Distributed systems engineer jobs in California
33 open roles for distributed systems engineers in California as of Nov 15, 2026. Anthropic, Crusoe, Gamma, IonQ and Anduril Industries have the most. The median advertised salary is $245K.
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Skills asked for in distributed systems engineer roles in California
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- Senior Software Engineer, Backend/Distributed Systems - AI Security & GovernanceOmnissa · 🇺🇸Atlanta, Georgia Office; Mountain View, California Office$141K - $250KSeniorGoPostgreSQLDocker
- Staff Engineer, Crusoe Managed Data Transfer (Distributed Systems)Crusoe · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA - US$215K - $260KLead and aboveGoGCPKubernetes
- Distributed Systems EngineerRevel · 🇺🇸Los Angeles, San Francisco—
- Staff Engineer Distributed Storage and TransactionYugabyte · 🇺🇸Sunnyvale, CA$150K - $250KLead and aboveC++PostgreSQLShopify
- Member of Technical Staff - Distributed SystemsArmadin · 🇺🇸Palo Alto—GCPAzureKubernetes
- Research Engineer / Performance Engineer, RL Distributed SystemsAnthropic · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Seattle, WA$500K - $850KRustPythonC++
- Member of Technical Staff, Distributed Systems EngineerMirendil · 🇺🇸San Francisco$300K - $400KGoAI agents
- Senior Staff Security Engineer, Distributed SystemsCerebras · 🇺🇸Sunnyvale, CA—HybridLead and above.NETKubernetesAWS
- Staff+ Software Engineer, Distributed SystemsAnthropic · 🇺🇸New York City, NY; San Francisco, CA$320K - $485KLead and aboveRustPythonLLM
- Principal Engineer, Distributed SystemsCoreWeave · 🇺🇸New York, NY / Sunnyvale, CA$227K - $303KLead and aboveRustGoPython
- Software Engineer, Distributed SystemsMixpanel · 🇺🇸San Francisco, US (Hybrid)$196K - $230KHybridGoPythonC++
- Software Engineer, Atlas Distributed SystemsRubrik · 🇺🇸Palo Alto, CA$158K - $237KC++GCPAzure
- Senior Software Engineer, Distributed Systems (Rust)Anduril Industries · 🇺🇸Costa Mesa, California, United States$191K - $254KSeniorRustGoC++
- Senior Distributed Systems EngineerIonQ · 🇺🇸Santa Clara, California, United States$163K - $190KSeniorRustGoSQL
- Software Engineer, Distributed Systems - Trust & SafetyGamma · 🇺🇸San Francisco$180K - $310KPythonTypeScriptNode.js
- Staff Software Engineer, Cloud Monitoring Service (Distributed Systems)Crusoe · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA - US$215K - $260KLead and aboveGoKafkaCI/CD
- Senior Staff Distributed Systems EngineerIonQ · 🇺🇸Santa Clara, California, United States$188K - $235KLead and aboveRustGoSQL
- Distributed Systems EngineerFluidstack · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA$208K - $269KGoPythonPostgreSQL
- Mission Software Engineer, Vehicle Software, ConsensusAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Boston, Massachusetts, United States; Costa Mesa, Califor…$166K - $220KRustC++Linux
- Staff Engineer, Distributed Storage & AI InfrastructureTogether AI · 🇺🇸San Francisco$250K - $330KLead and aboveRustGoPython
- Member of Technical Staff, Distributed SystemsRadical Numerics · 🇺🇸San Francisco—RustPythonC++
- Senior/Staff Software Engineer, Distributed SystemsHedra · 🇺🇸San Francisco$175K - $275KLead and abovePythonCI/CDKubernetes
- Member of Technical Staff - Distributed SystemsSail · 🇺🇸San Francisco$200K - $300KLLM
- Software Engineer, Distributed Systems - InfraGamma · 🇺🇸San Francisco$180K - $310KPythonNode.jsPostgreSQL
- Distributed Systems EngineerArcadeai · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA—GoPythonTypeScript
- Principal Software Engineer - Creator Distributed Systems & StorageRoblox · 🇺🇸San Mateo, CA, United States$345K - $399KLead and aboveC++C#GCP
- Member of Technical Staff - Distributed SystemsGimlet · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA$150K - $390KGoPythonC++
- Software Engineer - GPU Networking & Distributed SystemsBaseten · 🇺🇸San Francisco$165K - $330KHybridRustPythonC++
