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BlacksmithBlacksmithNew York, NY

Systems Engineer

Builds and scales distributed systems infrastructure for high-performance CI workloads, focusing on performance/reliability in filesystem, network, and storage. Requires 2+ years experience with C/C++/Go/Rust/Zig and onsite work in NYC.

200k – 300k/yr
On-site2+ YOEDevOps / SRE

About the role

Responsibilities

  • Develop and scale distributed systems, digging into performance and reliability issues across filesystem, network, and storage stack.
  • Write and debug in low-level languages with focus on efficiency, correctness, and safety.
  • Self-host and manage infrastructure using build automation and configuration management tools (e.g., Ansible, Puppet, Chef).
  • Work hands-on with distributed storage systems like Ceph or MinIO.

Requirements

  • Comfortable writing and debugging in C, C++, Go, Rust, or Zig.
  • Familiarity with distributed storage systems like Ceph or MinIO, or eager to learn.
  • 2+ years of software development experience, ideally in performance-critical or distributed environments.
  • Enjoy working in person 5 days a week in NYC.

Nice-to-Haves

  • Experience with side hustles or startup projects.
  • Comfortable creating and iterating on new processes quickly.

Compensation and Benefits

  • Competitive base + equity.
  • Medical, Vision, and Dental insurance.
  • 401K match.
  • Unlimited PTO.
  • Annual offsite.
  • Early-exercise stock options.
  • 12 weeks fully paid parental leave (US).

Skills

CC++GoRustZigCephMinioAnsiblePuppetChef

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