Job Description

Senior Staff Software Engineer

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s and 15 yrs. of experience, specifically in Database technology, Operating Systems, File system, Data Storage, Distributed/Parallel/High Performance/Fault Tolerant Computer Systems/Software, or related areas
• Coursework should include at a minimum discrete mathematics, software engineering, data structures and algorithms, operating systems, and computer architecture and organization, otherwise working knowledge/experience with subjects mentioned.
• Proven record in completing/delivering features/products in areas mentioned above on an enterprise/system software product as an individual contributor and/or feature/project/team lead capacity.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Strong interpersonal skills and strong teamwork.
• Strong problem solving and debugging skills
• Familiar with Unix (Linux) and Windows computing environment
• Strong C/C++ and Python programming
• An active PMC (Project Management Committee) or Committer to open sources like Apache Iceberg, Apache Hudi, Parquet, Spark, Hive, Delta, Presto, Trino, and Avro
• Experience with block and object storage solutions
• Experience with cloud-based development and systems.
• Experience with SQL and database technologies including a thorough understanding of database logical and physical design concepts

Preferred Qualifications

• Relational database application or internals development with working knowledge of SQL
• Top-notch programming skills in C, C++, Python, SQL, Scripting
• Experience with Teradata (or other RDMS) and NoSQL technologies.
• Experience with public cloud services such as AWS, Azure, Google.
• Experience with supporting mission critical, 24x7 systems.
• Advanced coursework in database, operating systems, file systems, parallel architecture, high performance fault tolerant systems, data storage systems, I/O systems, or similar technologies/disciplines
• Participated/completed projects, work experience, and research interest in areas mentioned above. Must have real product delivery and success experience.
• Provided technical consultation and counsel to product and development management and technical leadership to project teams on one or more areas above in product development.
• Multiuser, multi-tasking server software internals development with emphasis on concurrency and locking protocols
• Working knowledge of Unix (Linux, Solaris, HPUX, AIX,…) and Windows development tools (compiler, system calls, debuggers like gdb, visual studio, etc.) and environment (i.e. shell commands and scripting, editor, MS Word, Outlook, etc.)
• Experienced in developing under GIT, ClearCase or similar source control products
• Effectively debug and work with low level data structures (hex dumps of data structures in memory and on storage devices)
• Familiar with Software Development Life cycle and processes
• Experience using Agile software development methods and tools