Founding Principal Software Engineer, Nextdata
Rust
+ Equity
Operating system for decentralised data
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Operating system for decentralised data
21-100 employees
Be an early applicant
+ Equity
21-100 employees
Company mission
To make the experience of creating, sharing, discovering, and using data connected, fast and fair.
Role
Who you are
- 10+ years working on large scale production-grade distributed systems, databases, data infrastructure, or big data management
- A working understanding of Kubernetes and at least one of the public clouds
- 8+ years experience working with Rust
- Experience with DevOps / CD Experience building SaaS/PaaS products and contributing to big data / analytics OSS projects or internal data infra products Experience working in digital-native scale-up data teams or startups
- Curiosity, passion and some experience in application of data in ML and Analytics applications An understanding and experience with data mesh (if you don’t have experience, the creator can help you get up to speed)The ability to effectively contribute to code / build self-directed and in the team
- Experience in design and architecture as well as delivery
- Experience working with a team of product, design, and engineering who review each other’s work, holding each other to an extremely high standard
- You are an execution-oriented, product-minded technologist with high empathy for developers. You are a thoughtful rebel and a change champion. You have strong communication skills and are team-focused
What the job involves
- As a Founding Principal Software Engineer, you will help build out the next generation data platform to support decentralized analytical and ML workloads, which includes data product containers and the data product container runtime
- Given that we are still in the early stages (or foundational stages), your work will shape the future of how data mesh will get adopted by the industry
- You will apply your knowledge of having built large scale distributed systems and databases to build a new and secure OS platform for the data product developers of the future
- You will contribute to the overall Nextdata OS design and own the design and implementation of significant parts of the OS
Our take
An increasingly popular software architecture is data mesh, a type of data platform that implements domain-oriented and self-serve designs. These types of platforms make it easier for companies to create, share, and connect their data to decentralize the information they use, all without having to transfer data to centralized repositories or lakes.
That said, many companies that wish to implement data mesh trip up from the get-go, often being too dependent on centralized data governance and lacking the specialists to fully benefit from it. Nextdata is a data-mesh-native platform that customers can use to build and share data products, making it easier for more businesses to benefit from the architecture.
The company is up against large and mature competitors, such as Databricks and Snowflake, but claims to stand out thanks to its product-first ethos. The platform was also built specifically for data sharing concerning AI and machine learning, which makes it scaleable and future-proof in a crowded market. Nextdata has secured strong seed funding to help grow its team and operations.
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Company
Funding (1 round)
Sep 2023
$12m
SEED
Total funding: $12m
Company benefits
- Home office stipend ($2,000 for your home workspace setup)
- Company laptop
- Premium health, vision, and dental insurance coverage
- Regular in-person meetings in California
- Plus or minus 3 hours from Pacific time is welcome
- Craft, teamwork, flexibility, and accountability
Company HQ
SoMa, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Zhamak Dehgani
(CEO & Co-Founder)Previously Director of Next Tech Incubation at Thoughtworks, and Principal Software Engineer at Silverbrook Reseach and Fox Technology.
Sina Jahan
(Head of Product Engineering & Co-Founder)Previously Head of Data Practice at Thoughtworks, Team Lead at ClearFit, and Software Engineer at Research Now.
Dan Siweic
(Principal Engineer & Co-Founder)Previously Principal Architect at Kambr, Lead Consultant at Thoughtworks, and Senior Solutions Developer at Acxiom.
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