Principal Distributed Systems & Data Engineering Lead

Pursuing a role in high-scalability distributed systems. A well-rounded Scala/Rust/Python developer, well-versed in data engineering, with deep knowledge of the internals of distributed datastores. Experienced with data modeling for high throughput database activity and a strong understanding of scalable workloads and data access patterns. Highly confident ability to lead a data / MLops project from start to finish. Core skills include Cassandra (Data Modeling, Troubleshooting Performance And Operational Issues), Apache Iceberg (Scaling, Tuning, Self-Hosted Setup), Stream Processing At Scale (Kafka, Flink, Spark Streaming, Storm), Custom-Crafted Contextualized Embeddings, Vector-Based Semantic Search, Deep Intent Recognition In Search Engine Queries. Proficient in Scala, Rust, Python, SQL, and ramping up in Golang. Educational background in Computer Science. Solid experience working remotely and with geographically distributed teams, typically working Pacific Time hours. Ask: $335K base, pro-rated.