Staff Software Engineer – Distributed Systems
Alluxio · Foster City, California, United States · onsite
- As a Sr. Staff Software Engineer – Distributed Systems at Alluxio, you will lead the end-to-end architecture and technical evolution of our next-generation distributed data platform. You will drive system-level design decisions that enable Alluxio to scale to thousands of nodes and exabytes of data, while maintaining performance, reliability, and simplicity for users.
- In this role, you will operate as a technical architect and hands-on engineering leader, partnering closely with engineering teams and product management to translate complex requirements into scalable distributed system designs.
- What You Will Be Able To Build and Owner：
- Lead the end-to-end architecture and design of large-scale distributed systems powering the Alluxio platform.
- Drive technical strategy and architectural direction across multiple teams and components.
- Design systems that support high scalability, fault tolerance, performance optimization, and data durability.
- Provide hands-on development and deep technical guidance in critical areas of the system.
- Lead complex system design reviews and mentor senior engineers on distributed systems design.
- Identify and resolve system-level performance bottlenecks and reliability challenges.
- Collaborate with product management and engineering leadership to translate product goals into technical solutions.
- Influence the broader technical ecosystem through open-source contributions and architectural thought leadership.
- Who We Are Looking For:
- Master or BS degree in Computer Science or related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
- Proven experience of 2+ years in a technical leadership or architect role, driving system-level design and guiding engineering teams.
- Strong hands-on software development experience in one or more general-purpose programming languages, including but not limited to Java, C/C++, or Go.
- Deep architecting expertise in at least two of the following areas:
- Distributed and parallel systems
- Distributed storage systems
- Architecting large-scale software systems
- Demonstrated ability to design and implement high-quality, stable, and scalable end-to-end system architectures in production environments.
- Strong analytical thinking and complex problem-solving skills.
- Excellent communication skills and ability to influence technical direction across teams.
- We Would Especially Appreciate If You Have:
- PhD in Computer Science, Distributed Systems, or related fields.
- Deep understanding of consensus algorithms, storage engines, or large-scale data systems.
- Experience building or operating cloud-native infrastructure platforms.
- Experience contributing to or maintaining open-source distributed systems projects.
- Track record of designing systems that operate at massive scale (thousands of nodes or higher).
- Passion for building high-performance infrastructure software.
- Contributions to Alluxio open-source community.