Distributed Systems Engineer

Location: Remote
Compensation: Hourly
Reviewed: Tue, Apr 28, 2026
This job expires in: 30 days

Job Summary

A company is looking for a Distributed Systems Engineer 5 - Cloud Gateway.

Key Responsibilities
  • Design, develop, and integrate functionality to enhance security, observability, and resilience for cloud traffic
  • Build software solutions to improve developer and product experience in collaboration with team members and stakeholders
  • Drive alignment with stakeholders and provide technical mentorship for junior engineers through design and code reviews
Required Qualifications
  • Experience in designing and developing software for highly reliable and scalable distributed systems in a cloud environment
  • Hands-on experience with API Gateway technologies such as Envoy Gateway or Istio Gateway
  • Deep expertise in L4 (TCP/UDP) and L7 (HTTP/S, gRPC, WebSockets) protocols
  • Solid understanding of Kubernetes internals, including Networking and CNI
  • Proficiency in programming languages such as Java, Go, or C++

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