Software-Engineer, Backend-Engineering, Distributed-Systems Jobs

The Opportunity

We are looking for a Staff Software Engineer to join our engineering team. This is a critical role for an experienced, hands-on technical leader with a broad and deep skillset across multiple languages such as JavaScript and JVM-based (Java/Kotlin) and strong experience building and scaling distributed systems in cloud environments such as AWS or Google Cloud.

As a Staff Engineer, you will help drive the technical direction of aspects of our platform, setting high standards for system design, code quality, best practices and architectural clarity. You will collaborate across product and engineering to simplify complexity, improve reliability, and make deliberate trade-offs that empower our teams to move fast without sacrificing maintainability.

This is a unique opportunity to join an early-stage company led by serial entrepreneurAndrew Filev (founder of a unicorn startup), and shape a product that is redefining how software is built.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as a technical thought leader, setting a high bar for engineering quality.
• Be hands-on, writing code for new features, prototyping, refactoring existing code to meet best practices, etc.
• Lead design discussions and architecture reviews for high-impact projects.
• Collaborate with product, design, and research teams to define and evolve user-facing functionality with real developer impact.
• Evaluate trade-offs thoughtfully across performance, scalability, complexity, and cost and advocate for clear, maintainable solutions.
• Guide and mentor other engineers, helping them grow while raising the overall technical maturity of the team.
• Influence engineering culture, driving best practices in testing, observability, security, and cloud design.

Essential Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in software engineering covering multiple large-scale, production-grade systems.

• Expert in at least one of the following languages: JavaScript, JVM-based (Java/Kotlin).

• Experience building and scaling distributed systems with reliability and performance in mind. This should cover both compute and data layers and include best practices on the observability of such systems.

• Strong background in cloud architecture and infrastructure design in AWS or Google Cloud environments.

• Demonstrated ability to simplify complex systems and reduce unnecessary technical debt while balancing the need to move fast to compete.

• Strong communication skills with a track record of aligning stakeholders, leading cross-functional efforts, and influencing without authority.

• A deep shift‑left mindset throughout the entire SDLC, with early integration of security, automated testing, and CI/CD pipelines.

• Deep familiarity with AI assistants, a solid grasp of the evolving AI landscape, and the ability to translate trends and capabilities into practical product improvements.

• Curiosity, pragmatism, and a willingness to challenge assumptions.

• Experience or a strong interest in building collaborative, real-time systems is beneficial.

Why Join Zencoder?

• Shape the Future of Software Creation: We’re not just improving how developers write code — we’re redefining how ideas turn into reality. By closing the gap between concept and execution, we’re creating tools that will influence every industry that relies on software.
• Massive Impact, Real Ownership: At Zencoder, you’ll have full visibility into how your work moves the product and the company forward. You’ll ship features that matter, see the immediate impact of your decisions, and get feedback directly from users — fast.
• ICs Are the Core: Individual Contributors are the highest-status role at Zencoder. Our culture celebrates those who lead by doing — who create momentum, inspire others, and turn ideas into shipped products.
• High-Caliber Team & Founder: Work alongside exceptional AI and software engineers, and learn directly from Andrew Filev, founder of a unicorn startup, who brings deep expertise in scaling world-class technology companies.
• Global & Flexible: We hire talent, not coordinates. Work from wherever you’re happiest and most productive — as long as you bring the energy, focus, and results.
• Aligned Incentives: Our equity plan ensures that when we succeed, you succeed. Your impact compounds as the company grows.

Originally posted on Himalayas

Who we are

At Domino, we build software that helps the largest, AI-driven organizations build and operate advanced data science and AI solutions at scale. Our platform integrates a streamlined model development environment, MLOps capabilities, and novel features for collaboration, reuse, and reproducibility — all of which make data science teams more productive, reduce time to value, and ensure compliance. Our customers — like Johnson & Johnson, GSK, Bristol Myers, UBS, FINRA and the US Navy — are using our software to solve some of the most important challenges in the world, such as developing new medicines, securing our financial markets, or protecting our country. Backed by Sequoia Capital, Coatue Management, NVIDIA, Snowflake and other leading investors, we have been in business for a decade but are still a small team operating with the spirit of a startup. Especially in the world of AI today, we believe that the future is still being invented — and we want to be the ones building it. For more information, visit www.domino.ai

What we are building

The Governance team at Domino is aimed at making Domino become the leading platform that enables enterprises to govern their AI projects effectively and efficiently. This is meant to support innovation cycles for our customers, while allowing them to build models and outputs responsibly and safely.

The Data Product team at Domino is responsible for developing the integrations with services, systems and sources that data scientists rely on for their model development and analytics work. Our mission is to make access to data seamless and comprehensive such that data scientists can incorporate data into their workflows without worrying about how. We take satisfaction in making sure that data scientists can derive insights and produce predictions knowing that they have the full availability of data without worrying about engineering complexity.

The two teams have been working interchangeably and smoothly to fulfill their respective missions.

What your impact will be

In your first year, you will:

• Design and develop software solutions that improve Domino’s user experience with regards to the new, highly-sought Governance feature
• Extend and contribute enhancements to the open-source software powering Domino
• Create technical designs and clearly communicate them to cross-functional stakeholders
• Enable fellow engineers to achieve high quality through design and code reviews
• Work with product managers to ensure solutions are well planned and delivered on-time

What we look for in this role

• 5+ years of experience in backend development, especially in distributed computing with Hadoop, Spark, Kafka
• Experience in API design and development, e.g. RESTful APIs, GraphQL and similar, with a focus on integrating backend and front-end systems
• Strong proficiency in Java, Scala, Go, or Python, dedicated to building high-performance backend solutions
• Skilled in enhancing backend performance in cloud environments, well-versed in Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD practices.
• Experience building production grade software, preferably in Scala or Go.
• Comfortable in dynamic, fast-paced settings, possessing strong problem-solving skills and a comprehensive understanding of system design and architecture
• Strong familiarity with service-oriented architecture (SOA), adept at designing and developing modular, maintainable services for seamless system integration
• Ability to work independently and be a reliable teammate

What we value

• We value a growth mindset. High-performing creative individuals who dig into problems and see the opportunities for success
• We believe in individuals who seek truth and speak the truth and can be their whole selves at work
• We value all of you that believe improving is always possible At Domino Everything is a work in progress – we can do better at everything
• We emphasize an environment of teaching and learning to equip employees with the tools needed to be successful in their function and the company
• We strongly believe in the value of growing a diverse team and encourage people of all backgrounds, genders, ethnicities, abilities, and sexual orientations to apply

Originally posted on Himalayas