Senior Data Platform Software Engineer

About the Team 

The engineering organization is a dynamic group of builders thinkers and problem-solvers dedicated to delivering scalable AI-powered software products that elevate how organizations work. We value clean architecture intuitive user experiences and a culture of continuous improvement. Every engineer here plays a key role in shaping the quality and reliability of our products.  

About the Role: 

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 you get to do in this role: 

• Design and develop scalable maintainable and reusable software components with a strong emphasis on performance and reliability. Design and implement critical components of the Trino engine
• Collaborate with product managers to translate requirements into well-architected solutions owning features from design through delivery 
• Build intuitive and extensible user experiences using modern UI frameworks ensuring flexibility for customer-specific needs. 
• Contribute to the design and implementation of new products and features while enhancing existing product capabilities.  Contribute to technical design decisions and architectural improvements.
• Integrate automated testing into development workflows to ensure consistent quality across releases. 
• Participate in design and code reviews ensuring best practices in performance maintainability and testability.  
• Develop comprehensive test strategies covering functional regression integration and performance aspects 
• Foster a culture of continuous learning and improvement by sharing best practices in engineering and quality  
• Promote a culture of engineering craftsmanship knowledge-sharing and thoughtful quality practices across the team. Collaborate with team members to solve complex distributed systems challenges. 
• Develop and optimize query processing and execution systems. Implement performance optimizations and scalability improvements. Build containerized deployment solutions for Trino in production environments

Qualifications :

To be successful in this role you have: 

• 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 5 years of related experience with a Bachelors degree; or 3 years and a Masters degree; or a PhD without experience; or equivalent work experience.
• Proficiency in Java/JVM ecosystem and performance tuning
• Experience with modern front-end frameworks such as Angular React or Vue. 
• Strong knowledge of data structures algorithms object-oriented design design patterns and performance optimization  
• Familiarity with automated testing frameworks (e.g. JUnit Selenium TestNG) and integrating tests into CI/CD pipelines 
• Understanding software quality principles including reliability observability and production readiness. 
• Ability to troubleshoot complex systems and optimize performance across the stack. 
• Experience with AI-powered tools or workflows including validation of datasets model predictions and inference consistency. 
• Comfort with development tools such as IDEs debuggers profilers source control and Unix-based systems 
• 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
• Strong background in SQL and distributed database systems

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

Why Join Us 

• Build and deliver high-impact software that powers digital experiences for millions of users. 
• Collaborate in a culture that values craftsmanship quality and innovation. 
• Work symbiotically with AI and automation tools that enhance engineering excellence and drive product reliability. 
• Be part of a culture that encourages innovation continuous learning and shared success. 

For positions in this location we offer a base pay of $145200 - $246800 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