Principal Engineer, Streaming Systems

HightouchRemote (North America)Remotefull_timeprincipal

$180k–$320k USD

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Tech Stack

Distributed Systems System Design Real-Time Data Processing High Throughput Systems Caching Strategies

Responsibilities

Lead work on high-throughput systems that collect, forward, and perform real-time computation on billions of behavioral events.
Build infrastructure for ingesting clickstream, product interaction, and transactional data into the platform.
Ensure systems preserve <1s end-to-end latency at throughput over 1,000,000 messages/second.
Improve caching strategies and architect systems for deduplicating message delivery at high rates.
Develop patterns for elegant and zero-downtime deployments in online computation services.

Soft Skills

MentoringCross-Functional CollaborationFirst-Principles ThinkingGrowth MindsetProblem Solving

Benefits

Equity
Remote Work

Culture

High GrowthCustomer-ObsessedFirst-Principles ThinkingFast-PacedHigh OwnershipAutonomous Teams

Requirements

Regions: Worldwide

About Hightouch

Industry: ai marketing

Size: small

Hightouch is a modern AI platform for marketing and growth teams, leveraging advances in LLMs, agentic AI, and cloud data warehouses to empower marketers.

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Compensation

Base salary: $180k–$320k USD

Equity: Large portion of compensation will be in the form of equity via ISO options. We offer early exercise and a 10 year post-termination exercise window.

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