Principal Data Developer, BlueCat
CA$160-180k
Plus participation in a discretionary bonus plan
Intelligent network operations
Be an early applicant
Intelligent network operations
501-1000 employees
Be an early applicant
CA$160-180k
Plus participation in a discretionary bonus plan
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To help network teams accelerate businesses.
Role
Who you are
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field
- 10+ years of hands-on experience designing and building large-scale distributed data platforms, with deep expertise in OLAP databases, query engines, data lakes, object storage, distributed file systems, and analytics infrastructure
- Proven expert-level experience with ClickHouse architecture, performance optimization, cluster design, data modeling, ingestion pipelines, storage engines, replication, partitioning, and large-scale analytical workloads
- Strong experience building modern data lake architectures around ClickHouse, including integration with open table formats such as Apache Iceberg, Parquet, and Delta Lake
- Excellent software engineering and coding skills with production experience in Python (including async programming), Golang, and C/C++
- Deep understanding of high-performance data processing, vectorized query execution, parallel/distributed compute frameworks, and low-latency analytical systems
- Experience with modern data processing and analytics frameworks such as Pandas, Polars, DuckDB, Dask, Ray, Prefect, Bodo, or equivalent technologies
- Passion for designing and building scalable, high-quality REST APIs and distributed services, while mentoring other engineers in API and platform design best practices
- Strong expertise in infrastructure optimization, performance engineering, scalability, reliability, and operational excellence, with the ability to drive measurable improvements in latency, throughput, and availability
- Strong understanding of cloud-native distributed systems, including Kubernetes, containers, CI/CD, observability, infrastructure automation, and production operations
- Experience deploying and operating large-scale data platforms in AWS; experience with GCP and Azure is considered a plus
- Strong understanding of networking and distributed systems fundamentals, including TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP/S, service discovery, and secure service-to-service communication
- Demonstrated engineering rigor with a strong focus on software architecture, testing strategies, security, privacy, resiliency, and operational ownership
- Ability to independently lead architecture, design, development, testing, deployment, and production operations of complex distributed data systems from day one
- Strong communication and leadership skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across engineering, product, architecture, and executive stakeholders
- Experience influencing technical direction, mentoring senior engineers, and acting as a technical leader for strategic platform initiatives
- Highly desirable: Kubernetes certifications such as CKAD, CKA, or equivalent cloud-native platform experience
What the job involves
- The BlueCat Cloud Platform team is dedicated to powering all BlueCat SaaS products
- Our mission is to deliver these products on a reliable, fast, globally distributed, and cost-effective enterprise-grade cloud infrastructure
- A key aspect of this mission is our scalable data service, which supports the growth of BlueCat's data-driven products
- We are seeking a highly skilled Data Principal Engineer with strong leadership, communication, and collaboration abilities to join our dynamic team
- In this exciting role, you will help us automate a robust and scalable data service used by numerous teams across the company
- You will be responsible for building our data lake, maintaining our data pipelines / services and facilitating the movement of messages and implementing data analytics jobs
- You will work directly with the Application teams and Platform teams to enable growth of the BlueCat data-driven products
- Design, develop, and operate highly reliable large-scale data lake
- Partner closely with Applications teams to understand requirements and influence the Data strategy by providing expert advice on design and architecture
- Make critical decisions regarding technical directions, scalability, and system performance
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to create innovative solutions
- Optimize network configurations to ensure low-latency communication and high availability
- Implement data protection mechanisms to safeguard critical data processed from the edge to the core
Our take
DNS (Domain Name System) is the backbone of internet navigation, translating domain names into IP addresses to connect users with websites. However, many enterprises still rely on outdated DNS systems, which can severely hinder IT operations. BlueCat addresses these issues by providing advanced DDI (DNS, DHCP, and IP Address Management) solutions, offering businesses a faster, more efficient way to manage their network infrastructure.
BlueCat's solutions accelerate the adoption of cloud computing and automation, making it highly attractive to large-scale enterprises looking to streamline IT operations and reduce costs. By simplifying complex network management, BlueCat helps companies enhance efficiency and adapt to modern technological needs.
The company is making significant strides, with the recent announcement of new capabilities to help organizations modernize their network infrastructure. Alongside this, it also appointed a new Chief Product and Chief Technology Officer and partnered with Grupo Dice to transform DDI management across Mexico and Latin America These exciting developments signal a bright future for BlueCat as it continues to lead the way in network modernization.
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Insights
6% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (2 rounds)
Jul 2011
$16.8m
SERIES B
Oct 2009
$11m
SERIES A
Total funding: $27.8m
Company HQ
Nortown, Toronto, ON
Leadership
Stephen Devito
(CEO)Stephen joined BlueCat in 2018, initially serving as the company's CFO before becoming CEO in 2020. Previously, he served as the CFO at Q4 and as an Executive VP & CFO at Marketwired.
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