Software Engineer

TEKsystems • Palo Alto, CA, United States • Posted June 27, 2026

Location Palo Alto, CA
Job Type Full-time
Category other-general
Posted June 27, 2026
Backend Software Engineer – Distributed Systems & Platform Reliability
Palo Alto, CA (Hybrid – 2 days onsite)
We’re looking for a backend software engineer who thrives on building and operating high-scale, distributed systems in production.
This role is centered around platform services that power real-time, always-on systems, where performance, reliability, and system health are critical. You’ll own services end-to-end — from design through deployment — and play a key role in keeping them stable and performant under real-world conditions.
What You’ll Be Working On

+ Designing and building backend services that support high-throughput, real-time data systems

+ Operating services in production, including monitoring, debugging, and performance tuning

+ Improving system reliability by identifying bottlenecks, reducing latency, and preventing failures

+ Building and scaling event-driven architectures and distributed systems

+ Colla...

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