Northbridge Data Infrastructure is seeking a highly technical systems engineer to support the design, implementation, and long-term maintenance of enterprise-scale data platforms and backend services.

This role involves working with complex infrastructure environments, optimizing large-scale data pipelines, and ensuring system reliability across multi-region deployments. Candidates should be comfortable working independently on technically challenging problems and collaborating with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

Design and implement scalable backend services supporting enterprise data platforms
Build and maintain highly reliable distributed data processing pipelines
Optimize system performance, fault tolerance, and operational observability
Develop internal tools for monitoring, automation, and system diagnostics
Work closely with engineering and data teams to support production data workflows
Maintain high standards for documentation, operational procedures, and system security

Minimum Qualifications

Applicants must meet all of the following criteria:

Must have phD’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field
6+ years of professional experience in backend systems engineering
Demonstrated experience designing distributed data processing systems handling at least 10 TB/day of data
Advanced experience with two or more of the following programming languages:
Go
Rust
Java
Python
Experience with at least two of the following distributed technologies:
Apache Kafka
Apache Flink
Apache Spark
Kubernetes
Proven experience operating systems in multi-region cloud environments (AWS, GCP, or Azure)
Strong understanding of Linux system internals, networking, and performance tuning

Preferred Qualifications

Experience working in regulated or compliance-heavy environments (finance, healthcare, or infrastructure sectors)
Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code tools (Terraform, Pulumi)
Experience maintaining 99.99% uptime systems in production environments
Contributions to technical documentation, internal frameworks, or open-source tools

Job Type: Contract

Pay: $60,778.17 - $80,130.70 per year

Work Location: In person

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