Distributed Systems Engineer

3 days ago


San Francisco, California, United States Mixpanel Full time
About Mixpanel

We are a leading product analytics software company that helps businesses answer crucial questions about their products. Our event-based tracking solution provides valuable insights into user behavior, allowing teams to optimize their products and improve customer experiences.

Mixpanel is powered by a custom distributed database that ingests over 1 trillion user-generated events every month while maintaining end-to-end latencies of under a minute. As our customers grow in volume and we add new ones, we expect this growth in traffic to continue.

Our infrastructure engineering teams are responsible for adding new capabilities and ensuring the smooth operation of the underlying systems. We rely on Google Cloud Platform, Kubernetes, Docker, Golang, GRPC, and C/C++ to build scalable and reliable solutions.

The successful candidate will work with other engineers to build distributed systems that can handle data at scale, debug production issues, ensure reliability and uptime, and improve engineering standards. Experience building distributed systems or a strong grasp of computer science fundamentals is essential.

Benefits include comprehensive medical, vision, and dental care, mental wellness benefits, generous vacation policy, enhanced parental leave, volunteer time off, and additional US benefits like pre-tax benefits and holiday breaks. Mixpanel is an equal opportunity employer committed to workforce diversity and encourages applications from women, minorities, veterans, and individuals with disabilities.

Why Choose Mixpanel?

We're a leader in product analytics with $277M in funding from prominent investors. Our continued growth is driven by award-winning teams finding creative solutions to scaling challenges. Join us in accelerating product development, expanding reach to customers, and improving service.



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