What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Software Engineer, Distributed Systems position at Mixpanel?
We are actively recruiting for multiple Software Engineers across different levels for our org!
Please make an application promptly if you are a good match for this role due to high levels of interest.
About the Role
Mixpanel is powered by a custom distributed database. This system ingests more than 1 Trillion user-generated events every month while ensuring end-to-end latencies of under a minute and queries typically scan more than 1 Quadrillion events over the span of a month. As our existing customers grow in volume and we add new ones, we expect this growth in traffic to continue. The Distributed Systems engineering teams are responsible for adding new capabilities and ensuring the smooth operation of the underlying systems.
Responsibilities
Mixpanel's infrastructure runs on Google Cloud Platform. We rely on Kubernetes and Docker for orchestration and containerization of our services. We primarily use Golang for writing services and all internal communication happens via GRPC. We use a combination of C and C wherever Golang doesn't meet our performance goals.
As an engineer on the Distributed Systems teams, you'll be responsible for :
- Working with other engineers to build distributed systems that can handle data at scale
- Debugging production issues across multiple services and all levels of our infrastructure stack
- Ensuring reliability and uptime of the services you're responsible for
- Keeping an eye on how much your service costs every month and removing inefficiencies wherever possible
- Improving engineering standards and holding a high bar for code quality and simplicity
- Pushing the boundaries on how our customers analyze their product data
A typical project requires a thorough understanding of how not just your service works but also how it interacts with other components. Here are some projects we've worked on in the past to give you an idea of what to expect :
If projects like the ones listed above excite you, the Distributed Systems engineering team will be a great fit.
We're Looking For Someone Who Has
We have openings across multiple distributed systems teams. We're looking for engineers who have :
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Salary : $30,000
