Senior Software Engineer, Starburst
Data Ingestion & Transformation
$193.7-236.3k
+ Stock grants
2-3 days a week in office
Single-point access for data anlytics
Open for applications
Single-point access for data anlytics
501-1000 employees
Open for applications
$193.7-236.3k
+ Stock grants
2-3 days a week in office
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To free customers from the tyranny of data lock-in.
Role
Who you are
- 5+ years of experience developing software
- Prior experience developing distributed systems
- Extensive software development experience with Java. Experience with other systems programming languages (Rust, C++, Go, etc) can be considered
- Demonstrated experience with software engineering and design best practices
- Prior experience with software development using Trino, Apache Iceberg, Apache Kafka, or cloud object storage a huge plus
- Demonstration of ownership, grit, and bias for action - core values at Starburst
- Ability to Travel: This role will require occasional 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 a Senior Software Engineer to work with our globally distributed engineering team on Starburst’s industry-leading data ingestion and transformation platform.
- In this role, you’ll contribute directly to the evolution of Starburst, tackling complex challenges across our managed SaaS, open source, and proprietary offerings - an ideal environment for learning and innovation.
- As a Senior Software Engineer on our Icehouse team, you'll build highly scalable systems for ingesting and transforming data on Starburst’s open data lakehouse. This is a unique opportunity to work at the forefront of data systems built around the open source distributed query engine Trino, and Apache Iceberg
- Design, develop and operate systems and features relating to data ingestion and transformation. You’ll build on our systems which have proven ingestion up to 100GB/second
- Work cross functionally to ensure the best experience for our customers
- Build and implement features for creating and operating data lakes based on Apache Iceberg, such as streaming ingestion from Apache Kafka and Kafka-compatible systems; file ingestion from cloud object storage such as Amazon S3; data transformations; and automated scalable data maintenance
- Provide considerate and timely review of your peers' design proposals pull requests
- Help to build a highly effective culture across Starburst and your team
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 emphasises 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 Starurst'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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