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Distributed systems engineer jobs in San Francisco Bay Area
32 open roles for distributed systems engineers in San Francisco Bay Area as of Nov 15, 2026. Anthropic, Crusoe, Gamma, IonQ and Cerebras have the most. The median advertised salary is $245K.
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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 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
- Senior Software Engineer, Distributed SystemsParasail · San Mateo—SeniorGoJavaLLM
- 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 San Francisco Bay Area
Where distributed systems engineer roles in San Francisco Bay Area are
- 🇺🇸San Francisco Bay Area32
- 🇺🇸United States31
- 🇺🇸California31
- 🇺🇸New York, NY5
- 🇺🇸Seattle, WA2
- 🇺🇸Los Angeles, CA1
- 🇺🇸Atlanta, GA1
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Questions about distributed systems engineer jobs in San Francisco Bay Area
- How many distributed systems engineer jobs in San Francisco Bay Area are open right now?
- There are 32 open distributed systems engineer jobs in San Francisco Bay Area 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 San Francisco Bay Area?
- Right now the most openings are at Anthropic (3), Crusoe (2), IonQ (2), Gamma (2) and Omnissa (1). The ranking changes as companies open and close roles.
- Are there remote distributed systems engineer jobs in San Francisco Bay Area?
- None of the 32 open distributed systems engineer jobs in San Francisco Bay Area are listed as remote at the moment. Remote roles appear here as soon as employers post them.
- What do distributed systems engineer jobs in San Francisco Bay Area pay?
- The median advertised salary is $245K, based on 25 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range. The middle half of those roles advertise between $215K 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 San Francisco Bay Area?
- 0 of the 32 open distributed systems engineer jobs in San Francisco Bay Area (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 San Francisco Bay Area?
- 14 of the 32 open distributed systems engineer jobs in San Francisco Bay Area (44%) ask for AI or machine-learning skills, most often LLM, Machine Learning, AI. Employers still list 32 such roles today at 27 companies. Counted from the postings' own text on Nov 15, 2026.
- What skills do distributed systems engineer jobs in San Francisco Bay Area ask for?
- Most often Kubernetes (59%), Python (53%), Go (50%), AWS (38%), Rust (34%) of the 32 open postings, counted from their own text on Nov 15, 2026.
- Which job titles come up most in distributed systems engineer jobs in San Francisco Bay Area?
- 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 32 open roles, without the level and place notes in brackets.
- Are distributed systems engineer jobs in San Francisco Bay Area in demand in 2026?
- 32 distributed systems engineer jobs in San Francisco Bay Area 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 San Francisco Bay Area?
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