Software Engineer - Distributed Systems & Platform Engineering

Role Number: 200666190-0505SummaryAre you passionate about building systems that are resilient, scalable, and thoughtfully designed? Do you light up in technical discussions and bring fresh ideas to the table? As part of our CAD Infrastructure Development group, you'll help build and evolve the distributed systems that power our products at scale. You'll ensure our services can seamlessly and efficiently handle large-scale demands. Joining this group means you'll be responsible for contributing to the platform infrastructure that fuels our products. Together, you and your team will build the foundation that enables our engineering organization to deliver reliable, performant experiences to our customers. In this role, you will get to work on distributed systems and cloud-native technologies that enable other engineers to build better products, faster.DescriptionIn this highly visible and cross-functional role as a member of our CAD Infrastructure Development team, you will be responsible for contributing to the development of distributed systems and microservices architectures. You will collaborate with multiple product and engineering teams to implement and maintain scalable, event-driven platforms. Your work will enable us to increase system reliability, improve development velocity, and deliver high-quality services at scale.Minimum QualificationsExperience architecting and driving development of complex distributed systems and platform softwareExperience in software architecture and systems design, including microservices decomposition and service contractsExperience in backend or systems-level languages, such as Go, Java, or PythonExperience in using container orchestration platforms, such as KubernetesExperience designing event-driven architectures and asynchronous communication patternsExperience of software quality methodologies, including design review, code review, and testing strategiesMinimum requirement of BS + 10 years of relevant industry experience, with demonstrated ownership of architecture or systems designPreferred QualificationsExperience architecting large-scale systems with Kubernetes-native patterns, including operators, CRDs, and service meshExperience with message queues and streaming platforms, such as Kafka, RabbitMQ, NATS, or PulsarExperience in DevOps and CI/CD methodologies, platforms, and tools, such as ArgoCD, Flux, or JenkinsStrong understanding of distributed systems fundamentals: consistency models, fault tolerance, and partitioning strategiesStrong API design abilities across REST, gRPC, and event-driven interfacesFamiliar with infrastructure-as-code tools, such as Terraform or PulumiFamiliar with GitOps workflows and progressive delivery practicesKnowledgeable in observability and reliability engineering, including SLOs, distributed tracing, and circuit breakersDemonstrated ability to mentor engineers and build consensus across teams on cross-cutting technical decisions