Distributed Systems Engineer | $85/hr Remote

Role Overview

Hourly remote contract role focused on distributed systems engineering. You’ll work in sprint-based project cycles (12–24 hour stretches) and evaluate systems work produced via coding agents.

Responsibilities

• Complete and evaluate complex systems engineering tasks using coding agents
• Review model-generated code, architecture decisions, and system implementations
• Identify bugs, edge cases, performance bottlenecks, and system failure modes
• Compare outputs from multiple models and assess strengths/weaknesses
• Apply engineering judgment to real-world distributed systems scenarios

Requirements

• Strong systems engineering experience
• Strong experience with one or more of:
  • Distributed systems
  • Networking
  • Operating systems
  • Storage systems / infrastructure software
  • Database internals
• Strong experience using coding agents and developer productivity tools
• Ability to evaluate model-generated systems designs and implementations
• Strong experience building highly scalable and performance-critical systems

How to Apply

• Upload resume and complete the interview/submit form process.