Software Engineer II, QP

Job Title: Software Engineer II

Location: 100% Remote (US Based Only)

*We cannot sponsor or transfer any visas of any kind now or in the future (ex. OPT EAD H1B H4 etc.)*

Hiring Manager:Senior Engineering Manager

Estimated salary range: $125000 to $160000

• The salary offered for this position will be based on a candidates experience and skill demonstrated during interviews and other evaluations

About Ocient:

Ocient is a data analytics software solutions company that enables always-on compute-intensive analysis of complex large-scale data with outstanding performance that delivers up to 90% price savings. Ocient brings data transformation loading complex query processing AI OcientML and OcientGeo as a single consolidated solution for deeper insights and data-driven decision making. Enterprises can deploy Ocients pilot-to-production solutions on premises in the OcientCloud or in the public cloud with little to no resource-intensive integration. Ocient is a global carbon-neutral company headquartered in Chicago and backed by leading investors including Greycroft OCA Ventures In-Q-Tel and Buoyant Ventures. For more information please visit .

Job Description:

The Query Processing team at Ocient handles the full landscape of parsing validating optimizing and executing SQL queries. The team ensures queries are correct and valid the SQL is lowered into an optimal executable representation and the resulting plan is efficiently executed over petabytes of data across tens to hundreds of nodes. Query Processing works closely with our Test Infrastructure Quality Assurance and Customer Operations teams to evaluate and improve performance on existing and new customer workloads while also implementing new functionality to enable customer success. We are seeking a software engineer with strong interests in performance optimization and analysis - someone who enjoys analytical thinking and tackling abstract problems in the context of distributed database systems.

You can work in our Chicago office or remotely from anywhere in the United States.

Responsibilities:

• Contribute to the ongoing improvement of query processing efficiency through collaboration on design implementation and performance analysis across the system.

• Actively participate in code reviews and design discussions offering constructive feedback and learning from peers.

• Demonstrate curiosity and have a penchant for research and abstract thinking bringing in novel ideas tools or techniques to improve system performance and reliability.

• Help triage and debug issues found in both production and test environments contributing to root cause analysis and resolution.
• Engage in improving team processes and culture by sharing feedback and contributing to a positive inclusive work environment.
• Support the growth of fellow engineers through collaboration pairing and knowledge sharing.

Minimum Qualifications:

• BS MS or PhD in computer science computer engineering or related technical field.

• 2 years of industry experience writing code to solve complex problems using an object-oriented programming language (e.g. C Java C#).

• 1 years work experience as a Software Engineer working in Python or similar test infrastructure language and experience measuring performance in compiled languages.

• Strong understanding and application of data structures and algorithms.

• Direct experience with testing performance of data warehouses and data analytics engines preferred.

• Experience developing on Linux and in large version-controlled projects.

• Ability to speak and write in English fluently.

An ideal candidate will have:

• Experience architecting high performance distributed systems.

• Ability to own and manage all risk associated with large complex problems.

• Strong technical leadership and communication skills.

• Experience with C/C build and test tools.

We are not open to using an agency or staffing company at this time. We do not accept unsolicited agency or staffing resumes and we are not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.