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Software Engineer, Distributed Systems

LucidLink· Engineering
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Sofia OfficeFull-timePosted 2w ago

About the role

Software Engineer focused on backend fundamentals, distributed systems, and high-scale data-intensive services. Rebuilds core metadata service with emphasis on reliability, performance, and scalable architecture; collaborates with Platform Engineering and SRE.

Responsibilities

  • Own outcomes on the metadata service rebuild - turning scale and reliability research into concrete architecture and database decisions
  • Partner with Platform Engineering and SRE to balance reliability, performance and delivery speed
  • Use data, benchmarks and engineering judgment to improve outcomes
  • Contribute to engineering quality through code review, and hold a high bar for reliability on a service every customer depends on

Qualifications

  • C++ development experience(or any other low-level programming language)
  • System and network programming fundamentals: OS basics, processes, I/O, multithreading and parallelism, across Windows and Unix-based system
  • Algorithms and data structures
  • Hands-on database experience, with real interest in data-intensive, high-scale systems
  • Distributed databases (Percona, MariaDB, Redis), RPC-style protocols, cloud infrastructure (AWS), or TypeScript are all a plus
  • Exposure to multi-platform development is considered an advantage
  • Fluent in English, written and spoken

Skills

Required:C++System and network programmingAlgorithms and data structuresDatabases / data-intensive systemsEnglish proficiency
Nice to have:Distributed databases / RPC protocols / cloudTypeScriptMulti-platform development

Benefits

  • Flexible PTO
  • Competitive salary
  • Stock options
  • Full health coverage
  • Strong work-life balance
Last updated Oct 22, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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