# Distributed Computing

Skill · Software Development and Engineering Practices

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/distributed-computing

Distributed computing is a field of computer science in which a computational task is split across multiple networked machines that work together and communicate to achieve a common goal, rather than relying on a single computer. It underlies technologies like cloud computing, big data processing frameworks (e.g., Hadoop, Spark), and blockchain systems. Software engineers use distributed computing principles to build scalable, fault-tolerant systems that can handle large workloads across many servers.

## Distributed Computing in the job market

- Open roles: 5
- Employers hiring: 5
- Last checked: September 13, 2026

## Asked for alongside Distributed Computing

Measured from the 5 open roles that name Distributed Computing, not from a curated list.

- [Python](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/python) — 5 roles (100.0%)
- [Machine Learning](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/machine-learning) — 3 roles (60.0%)
- [PyTorch](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/pytorch) — 3 roles (60.0%)

## Roles that use Distributed Computing

- [Machine Learning Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/machine-learning-engineer) — 2
- [Software Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/software-engineer) — 2
- [Solutions Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/solutions-engineer) — 1

## Employers hiring for Distributed Computing

- [Accenture](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/accenture) — 1 open role
- [Menlo Ventures Portfolio](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/menlo-ventures-portfolio) — 1 open role
- [Motional](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/motional) — 1 open role
- [NVIDIA](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/nvidia) — 1 open role
- [Unity](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/unity) — 1 open role

Related skills: [Apache Spark](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/apache-spark), [Apache Hadoop](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/apache-hadoop), [MapReduce](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/mapreduce), [Ray/Anyscale](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/ray-anyscale), [Kubernetes](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/kubernetes), [Big Data](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/big-data), [Cloud Computing](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/cloud-computing), [Parallel Programming](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/parallel-programming), [Federated Learning](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/federated-learning)

## Open roles requiring Distributed Computing (5)

- [NCX Senior Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/d01c734b-e2f7-427c-897a-651dd244fc43/ncx-senior-engineer-at-nvidia) at [NVIDIA](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/nvidia) — $184,000 – $356,500
- [Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Ads Modeling](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/92104162-dec6-4dd1-9fea-25de86bc2d14/senior-machine-learning-engineer-ads-modeling-at-unity) at [Unity](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/unity) — Mountain View, CA, $160,000 – $250,000
- [AI/ML Computational Scientist](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/05eda200-c1fd-4d43-a83f-a11c64a0e493/ai-ml-computational-scientist-at-accenture) at [Accenture](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/accenture) — €1,900 – €4,700 / month
- [Principal Engineer, Data & ML Infrastructure](https://motional.com/open-positions/?gh_jid=6676461003#/6676461003) at [Motional](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/motional) — Full-time, Boston, MA · Remote, $200,000 – $275,000 (listed on Motional's own careers site)
- [Research Engineer, Production Model Post-Training](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/e6f267e7-2deb-46ed-96ec-781d46ad6e59/research-engineer-production-model-post-training-at-menlo-ventures-portfolio) at [Menlo Ventures Portfolio](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/menlo-ventures-portfolio) — Full-time, New York, NY, $350,000 – $500,000