Senior Software Engineer, Distributed Systems

Summary

Join Mixpanel's Distributed Systems engineering team as a Software Engineer and contribute to building and maintaining a high-scale, custom distributed database handling trillions of events monthly. You will work with other engineers to build and debug distributed systems, ensure service reliability and uptime, optimize costs, and improve engineering standards. The role requires a strong grasp of computer science fundamentals, problem-solving skills, and experience with distributed systems. Mixpanel offers competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits including medical, vision, and dental insurance, generous vacation, enhanced parental leave, and a positive work culture.

Requirements

• A strong grasp of computer science fundamentals when it comes to dealing with distributed systems and networks
• A knack for problem-solving and thinking from first principles
• A bias towards shipping early and iterating
• Experience building distributed systems or is eager to build that skillset

Responsibilities

• Work with other engineers to build distributed systems that can handle data at scale
• Debug production issues across multiple services and all levels of our infrastructure stack
• Ensure reliability and uptime of the services you're responsible for
• Keep an eye on how much your service costs every month and removing inefficiencies wherever possible
• Improve engineering standards and holding a high bar for code quality and simplicity
• Push the boundaries on how our customers analyze their product data

Benefits

• Comprehensive Medical, Vision, and Dental Care
• Mental Wellness Benefit
• Generous Vacation Policy & Additional Company Holidays
• Enhanced Parental Leave
• Volunteer Time Off
• Pre-Tax Benefits including 401(K), Wellness Benefit, Holiday Break
• Equity consideration