Distinguished Engineer

Syniti is the enterprise data partner, empowering anyone who relies on data to make business-critical decisions by delivering data they can trust through a unique combination of intelligent software and experts who deeply understand the role of data in enterprise growth.

Trusted by the Fortune 2000, Syniti helps leading businesses reconfigure the role of enterprise data from afterthought to foundational first step; enabling them to unlock valuable insights that ignite growth, reduce risk, and expand their competitive advantage.

Syniti’s Data First philosophy and enterprise data management platform supports data migration, data quality, data replication, data matching, master data management, analytics, data governance, and data strategy in a single, unified solution.

As an innovative, global leader in Enterprise Data Management, the combination of our award-winning software platform and premier consultants creates a unique advantage for leading enterprises. Syniti is also a preferred data solution used by the world’s top system integrators. Headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts with offices in 25 countries around the world, Syniti operates in all global regions and industry verticals, and maintains a 100% client success rate across thousands of complex data projects and initiatives.

Role Description:

The Distinguished Engineer is a top-tier technical leader responsible for shaping Syniti’s long-term technology vision and ensuring we remain at the forefront of data solutions and enterprise software innovation. This role operates beyond an individual contributor scope, serving as a strategic advisor to engineering leadership, product teams, and business stakeholders. Distinguished Engineers lead org-wide technology decisions, drive high-stakes innovation, and influence global industry best practices. They are also visible external though leaders, representing Syniti at conferences, open-source communities, and technical forums. Their contributions have far-reaching impact, improving platform scalability, security, and architecture – ultimately driving revenue growth and competitive differentiation.

Primary Responsibilities:

Technology Leadership & Strategy

• Define and drive Syniti’s long-term technical strategy and innovation roadmap

• Architect high-scale, mission-critical platforms with enterprise-grade security and performance

• Lead organization-wide technical initiatives that drive competitive advantage

Business & Product Impact

• Partner with C-level executives and product leaders to align technical strategy with business objectives

• Shape engineering investment decisions that accelerate revenue growth and customer success

• Identify and resolve scalability, security, and reliability risks at an organizational level

Industry Influence & Thought Leadership

• Represent Syniti in external technology forums, standards bodies, and open-source initiatives

• Publish white papers, research findings, or patents to advance industry knowledge

• Speak at conferences, events, and executive roundtables to establish Syniti as a leader in enterprise data solutions

Mentorship & Organizational Growth

• Mentor and develop engineers at all levels, fostering technical excellence and leadership

• Establish and drive engineering best practices, technical standards, and methodologies

• Influence hiring, talent development, and technical upskilling across the organization

Requirements:

Experience & Expertise

• 10+ years of software development experience, including 5+ years in technical leadership

• Proven experience driving large-scale, cross-team technical initiatives in enterprise SaaS or cloud platforms

• Deep expertise in distributed systems, cloud architecture (AWS preferred) , and full-stack development

• Master of Go, C#, React, TypeScript/JavaScript, SQL/NoSQL databases, and modern DevOps practices

Business & Strategic Impact

• Experience in aligning technical decisions with business and product goals

• Ability to evaluate and prioritize technology investments for maximum ROI

• Strong track record of influencing executives, product teams, and external stakeholders

Innovation & Industry Leadership

• Contributions to open-source projects, patents, or technical publications

• Experience representing a company in industry forums, research collaborations, or speaking engagements

• Ability to forecast technology trends and integrate emerging innovations into company strategy

Leadership & Collaboration

• Outstanding mentorship skills, with a history of developing senior engineers

• Proven ability to build and foster high-performance engineering cultures

• Strong communication and storytelling skills, with the ability to influence C-level executives and external audiences

Benefits:

• Ability to work remotely with a talented, diverse, global team

• Competitive compensation and career growth opportunities

• Comprehensive health and wellness packages

• A conducive and agile work environment emphasizing work-life balance

• Opportunity to influence product direction and contribute to a broader strategy

About Syniti:

Our mission is clear: to envision and build the world’s best software platform for data professionals and global businesses. Guided by our values – Think Big, Be Curious, Take Action, and Better Together – we strive for excellence and innovation in all we do, to solve the world’s most complex data challenges.

For over 15 years, Syniti has partnered with the Fortune 2000 to unlock valuable insights that ignite growth, reduce risk, and increase their competitive advantage. Our data management platform supports data migration, data quality, data replication, master data management, analytics, data governance, and data strategy in a single, unified cloud solution

Be fully aligned to the our core values:

• Think Big - Be courageous and bold. Aspire to greatness. Relentlessly pursue market innovation. Set the standard by which others follow. Create solutions that have a meaningful impact. Solve the challenges our customers don’t know they have.
• Be Curious - Be a lifelong learner. Seek out new ideas to serve customers. Understand our competition and the world. Be permanently dissatisfied with the status quo. Challenge preconceptions. Focus on the future rather than yesterday.
• Take Action - Be the first. Don’t wait. Take accountability. Inspire others by doing. Fail fast and learn from mistakes. Make a difference every day.
• Stronger Together - Respect, trust and look out for each other. Celebrate diverse perspectives. Listen. Build connections and belonging. Act with integrity. Give back. One Syniti family.

WHAT WE OFFER:

• Trust that you are good at what you’re doing. At Syniti you will find a supportive environment and access to learning tools, but micromanagement is not our thing.
• Growth. We are growing rapidly and steadily solving the biggest challenges enterprise companies are faced with today. There was never a better time to join and grow with us. Most importantly you will have the chance to shape our journey and share in our success story.
• Support. We all rely on each other and enable each other to be successful. You won’t stand alone.
• Curiosity and genuine interest in you. We all have our different stories, all equally fascinating with each depicting a different journey and we want to hear them all.
• Recognition. We are the sum of individual achievements and we always take the time to celebrate them.
• An open organisation. Hierarchies are not our thing and access is something we make sure of across the board. We are a family where everyone is just as important, everyone’s work is seen and ideas valued.