Distributed Systems Engineer 5 - Pricing, Catalog and Offers

About the job For our client, we are seeking a Distributed Systems Engineer 5 - Pricing Catalog And Offers to join the team of a leader in the Hospitality & Recreation space. This role will drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on process discipline, productivity gains, and operational consistency. You will partner with operational leaders and project stakeholders to standardize workflows, identify bottlenecks, and improve execution quality. The position offers the opportunity to create measurable efficiency gains and scalable operational improvements within a hospitality and recreation environment. Location: Remote - US based candidates only, no visa sponsorship available Compensation: $388,000 – $619,000 annually Responsibilities Develop product-facing features that enhance user acquisition and retention Collaborate with product managers, designers, and data scientists to drive growth through commerce experiences Address distributed systems challenges related to race conditions and consistency guarantees Evolve the platform infrastructure for the company’s expanding commerce services Participate in on-call rotation, ensuring production reliability for Tier 0 services Qualifications 10+ years of experience in building resilient, high-scale, low-latency distributed systems in production Ability to thrive in ambiguity with a platform mindset for scalable solutions Commitment to operational excellence and experience with race conditions and distributed transactions Proven extreme ownership of engineering projects from inception to delivery Proficient in communicating complex technical trade-offs to non-technical partners Benefits Comprehensive Health Plans and Mental Health support 401(k) Retirement Plan with employer match Stock Option Program for employee ownership Flexible paid time off for full-time salaried employees 35 days accrued for paid time off for full-time hourly employees Our client is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet every qualification—your background could be exactly what this team needs. Desired Skills and Experience Java, Kotlin, C#, Scala, ElasticSearch, Kafka, Hive, AWS, gRPC, GraphQL, RESTful API, Cassandra, Amazon Aurora, Memcached, Presto, Spark SQL, Apache Flink, Distributed Systems, Microservices Architecture, Cloud Infrastructure, Data Warehousing, Data Streaming Tools, Operational Excellence Practices