Senior Software Engineer (Distributed Systems, Rust)

About zystem, Inc.

At zystem, we're building zymtrace, a distributed continuous profiling solution that optimizes both general-purpose and accelerated computing workloads. Our technology provides deep, actionable insights into CPU & GPU-bound applications and inference - all without requiring recompilation or instrumentation. As a fully distributed team, we're focused on creating cutting-edge infrastructure and observability solutions that help companies maximize their computing efficiency, enabling users to do more with fewer GPU resources while reducing infrastructure costs.

About the Role
We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Software Engineer to help build the core infrastructure of zymtrace’s platform. You'll design and implement distributed systems that collect, process, and analyze wide performance events from CPU and GPU workloads at scale. This role requires deep expertise in distributed systems and strong proficiency in Rust. 

You'll work on our high-performance infrastructure stack, using cutting-edge technologies like eBPF and WASM. Our engineering team consists primarily of low-level engineers, and we value deep technical expertise in distributed systems, with familiarity in low-level system programming. 

This is a hands-on development role focused on building distributed systems, not an SRE position. You'll spend most of your time writing production Rust code and working on complex distributed systems challenges.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build, and optimize highly scalable distributed systems
• Develop and maintain software in async Rust, focusing on performance and reliability
• Work extensively with Clickhouse and Scylla, ensuring efficient data processing and storage
• Contribute to the development of low-latency, high-throughput systems using eBPF and WASM
• Collaborate with other engineers to define system architectures and improve existing infrastructure
• Troubleshoot and optimize distributed database performance

Must-Have Qualifications

• Strong experience with async Rust and a deep understanding of memory safety, concurrency, and performance optimization
• Expertise in distributed databases like ClickHouse, Scylla, or similar technologies
• Experience in low-level programming and systems engineering on Linux
• Proficiency with debugging, profiling, and performance tuning of large-scale systems
• Strong async communication skills and ability to work independently in a distributed team

Nice-to-Have Qualifications

• Knowledge of GPU architectures and CUDA programming
• Experience with the Go language
• Knowledge of recommendation systems 
• Experience with using eBPF for performance monitoring and observability

Why Join zystem?

• Fully remote work environment with flexible hours 
• Work on a meaningful project with a world-class team. 
• Use and contribute to cutting-edge technologies like Rust, eBPF, and WASM
• Competitive compensation and benefits package

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