Senior Software Engineer, Starburst
Control Plane
$185-215k
+ Equity packages
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Data platform for analytics, apps and AI
Open for applications
Data platform for analytics, apps and AI
501-1000 employees
Open for applications
$185-215k
+ Equity packages
More information about location
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To free customers from the tyranny of data lock-in.
Role
Who you are
- Prior experience developing distributed systems
- Extensive software development experience with Java
- Cloud infrastructure architecture and orchestration experience across at least one major cloud provider
- Experience building and operating backend services that others depend on — APIs, control loops, lifecycle management
- Hands-on adoption of AI coding tools and agents in day-to-day engineering — shipping real code with them, and sound judgment about where they help and where they don't
- Demonstrated experience with software engineering and design best practices
- Appreciation for creating maintainable, performant, and high-quality software as part of a high-performing, globally distributed team
- Intrinsic motivation for improving your software engineering craftsmanship
- Comfort with significant autonomy and ownership
- Curiosity to see what other engineering teams are doing, and the ability to connect the dots — essential when the goal is one implementation replacing two
- Demonstration of Ownership, Grit, and Bias for Action — core values at Starburst
- Ability to Travel: This role will require 25% in-person travel for purposes including but not limited to new hire onboarding, team and department offsites, customer engagements, and other company events. Actual travel expectations may vary by role and business needs
What the job involves
- Starburst is looking for strong Java engineers to work with our globally distributed engineering team on the core of Starburst's software
- This role sits on the Control Plane team, whose mandate is to converge the control planes of our two flagship deployment models, self-managed Starburst Enterprise Platform (SEP) and fully managed Starburst Galaxy, into a single, unified platform
- You will design and build backend services and cloud infrastructure that run in both worlds: multi-tenant SaaS at global scale, and customer-operated on-premise and air-gapped deployments
- Both models bring unique and interesting problems, and incredible learning opportunities for any engineer. Starburst offers the opportunity to compete at global scale with other elite vendors in the Data Analytics space and external customers
- Design, develop, and maintain control plane services shared by Starburst Enterprise, Starburst Galaxy, and Trino
- Contribute to the Unified Control Plane: take capabilities that exist in one product (access control, multi-cluster management, routing, catalog management, observability) and deliver them as a single implementation that serves both SaaS and self-managed deployments
- Own the reliability, scalability, and efficiency (performance/$) of the services you build - provisioning and upgrading APIs, cluster lifecycle management, and the operational tooling that runs them
- Build for two very different operating models at once: a service Starburst operates at scale, and software our customers deploy and operate themselves across AWS, Azure, and GCP as well as on-premise
- Provide considerate and timely review of your peers' pull requests and design proposals
- Continuously improve our engineering processes, tests, and systems so the codebase and the team's productivity scale together
- Collaborate with team members and other teams globally, and operate in a fast-paced environment
- We prioritize focused work, ensuring minimal time is spent in formal meetings, allowing you to concentrate on coding and PR reviews
- Clearly articulating your ideas in writing — Slack, GitHub PRs, design documents — is essential in our globally distributed team
- Provide exceptional customer support for both internal and external customers
- We're humbled by the trust our customers place in our platform to crunch their data, and we handle the problems they report with utmost seriousness
- Periodically assist with the React and TypeScript-based Portal UI that surfaces these features; while knowledge of frontend development is beneficial, it is not a prerequisite
Our take
Starburst offers a unified platform for accessing distributed data from various databases through its Trino-based query engine. This approach helps users cut infrastructure and analytics costs by providing a single point of access. As the Data Lakes market grows nearly 30% annually, Starburst is well-positioned to help businesses manage their increasingly complex data.
The company has recently gained recognition for its advanced capabilities in data management. Starburst emphasizes the importance of real-time hybrid data access and robust security, especially for AI applications. Its latest report, developed in collaboration with TheCUBE Research, underscores how effective data management practices are essential for successful AI implementation.s
Key findings from the report include the critical need for real-time data access and the alignment of data strategies with AI goals. These insights highlight how Starburst's technology supports efficient AI deployment and data management.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
17% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Feb 2022
$250m
SERIES D
Dec 2020
$100m
SERIES C
Total funding: $414m
Company benefits
- Comprehensive Health Insurance Coverage
- Life Insurance, Disability, and Income Protection
- Employee assistance Programs
- Flexible Paid Time Off
- Paid Parental Leave
- Remote Work Opportunties
- Equity Ownership
Company HQ
Fort Point Channel Landmark District, Boston, MA
Leadership
Justin Borgman
(CEO & Chairman)Founder and CEO of Starburst's precursor company Hadapt, which was acquired by Terdata in 2014. Served as VP & GM at Teradata before co-relaunching Hadapt as Starburst in 2017.
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