Staff Software Engineer Backend (Persistence)

As a Staff Data Platform Engineer you will be a key technical contributor within the Trino Engine team in the Platform Persistence group. Our largest customers are always pushing the limits of the backend storage in terms of size of the data speed of IO as well as number of concurrent transactions. Performance reliability and scalability is always at the core of our work. You will focus on developing and optimizing critical components of our Trino engine and its containerized deployment infrastructure.

What youll do:

• Design and implement critical components of the Trino engine
• Develop and optimize query processing and execution systems
• Build containerized deployment solutions for Trino in production environments
• Contribute to technical design decisions and architectural improvements
• Collaborate with team members to solve complex distributed systems challenges
• Implement performance optimizations and scalability improvements
• Participate in code reviews and technical discussions

Qualifications :

Required Technical Skills:

• Experience in leveraging or critically thinking about how to integrate AI into work processes decision-making or problem-solving. This may include using AI-powered tools automating workflows analyzing AI-driven insights or exploring AIs potential impact on the function or industry.
• Experience In using AI Productivity tools such as Windsurf Cursor etc is a plus or nice to have.
• Typically requires a minimum of 8 years of related experience with a Bachelors degree; or 6 years and a Masters degree; or a PhD with 3 years experience; or equivalent experience.
• Strong expertise in Trino engine development or similar distributed query engines
• Solid experience with container orchestration platforms (Kubernetes Docker)
• Strong understanding of distributed query processing and optimization
• Experience in performance tuning and troubleshooting distributed systems
• Advanced knowledge of Java/JVM ecosystem and performance tuning
• Strong background in SQL and distributed database systems
• Familiarity with monitoring and observability tools

Nice to Have:

• Hands-on experience with distributed query engines (Trino Spark or similar)
• Contributions to open-source projects
• Experience with cloud-native architectures
• Knowledge of data governance and security practices
• Background in performance optimization of big data systems
• Knowledge of data lake architectures and technologies
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS/GCP/Azure)

Additional Skills:

• Strong problem-solving and analytical abilities
• Good communication skills to collaborate effectively with team members
• Ability to write clear technical documentation
• Track record of delivering complex technical projects
• Experience working in a customer-focused environment

For positions in this location we offer a base pay of $155800 - $272700 plus equity (when applicable) variable/incentive compensation and benefits. Sales positions generally offer a competitive On Target Earnings (OTE) incentive compensation structure. Please note that the base pay shown is a guideline and individual total compensation will vary based on factors such as qualifications skill level competencies and work location. We also offer health plans including flexible spending accounts a 401(k) Plan with company match ESPP matching donations a flexible time away plan and family leave programs. Compensation is based on the geographic location in which the role is located and is subject to change based on work location.

Additional Information :

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Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time