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Remote distributed systems engineer jobs are open across the U.S. at remote-first firms and distributed engineering teams in sectors like cloud infrastructure, fintech, and enterprise software. Employers hiring remotely right now include Netflix, DomainTools, and Cockroach Labs. Find a role that fits below and apply directly.
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DomainTools is looking for a Senior Distributed Systems Engineer (Sr. DSE) to join our Real-Time Engineering team. This role is a key contributor to maintaining, extending, building, and evolving products based on high volume, real-time telemetry data from a worldwide network of data contributors and collectors. A Sr. DSE is an experienced technologist adept at systems design, prototyping / proof of concept development, and developing and deploying production quality systems and code.
As a Sr. DSE, you will maintain and extend core systems software and assist operations in evolving the infrastructure for delivering high volume realtime telemetry, develop requirements, prototypes, and ultimately production implementations of new products based on the data. You will maintain, extend, and scale our industry-leading passive DNS database and its in-house storage engine. You will work with product management to design new products based on this data, and prototype, develop, and ultimately deploy them. Solving interesting problems and navigating tradeoffs are a core part of this engineering role, in addition to writing and configuring code.
Job Responsibilities
- Design, prototype, construct, and maintain real-time telemetry and telemetry processing platforms
- Collaborate with multiple stakeholders throughout the company to execute a smooth process from idea to product
- Maintain security, including best practices for secure coding standards, on all development projects and processes
- Keep current with new technology
- Write complete and effective documentation for your projects
- Ensure that the team only produces the highest quality of code by acting as a peer reviewer and providing in-depth review along with detailed and thoughtful comments
- Support sales and solutions engineering as a subject matter expert on team supported products and systems.
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience working and developing software for Linux or similar systems.
- 5+ years of experience developing software and/or designing systems in a team environment.
- Working familiarity with modern CI/CD systems and practices and cloud deployment.
- Ability to write and review expert-level systems and application code in C, Rust, or Go.
- Familiarity with multiple systems design approaches (e.g., Cloud-native, monolithic, and microservices) and their respective tradeoffs.
- Familiarity with multiple programming paradigms (e.g., functional, object oriented, concurrent vs. parallel vs. event-driven) and their respective tradeoffs.
- 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.
- Ability to understand the needs of the business and evaluate solutions to recommend to leadership.
Preferred Qualifications
- Working familiarity with Python, and Python integration with C or Rust.
- Experience working remotely with distributed teams across multiple time zones.
- Familiarity with software packaging and release engineering tools and infrastructure.
- Understanding of core Internet technologies such as TCP/IP, DNS, or BGP.
Benefits
DomainTools is the global leader for Internet intelligence and the first place security practitioners go when they need to know. The world’s most advanced security teams use our solutions to identify external risks, investigate threats, and proactively protect their organizations in a constantly evolving threat landscape. DomainTools constantly monitors the Internet and brings together the most comprehensive and trusted domain, website and DNS data to provide immediate context and machine-learning driven risk analytics delivered in near real-time. Although we are a remote friendly organization and provide great benefits and outstanding perks.
DomainTools offers a comprehensive benefits package to our employees that includes fully paid medical, dental and vision insurance premiums, a 401k retirement plan with company matching, basic life insurance, flexible PTO and additional well-being benefits.
DomainTools embraces diversity, equity and inclusion to its fullest as an equal opportunity employer. We build our teams so creativity and innovation can flourish. We believe inclusivity and equity fosters innovation and growth; and we harness this mindset to drive a culture that serves our employees and our customers. We encourage people of all backgrounds, ages, perspectives, and skill sets to apply; and do not discriminate based on age, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, veteran status, disability or any other characteristic protected by law.
DomainTools is looking for a Senior Distributed Systems Engineer (Sr. DSE) to join our Real-Time Engineering team. This role is a key contributor to maintaining, extending, building, and evolving products based on high volume, real-time telemetry data from a worldwide network of data contributors and collectors. A Sr. DSE is an experienced technologist adept at systems design, prototyping / proof of concept development, and developing and deploying production quality systems and code.
As a Sr. DSE, you will maintain and extend core systems software and assist operations in evolving the infrastructure for delivering high volume realtime telemetry, develop requirements, prototypes, and ultimately production implementations of new products based on the data. You will maintain, extend, and scale our industry-leading passive DNS database and its in-house storage engine. You will work with product management to design new products based on this data, and prototype, develop, and ultimately deploy them. Solving interesting problems and navigating tradeoffs are a core part of this engineering role, in addition to writing and configuring code.
Job Responsibilities
- Design, prototype, construct, and maintain real-time telemetry and telemetry processing platforms
- Collaborate with multiple stakeholders throughout the company to execute a smooth process from idea to product
- Maintain security, including best practices for secure coding standards, on all development projects and processes
- Keep current with new technology
- Write complete and effective documentation for your projects
- Ensure that the team only produces the highest quality of code by acting as a peer reviewer and providing in-depth review along with detailed and thoughtful comments
- Support sales and solutions engineering as a subject matter expert on team supported products and systems.
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience working and developing software for Linux or similar systems.
- 5+ years of experience developing software and/or designing systems in a team environment.
- Working familiarity with modern CI/CD systems and practices and cloud deployment.
- Ability to write and review expert-level systems and application code in C, Rust, or Go.
- Familiarity with multiple systems design approaches (e.g., Cloud-native, monolithic, and microservices) and their respective tradeoffs.
