SWE-2- Distributed Systems- Backend

Team Overview 

 The Distributed Systems Team is focused on building the framework that powers backend microservices at Sumo Logic - all the bits that make it easy to write and manage microservices at scale. They also provide tooling and infrastructure to interface and manage Kafka at Sumo. This is an opportunity to deeply engage with and impact all of Sumo Engineering.

 What you’ll be working on:

• Build and improve Kafka messaging infrastructure, management tools and observability. 
• Build and evolve other critical infrastructures and associated libraries and tools: Zookeeper, Leader Election, Service Discovery, RPC/SOA framework, etc.
• Collaborate closely with other teams to ensure the effective use of tools, libraries, and frameworks developed by this team.
• Facilitate cross-team efforts to keep common libraries up to date, addressing security vulnerabilities and enabling the adoption of new features.

 Your experience and skills include:

• B.S. or higher in Computer Sciences or related discipline
• 2 to 4 years of industry experience with a track record of ownership and delivery
• Ability to code proficiently in Java or Scala...(must have)
• Experience with data serialization frameworks such as AVRO and/or GRPC. 
• Experience in running large scalable distributed services following a microservice architecture
• Experience in designing, developing, and implementing enterprise wide solutions based on Java Technologies (Java, J2EE, Web Services). 
• Experience with cloud native environments built on public cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Demonstrated implementation of high-availability concepts
• Excellent troubleshooting skills 
• Experience with the following highly desirable: Kafka, Akka, ZooKeeper

About Us

Sumo Logic, Inc. empowers the people who power modern, digital business. Sumo Logic enables customers to deliver reliable and secure cloud-native applications through its Sumo Logic SaaS Analytics Log Platform, which helps practitioners and developers ensure application reliability, secure and protect against modern security threats, and gain insights into their cloud infrastructures. Customers worldwide rely on Sumo Logic to get powerful real-time analytics and insights across observability and security solutions for their cloud-native applications. For more information, visit www.sumologic.com.

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The expected annual base salary range for this position is $130k-151k. Compensation varies based on a variety of factors which include (but aren’t limited to) role level, skills and competencies, qualifications, knowledge, location, and experience. In addition to base pay, certain roles are eligible to participate in our bonus or commission plans, as well as our benefits offerings, and equity awards.