Distributed systems engineer jobs in the United States

• AAnthropic3
• AAnduril Industries3
• CCrusoe2
• EElastic2
• GGamma2
• IIonQ2
• CCerebras1
• CCoreWeave1
• DDatadog1
• FFigma1
• MMixpanel1
• RRoblox1

• 🇺🇸United States45
• 🇺🇸California33
• 🇺🇸San Francisco Bay Area31
• 🇺🇸New York, NY12
• 🇺🇸Seattle, WA3
• 🇺🇸Boston, MA2
• 🇨🇦Canada1
• 🇺🇸Los Angeles, CA1
• 🇺🇸Austin, TX1
• 🇺🇸Texas1

A role that lists several places is counted in each of them.

How many distributed systems engineer jobs in the United States are open right now?

There are 45 open distributed systems engineer jobs in the United States at 37 companies on Jobs Every Hour as of Nov 15, 2026. 4 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 the United States?

Right now the most openings are at Anthropic (3), Anduril Industries (3), Elastic (2), Crusoe (2) and IonQ (2). The ranking changes as companies open and close roles.

Are there remote distributed systems engineer jobs in the United States?

1 of the 45 open distributed systems engineer jobs in the United States (2%) are listed as remote. Remote roles are often limited to certain countries or time zones, so check the location line of each job.

What do distributed systems engineer jobs in the United States pay?

The median advertised salary is $238K, based on 35 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range. The middle half of those roles advertise between $213K and $288K. 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 the United States?

0 of the 45 open distributed systems engineer jobs in the United States (0%) are for beginners: junior roles and internships. Of the 24 postings that state experience, the median asks for 5 years. 37 companies are hiring and 4 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 the United States?

17 of the 45 open distributed systems engineer jobs in the United States (38%) ask for AI or machine-learning skills, most often LLM, Machine Learning, Computer Vision. Employers still list 45 such roles today at 37 companies. Counted from the postings' own text on Nov 15, 2026.

What skills do distributed systems engineer jobs in the United States ask for?

Most often Kubernetes (49%), Go (47%), Python (38%), Rust (36%), C++ (36%) of the 45 open postings, counted from their own text on Nov 15, 2026.

Which job titles come up most in distributed systems engineer jobs in the United States?

Software Engineer (9), Member of Technical Staff (6), Senior Software Engineer (5), Distributed Systems Engineer (5), Staff Engineer (2): the most common titles among the 45 open roles, without the level and place notes in brackets.

Are distributed systems engineer jobs in the United States in demand in 2026?

45 distributed systems engineer jobs in the United States are open on Jobs Every Hour today at 37 companies, 0.0% of all 148,162 open jobs here; 4 were posted in the last seven days. The median advertised salary is $238K. 1 (2%) can be done remotely.

How do I apply for distributed systems engineer jobs in the United States?

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