- Familiarity with multiple programming paradigms (e.g., functional, object oriented, concurrent vs. parallel vs. event-driven) and their respective tradeoffs.
- 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.
- Ability to understand the needs of the business and evaluate solutions to recommend to leadership.
Preferred Qualifications
- Working familiarity with Python, and Python integration with C or Rust.
- Experience working remotely with distributed teams across multiple time zones.
- Familiarity with software packaging and release engineering tools and infrastructure.
- Understanding of core Internet technologies such as TCP/IP, DNS, or BGP.
Benefits
DomainTools is the global leader for Internet intelligence and the first place security practitioners go when they need to know. The world’s most advanced security teams use our solutions to identify external risks, investigate threats, and proactively protect their organizations in a constantly evolving threat landscape. DomainTools constantly monitors the Internet and brings together the most comprehensive and trusted domain, website and DNS data to provide immediate context and machine-learning driven risk analytics delivered in near real-time. Although we are a remote friendly organization and provide great benefits and outstanding perks.
DomainTools offers a comprehensive benefits package to our employees that includes fully paid medical, dental and vision insurance premiums, a 401k retirement plan with company matching, basic life insurance, flexible PTO and additional well-being benefits.
DomainTools embraces diversity, equity and inclusion to its fullest as an equal opportunity employer. We build our teams so creativity and innovation can flourish. We believe inclusivity and equity fosters innovation and growth; and we harness this mindset to drive a culture that serves our employees and our customers. We encourage people of all backgrounds, ages, perspectives, and skill sets to apply; and do not discriminate based on age, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, veteran status, disability or any other characteristic protected by law.
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Who's Hiring
- Netflix6
- DomainTools4
- Cockroach Labs2
- Figma1
- Nvidia1
Top Industries Hiring
- Technology & Software9
- Media & Entertainment3
- Electronics & Hardware1
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in remote distributed systems engineer jobs.
- Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science or a related engineering field
- Production experience designing and operating distributed systems at scale
- Proficiency in Go, Java, C++, or Rust for systems-level programming
- Hands-on experience with consensus protocols such as Raft or Paxos
- Familiarity with distributed messaging platforms like Kafka or Pulsar
- Experience with containerized infrastructure using Kubernetes and cloud platforms
Tips for Your Remote Distributed Systems Engineer Job Search
Show async communication skills in your application
Remote distributed systems teams rely on written design docs, async code reviews, and detailed incident postmortems. Include links to architecture decision records, RFCs, or technical write-ups you have authored to show you can communicate complex distributed systems thinking without synchronous back-and-forth.
Highlight observable and debuggable system design
Remote employers screen distributed systems engineers on their ability to instrument and diagnose systems without walking to a colleague's desk. Emphasize hands-on experience with distributed tracing tools like OpenTelemetry, structured logging pipelines, and on-call workflows you have owned independently.
Apply early to remote roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists remote distributed systems engineer openings from across the U.S. in one place, so you can find roles that match your stack and experience level and apply directly without sorting through unrelated listings.
Target remote-first companies with distributed engineering teams
Remote-first companies build their engineering processes around asynchronous collaboration from the start, which means fewer barriers for distributed systems engineers working remotely. Look for organizations that publish public engineering blogs, contribute to open-source infrastructure projects, or list distributed team structures in their job postings.
Prepare for system design interviews over video
Remote distributed systems engineer interviews often use collaborative whiteboard tools like Excalidraw or Miro instead of a physical board. Practice drawing consistent system diagrams, narrating your tradeoff reasoning clearly, and handling latency or failure scenario questions without being able to read a room in real time.
Remote Distributed Systems Engineer Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a remote distributed systems engineer job?
Remote distributed systems engineer roles go to candidates who can demonstrate strong asynchronous communication, self-direction, and the technical depth to debug and ship independently without in-person support. Remote-first companies and distributed teams prioritize experience with consensus protocols, fault-tolerant architectures, and distributed storage systems. A public portfolio of distributed systems projects, detailed design documents, and clear written technical communication in past roles all give you a concrete edge.
Which companies hire remote distributed systems engineers?
Companies hiring remote distributed systems engineers right now include Netflix, DomainTools, and Cockroach Labs, based on current remote listings on Migrate Mate as of June 2026. Remote-first technology firms and distributed engineering teams across cloud infrastructure, fintech, and enterprise software are the most consistent source of these openings.
Can you get a remote distributed systems engineer job with no experience?
Yes, but remote entry-level distributed systems roles are harder to land because employers expect you to work through complex problems independently from day one. Companies most likely to hire entry-level remote candidates include cloud-native startups and open-source infrastructure teams. A portfolio of personal or open-source distributed systems projects, contributions to projects using consensus algorithms or distributed data stores, and strong written communication all substitute meaningfully for formal work history.
Do you need a degree for remote distributed systems engineer jobs?
Not always. Remote employers weigh demonstrated technical ability heavily for distributed systems engineers, so a strong portfolio of real distributed systems work, open-source contributions, and hands-on experience with tools like Apache Kafka, etcd, or Cassandra can carry more weight than a degree. That said, many employers, particularly larger technology companies and financial institutions, still list a computer science degree as a baseline requirement.
Which industries hire the most remote distributed systems engineers?
Remote distributed systems engineer roles concentrate in Technology & Software, Media & Entertainment, and Electronics & Hardware, based on current remote listings on Migrate Mate as of June 2026. Those sectors rely on distributed teams that need engineers who can design and maintain resilient, large-scale systems across geographically dispersed infrastructure.
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