Staff Engineer Distributed Systems

Staff Distributed Systems Engineer – Remote

Architecting the Future of Feature Delivery: Join LaunchDarkly’s Flag Delivery Network (FDN)

Are you a seasoned Distributed Systems Engineer passionate about building systems that operate at immense scale and demand peak performance? LaunchDarkly is seeking a Staff Distributed Systems Engineer to become a key architect and contributor on our critical Flag Delivery Network (FDN) team. This isn’t just another engineering role; you’ll be instrumental in shaping, optimizing, and expanding one of the most high-performance, globally distributed systems powering the rapid, reliable software delivery landscape for thousands of companies worldwide.

The FDN is the beating heart of LaunchDarkly, responsible for ensuring feature flags are delivered with unparalleled speed, consistency, and resilience across every corner of the globe. This involves tackling complex challenges in areas like low-latency data propagation, network efficiency, global infrastructure management, and designing for extreme scalability under massive load. Your expertise will directly impact the responsiveness and reliability our customers rely on.

As a Staff Engineer, you will lead technical initiatives, dive deep into challenging architectural problems, set best practices, and mentor colleagues, significantly influencing the technical direction and success of the FDN. If you thrive on engineering systems built for the toughest demands and want to make a tangible impact on modern development practices, this is your opportunity.

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