Staff Engineer – Distributed Systems – Flag Delivery

ABOUT THE ROLE As a Staff Engineer – Distributed Systems – Flag Delivery, you will play a critical role in shaping one of the most high-performance, globally distributed systems powering modern software delivery. The Flag Delivery Network (FDN) is responsible for delivering real-time feature flag updates to tens of millions of connected SDKs across web, mobile, and server environments. This infrastructure is a mission-critical part of our platform, and your work will directly impact the performance, reliability, and safety of software rollouts for some of the world’s most innovative engineering teams. WHAT YOU'LL DO You will architect and evolve the systems behind our global edge delivery infrastructure, collaborate with SDK and platform teams, and lead initiatives that push the boundaries of what’s possible in edge computing and real-time data propagation. Your responsibilities will include: Architecting, designing, and building resilient and scalable systems for delivering feature flag data globally, optimized for high availability and low latency. Owning and evolving core components such as our global edge delivery network, streaming infrastructure, and data synchronization protocols. Driving improvements in system availability, performance, and operational excellence by identifying bottlenecks and designing for failure. Collaborating cross-functionally with infrastructure, SDK, product, and security teams to deliver seamless and secure customer experiences. Mentoring and leading other engineers by modeling best practices in distributed systems development, code quality, and systems thinking. Taking initiative in incident response and post-incident reviews, continually improving system reliability and observability. Participating in an on-call rotation for the services you help build, and demonstrating a strong sense of ownership and accountability for their uptime and reliability. WHAT YOU'LL NEED You will need a proven experience in architecting, building, and operating complex, large-scale backend and infrastructure services, with a multi-year, hands-on focus specifically on distributed systems. This level of expertise is typically found in engineers with 10+ years of relevant industry experience. You will also need a deep understanding of event-driven architectures, streaming protocols (e.g., Server-Sent Events, WebSockets), and stateful connection management at scale. Additionally, you will need expertise in Go, Java, Rust or similar systems programming languages (we use Go and a little bit of Rust), familiarity with real-time data pipelines, load balancing, and global edge networks/CDNs, and proven experience in monitoring, observability, and operational excellence. WHY REMOTE As a Staff Engineer – Distributed Systems – Flag Delivery, you will have the opportunity to work on a high-performance, globally distributed system that powers modern software delivery. You will be part of a team that is shaping the future of software delivery and will have the opportunity to make a significant impact on the performance, reliability, and safety of software rollouts for some of the world’s most innovative engineering teams. BENEFITS We offer a competitive salary, comprehensive health plan, parental leave, education stipend, life insurance, equipment stipend, flexible schedule, and opportunities for professional growth and development.