Top Remote Systems Engineer Jobs

Design and build modular, high-performance distributed systems for AI model inference. Lead architecture decisions involving concurrency, data movement, APIs, system boundaries, and reliability. Develop extensible interfaces and composable components for model developers and contributors. Diagnose complex performance bottlenecks and support production software. The role values systems programming, abstraction design, GPU and accelerator optimization, inference frameworks, and research awareness.

Designs and deploys CSfC data center networks and secure virtualized environments for DoD and intelligence customers. Develops architecture, implementation, proof-of-concept, and acceptance test documentation; executes complex deployments and upgrades; troubleshoots networking, hardware, software, and integration issues; analyzes defects; and supports engineering, operations, maintenance, and architecture governance activities. Requires extensive VMware, data center networking, virtualization, OEM hardware, CSfC, and DoD systems experience, plus frequent domestic and international travel.

Leads infrastructure and data platform strategy across multiple technology teams. Oversees technical architecture, modernization, cost optimization, high-priority incident escalation, vendor collaboration, proof-of-concept development, and technology roadmaps. Provides technical leadership, mentoring, coaching, and best-practice evangelization while driving interoperability, innovation, and consistent platform adoption across the portfolio.

Leads technical pre-sales for enterprise data storage solutions, partnering with sales teams and customers to design architectures, conduct evaluations and benchmarks, deliver technical presentations, respond to RFPs, and drive technical wins. Requires deep expertise in storage architectures, Linux, networking, cloud platforms, containers, distributed systems, and enterprise solution design, along with strong customer communication and sales support experience.

Supports Navy AEGIS and SSDS combat-system modeling and simulation through test development, operational effectiveness studies, requirements analysis, validation, and TestBed solution development. The role collaborates with Navy stakeholders to ensure simulations reflect live-fire performance and meet operational requirements. It requires systems engineering, MBSE, requirements management, test planning, simulation, and analytics experience, along with an active Interim Secret clearance and potential international travel.

Supports cybersecurity assessments, RMF, ATO, ASR, IV&V, vulnerability management, incident response, compliance, and security documentation for Navy Medicine systems. Evaluates networks, cloud environments, controls, encryption, and AI-enabled applications; recommends remediation and mitigation strategies; and collaborates with ISSM, ISSO, technical teams, and government stakeholders. Requires an active Top Secret clearance and supports up to 10% Continental U.S. travel.

Develop, remediate, and support a mission-critical Grant Management System integrated with Workday. Build C#/.NET desktop applications, WPF and WinForms interfaces, WCF services, SQL Server databases, SSRS reports, and SSIS ETL processes. Perform testing, troubleshooting, deployments, documentation, and production support while maintaining data integrity, financial compliance, and reliable enterprise integrations.

Architects, scales, and governs design systems, ensuring 1:1 parity between design assets and front-end code. Owns component libraries, design documentation, design tokens, accessibility standards, and UI pattern governance. Partners closely with development, product, and UX teams to guide implementation, manage component requests, conduct usability testing, reduce technical debt, and improve developer experience. Also maintains machine-readable documentation and AI-ready design infrastructure.

Provides remote and onsite IT support across client environments, managing tickets, troubleshooting Windows and workplace technology, administering Microsoft 365, Active Directory, endpoint management, networking, virtualization, and security tools. The role documents solutions, follows change-control and security standards, escalates complex issues, communicates with users and technical teams, and supports onsite infrastructure projects throughout the San Francisco Bay Area.

Leads system-level engineering for the Cyclops interceptor, owning requirements, architecture, interface definitions, traceability, configuration control, and verification planning. Coordinates propulsion, avionics, structures, mechanisms, GNC, software, manufacturing, mission assurance, integration, and test activities. Supports technical reviews, government milestones, readiness documentation, and development scheduling while maintaining a coherent, scalable, and defensible system baseline.

Lead design, build, and support of on-premises/mainframe and virtual infrastructure; create and maintain infrastructure-as-code; design architectures; develop test suites; monitor, triage, and tune systems; drive post-mortems and incident management; mentor junior engineers; act as vendor liaison and produce operational documentation.

Manage and optimize core infrastructure tooling, including monitoring, patching, logging, configuration, and document management. Lead infrastructure projects, resolve tickets, provide Python and PowerShell scripting support, automate onboarding and offboarding, build OutSystems applications, maintain systems, analyze large datasets, and participate in on-call rotations. The role requires Linux/Unix administration, database knowledge, Ansible, Terraform, CI/CD, Kubernetes, and strong communication and organizational skills.

