and multi-region infrastructures is a plus

Next steps

• 1. Apply via this LinkedIn job post
• 2. We’ll review and reach out if there’s a strong match
• 3. If aligned, we’ll introduce you directly to the team
• 4. If this role isn’t the right fit, we may suggest and make introductions to other high-signal startup roles we’re recruiting for, always with your permission.

A quick note on authenticity

This is a real, active role that CoffeeSpace is recruiting for in close partnership with the hiring team. We don’t post speculative roles and work directly with teams on their actual hiring needs.