Distributed Systems Engineer - Realtime Engineering

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

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

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

Job Responsibilities

• Design, prototype, construct, and maintain real-time telemetry platforms.
• Collaborate with multiple stakeholders company-wide to ensure a smooth transition from idea to product.
• Maintain security, including best practices for secure coding standards, across all development projects and processes.
• Stay current with new technologies.
• Write complete and effective documentation for projects.
• Ensure the team produces only the highest quality code through peer review, providing in-depth feedback and thoughtful comments.

Requirements

Key Applicant Qualifications

• Innovative thinker, capable of envisioning how technology can 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 colleagues across different time zones.
• Demonstrate strong attention to detail and good judgment with 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.