Senior Software Engineer, Distributed Systems

Design for extreme elasticity so the platform absorbs large, unpredictable spikes in demand — registration openings, live keynotes, and session go-lives — without degrading the attendee experience. Own reliability end to end: set availability targets, build in redundancy and graceful degradation, and lead incident response so critical event moments never fail. Raise the bar on engineering quality through rigorous design reviews, automated testing, deep observability, and safe, continuous deployment. Partner with product managers, event producers, and cross-functional teams to turn event requirements into resilient technical solutions. Provide technical leadership and mentorship, setting direction, guiding architecture, and growing the skills of the engineering team. Evaluate emerging technologies and patterns, and champion improvements that increase scale, reliability, and engineering velocity. Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 4+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience. Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 6+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 8+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience. Experience building event, media, streaming, or other high-traffic, consumer-facing platforms. Experience architecting systems that handle sudden, high-concurrency traffic and global distribution. Depth in distributed data stores, caching, messaging and event-driven architectures, and performance tuning. A record of technical leadership, mentorship, and influence across teams and disciplines. Demonstrated experience designing and delivering large-scale, distributed, cloud-based applications and services. Proven ability to build systems that are scalable, reliable, and secure, and to operate them in production at high scale. Exceptional problem-solving skills and a track record of technical ownership from design through production operations.