We are seeking a Distributed Systems Architect with expertise in fault tolerant algorithms (BFT would be great), high-throughput real-time messaging and streaming systems. Experience using Erlang or Elixir or similar actor model based languages. Experience with the core design of streaming systems like Kafka, Spark Steaming etc.\n\n\n\n\nResponsibilities\n\n\n\n\n* Collaborate with the team with well communicated and documented processes\n\n* Develop high-quality software design and architecture\n\n* Identify, prioritize and execute tasks in the software development lifecycle\n\n* Develop tools and applications by producing clean, efficient code\n\n* Automate tasks through appropriate tools and scripting\n\n* Review and debug code\n\n* Perform validation and verification testing\n\n* Document development phases and monitor systems\n\n* Ensure software is up-to-date with the latest technologies\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRequirements\n\n\n\n\n* Extensive engineering experience across multiple systems with 10+ years of experience.\n\n* Comfort in switching between multiple programming languages.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRemote candidates are encouraged to apply. Ockam is a distributed, remote-first structured team with a headquarters in San Francisco California.