Leads complex power generation control systems projects, including planning, scheduling, design, programming, and implementation of hardware and software solutions. Focuses on turbine controls, instrumentation, electrical systems, and DCS/PLC integration. Contributes to proposals, technical scopes, estimates, and resource planning while coordinating with clients, contractors, and internal teams. The role is remote or hybrid and requires approximately 15–30% domestic and local travel.

Design and manage financial systems for accurate cashback calculations, build and maintain reconciliation processes, ensure data integrity for yield-bearing instruments, collaborate with compliance, and partner with cross-functional teams to improve financial system efficiency.

Build and evolve shared React and TypeScript components, patterns, and design tokens for Mercury’s design system. Partner with designers and product engineers to translate design intent into accessible, polished interfaces. Improve component quality, documentation, examples, workflows, and adoption across product teams. Use AI coding tools to prototype and implement solutions while evaluating generated code. The role offers ownership and mentorship for early-career and intermediate frontend engineers.

Leads reliability and maintainability activities across unmanned aircraft product lifecycles. Develops R&M architectures, reliability predictions, FMEA/FMECA, fault trees, reliability block diagrams, FRACAS processes, test plans, and reliability growth programs. Conducts failure investigations, corrective actions, maintenance analyses, and R&M risk mitigation. Presents analyses and compliance status to customers during milestone and design reviews, while ensuring adherence to defense reliability standards.

Leads power system studies and grid interconnection projects for utility-scale solar PV and battery storage systems. Performs short-circuit, arc-flash, load-flow, grounding, harmonic, ampacity, and power-quality analyses; designs collection systems; specifies equipment; prepares reports and presentations; manages project scope, schedules, and budgets; supports clients; and mentors junior engineers.

Supports presales engineering by discovering customer requirements, developing technology strategies, designing end-to-end communications solutions, preparing proposals, presenting technical concepts, and demonstrating, configuring, and testing equipment and software. The role focuses on public safety networks, mobile devices, mission-critical applications, command-and-control systems, and intelligence-led video and data analytics.

Leads technical pre-sales activities for cyber resilience and disaster recovery solutions. Partners with sales teams, account managers, and channel partners to understand customer needs, design architectures, conduct evaluations and proof-of-concepts, configure systems, respond to RFPs, and deliver technical presentations. Builds customer-specific solutions, validates interoperability and performance, positions offerings against competitors, and supports opportunities through technical close and revenue growth.

Supports USPACOM Mission Partner Environment infrastructure through systems engineering, integration, modernization, troubleshooting, testing, sustainment, and deployment. Translates operational requirements into system designs, interface specifications, build procedures, test cases, and documentation. Integrates servers, virtualization, identity, storage, communications, and coalition environments while assessing technical risks and coordinating configuration-controlled changes. Works onsite with government stakeholders and multidisciplinary engineering, cyber, and operations teams.

Designs and implements audiovisual systems for corporate, education, digital signage, IPTV, sports, and broadcast clients. Develops equipment and labor estimates, scopes of work, bid responses, system drawings, and deployment documentation. Collaborates with sales, CAD, project management, installation, and field engineering teams. Provides technical recommendations, researches products, supports deployments, and resolves technical issues. Requires comprehensive audio, video, networking, and AV systems knowledge, with up to 30% travel.

Lead the technical direction of Quora’s recommendation ecosystem, including feed retrieval, ranking, re-ranking, optimization, data pipelines, feature engineering, model training, and production integration. Drive measurable improvements through experimentation, apply generative AI, mentor engineers, and partner across product, data science, and infrastructure teams.

Lead aerospace systems engineering and certification activities for complex, regulated systems. Develop system and component requirements, qualification plans, and compliance artifacts; support FAA conformity, airworthiness, certification audits, and coordination with DERs, ODA representatives, and FAA personnel. Apply ARP4754, DO-178, DO-254, DO-160, applicable CFR requirements, and MIL-STD practices. Collaborate cross-functionally with clients and engineering teams, with occasional customer-site travel.

Lead architecture and hands-on development for cloud data optimization products and Stratusphere’s data platform. Diagnose and improve database, query, storage, networking, and workload performance across AWS, Azure, relational, analytical, search, and lakehouse systems. Build production services, integrations, testing, observability, and infrastructure automation while safely overseeing AI-assisted development. Partner with product teams, forward-deployed engineers, and customers to validate optimizations, document tradeoffs, and convert repeatable solutions into scalable platform capabilities.

Build and manage clinical studies within the Citrus ecosystem, including data collection forms, integrations, pipelines, validation, user access, quality checks, and go-live coordination. Support live-study changes, data corrections, warehouse troubleshooting, automated workflows, and core codebase contributions. Collaborate with data architects and trial teams while maintaining accurate, compliant documentation suitable for audits and inspections.