- Staff Software Engineer, Distributed SystemsAmbience Healthcare · 🇺🇸San Francisco$226K - $283KLead and aboveGoPythonTypeScript
- Member of Technical Staff - Backend/Distributed SystemsEmerald Ai · 🇺🇸Bay Area—Hybrid
- Staff+ Software Engineer, Infrastructure (Distributed Systems)Anthropic · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Seattle, WA$320K - $485KLead and aboveRustGoPython
- Software Engineer, Distributed SystemsFal Ai · 🇺🇸San Francisco$180K - $250KRustPythonLinux
- Software Engineer - Distributed SystemsFigma · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA • New York, NY • United States$153K - $376KRustGoPython
Who is hiring for distributed systems engineer roles in California
Where distributed systems engineer roles in California are
- 🇺🇸United States33
- 🇺🇸California33
- 🇺🇸San Francisco Bay Area31
- 🇺🇸New York, NY5
- 🇺🇸Seattle, WA2
- 🇺🇸Los Angeles, CA1
- 🇺🇸Boston, MA1
- 🇺🇸Atlanta, GA1
A role that lists several places is counted in each of them.
Questions about distributed systems engineer jobs in California
- How many distributed systems engineer jobs in California are open right now?
- There are 33 open distributed systems engineer jobs in California at 27 companies on Jobs Every Hour as of Nov 15, 2026. 1 of them were posted in the last seven days. The list is rebuilt every hour from the employers' own careers pages.
- Which companies have the most distributed systems engineer jobs in California?
- Right now the most openings are at Anthropic (3), Crusoe (2), Anduril Industries (2), IonQ (2) and Gamma (2). The ranking changes as companies open and close roles.
- Are there remote distributed systems engineer jobs in California?
- None of the 33 open distributed systems engineer jobs in California are listed as remote at the moment. Remote roles appear here as soon as employers post them.
- What do distributed systems engineer jobs in California pay?
- The median advertised salary is $245K, based on 27 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range. The middle half of those roles advertise between $213K and $270K. These are advertised ranges, not verified pay. Most employers here are technology companies, so the figures run above the wider market for the same work.
- Is it hard to get one of the distributed systems engineer jobs in California?
- 0 of the 33 open distributed systems engineer jobs in California (0%) are for beginners: junior roles and internships. Of the 18 postings that state experience, the median asks for 5 years. 27 companies are hiring and 1 roles were posted in the last seven days. Matching your resume to the skills each posting names helps most; the free resume builder shows the match.
- How is AI changing distributed systems engineer jobs in California?
- 15 of the 33 open distributed systems engineer jobs in California (45%) ask for AI or machine-learning skills, most often LLM, Machine Learning, Computer Vision. Employers still list 33 such roles today at 27 companies. Counted from the postings' own text on Nov 15, 2026.
- What skills do distributed systems engineer jobs in California ask for?
- Most often Kubernetes (58%), Python (52%), Go (48%), Rust (39%), AWS (36%) of the 33 open postings, counted from their own text on Nov 15, 2026.
- Which job titles come up most in distributed systems engineer jobs in California?
- Software Engineer (7), Member of Technical Staff (6), Distributed Systems Engineer (3), Senior Software Engineer (2), Staff Engineer (2): the most common titles among the 33 open roles, without the level and place notes in brackets.
- Are distributed systems engineer jobs in California in demand in 2026?
- 33 distributed systems engineer jobs in California are open on Jobs Every Hour today at 27 companies, 0.0% of all 148,162 open jobs here; 1 were posted in the last seven days. The median advertised salary is $245K. 0 (0%) can be done remotely.
- How do I apply for distributed systems engineer jobs in California?
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