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Posted Apr 23, 2026

Distributed Systems Engineer (L4) - Data Platform | Build Scalable Big Data Infrastructure at arenaflex

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Join arenaflex's Data Platform Engineering Team

Are you ready to be part of a revolutionary journey in global entertainment and technology? At arenaflex, we are transforming how the world experiences content, and we're looking for a talented Distributed Systems Engineer (L4) to help us build the next generation of data infrastructure that powers entertainment for millions of people worldwide.

As a global leader in streaming entertainment, arenaflex currently delivers content in over 30 languages to 190 countries, serving more than 220 million paid subscribers. We're constantly pushing boundaries and venturing into new forms of entertainment like gaming. Our data platform teams are at the heart of this transformation, enabling data-driven decision-making across every aspect of our business.

About the Role

We are seeking a Distributed Systems Engineer (L4) to join our Data Platform team. In this role, you will be instrumental in advancing and growing our infrastructure as we pursue our ambitious goal of reaching 500 million people globally. You will work on complex, large-scale distributed systems that process massive amounts of data and enable our engineering teams to deliver seamless streaming experiences to millions of users simultaneously.

This is a part-time position offering 8 hours per week with competitive compensation of $26/hour, providing flexibility while you contribute to meaningful work. We welcome candidates from Alabama and throughout the United States to apply for this remote opportunity.

What You'll Do

As a Distributed Systems Engineer at arenaflex, you will tackle some of the most interesting and challenging problems in the industry—working with data at unprecedented scale, building features and performance improvements, and collaborating closely with open-source communities to shape the future of data infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities

Teams You Might Join

Depending on your expertise and interests, you may be placed on one of several innovative teams within our Data Platform organization:

Database Access Platform

This team builds and operates a flexible query gateway that facilitates data abstractions to work at sub-millisecond latencies while allowing microservices to efficiently store, consume, and manage their data. You will hold significant responsibility for enabling microservices to meet their ever-growing and evolving data needs. We're passionate about distributed data systems technology and are active contributors to the open-source community.

Data Platform Infrastructure

This team serves as a platform for our internal data platforms. Our shared systems and tooling enable rapid advancement in providing state-of-the-art data and analytics systems to the rest of the organization without building custom platforms for each new system. We create high-impact infrastructure, controls, and orchestration systems calibrated for running data systems at scale. Many of our tools are written in Python, making this an excellent team if you enjoy working in multiple languages.

Data Ingestion and Processing

Offers a self-service streaming-first pathway product to enable varied client personas to meet their low-latency data ingestion and processing requirements. This team enables reflection across complex streaming structures like Kafka and Flink, offers a pattern-driven processing experience, and invests in operational automation, reliability, and tools for predictable data quality.

Big Data Compute

Responsible for providing the cloud-native platform for distributed data processing. This team is critical to batch data processing in the Data Platform. It offers support for Spark, to ETL data into the petabyte-scale data warehouse and access that data using Spark and Presto/TrinoDB. It also provides sub-second latency for a specific class of queries using Druid. We are looking for outstanding talent with experience in Spark, Presto/Trino, Druid, Iceberg, and distributed database systems overall.

Big Data Orchestration

Offers the platform for designing, scheduling, and executing big data jobs and workflows in a self-serve manner. These platforms include foundational services that have all ETL and ML jobs running on Big Data Systems. These fully distributed systems are constantly evolving at arenaflex scale with cutting-edge technology. We are moving towards event-driven and intelligent orchestration that requires minimal user input.

What We're Looking For

Essential Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications

Skills and Competencies

To thrive in this role, you should possess:

Career Growth and Learning Opportunities

At arenaflex, we invest in your professional development. As a Distributed Systems Engineer, you will have access to:

Work Environment and Culture

At arenaflex, we believe that diverse perspectives drive innovation. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive team that brings new perspectives as we tackle the next set of challenges. Our culture values:

As a remote-friendly company, we value what you can do from anywhere in the United States. We provide the tools and resources you need to succeed in a distributed work environment while staying connected to your team.

Compensation and Benefits

We offer competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits to support your well-being:

Join Us

This would be the dream job if you enjoy:

If you're passionate about working on challenging problems at scale, thrive in a collaborative environment, and want to be part of a team that's shaping the future of entertainment technology, we want to hear from you!

Apply now to join arenaflex and help us build the data infrastructure that powers entertainment for hundreds of millions of people around the world. Your next great adventure awaits!