Distributed Systems Engineer (DSE)

DomainTools is seeking a Distributed Systems Engineer (DSE) to join our real-time engineering team. This is a critical role to drive growth and innovation in DomainTools’s real-time products and services.

In this role, you will invent, design, prototype, construct, deploy, and maintain cutting-edge real-time telemetry processing platforms. You will collaborate with multiple departments and, at times, with external companies. A DSE is an experienced technologist and developer capable of producing a range of capabilities, from rapid prototypes and proof-of-concept projects to high-quality production-ready code. A DSE should excel at finding elegant solutions to highly complex problems.

Your role is vital to the company’s success. The requirements and skills outlined below are not exhaustive.

Job Responsibilities

• Design, prototype, construct, and maintain real-time telemetry platforms.
• Collaborate with multiple stakeholders across the company to ensure a smooth process from idea to product.
• Maintain security, including best practices for secure coding standards, on all development projects and processes.
• Stay current with new technology.
• Write complete and effective documentation for your projects.
• Ensure the team produces only the highest quality code by acting as a peer reviewer, providing in-depth reviews with detailed and thoughtful comments.

Requirements

Key Applicant Qualifications

• Innovative thinker, able to envision how technology can be implemented to solve challenges.
• Excellent communication, presentation, verbal, and written skills.
• Ability to write and review expert-level code in at least two of the following languages: C, Python, Go, Rust.
• Familiarity with and adherence to security best practices.
• Self-starter with a high level of initiative, commitment, and energy.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills; ability to prioritize multiple tasks and organize work to meet deadlines.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Commitment to excellence for both internal and external customers.
• Experience working with a distributed team and collaborating with co-workers across different time zones.
• Demonstrate good attention to detail and sound judgment, showing logical decision-making.

Pluses

• 3+ years of experience in information technology.
• BS in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, or equivalent experience.
• Deep understanding of one or more standardized Internet protocols: DNS, BGP, SMTP, etc.
• Working familiarity with some of the following: Cython, shell, m4, perl, ruby, php, C++, Erlang, asciidoc, docbook, doxygen, markdown.
• Ability to travel for conferences and meetings several times per year.