# Software Engineer, Distributed Data Systems at Exa

- Company: Exa
- What the company does: Search API for AI agents that need real-time web data, deep research, and structured content from one endpoint. Try our API for free. Backed by Lightspeed, Y Combinator and a16z.
- Company website: https://exa.ai/
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Mid level
- Location: San Francisco, California
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $180K to $350K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2025-12-19
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/exa/5f10cc28-bcad-4ce4-8fa1-996a59c59e65
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/exa-software-engineer-distributed-data-systems/

## About the role

Our ultimate goal is to build perfect search over all the world's information, far beyond Google. If you want to build massive-scale ML systems that will define the way the new AI world consumes information, this is the place for you.

## What they're looking for

- Deep understanding of lakehouse architectures (Delta Lake, Iceberg, Hudi) and when to use them
- Experience building and operating large-scale distributed data processing pipelines
- Hands-on experience with streaming data systems (Kafka, Flink, or similar)
- Familiarity with Ray, Spark, or ClickHouse at production scale
- An obsessive focus on reliability and building systems that don't page you at 3am

Tags: Engineering