Software Engineer, Engines, Kirkland

About Firebolt

Firebolt is a cloud data warehouse built for the speed, scale, and flexibility required by modern Data & AI applications. By delivering ultra-low latency, high concurrency, and multi-dimensional elasticity, Firebolt enables teams to build data-intensive AI products that perform at scale. Backed by over $270M in funding and led by a world-class engineering team and experienced leadership, Firebolt is redefining AI data infrastructure and helping companies unlock the full potential of their data.

About the Team

We are the Firebolt Engines team, responsible for production experience of our Engines, the core of Firebolt experience. Engines are how we define the workload a customer runs, and ultimately orchestrates all of the infrastructure to enable customers to execute their queries. This is a high impact team that gets an opportunity to collaborate with all parts of the company from the customer facing experiences to the core database teams and infrastructure.

The role

We are working on next generation Engines infrastructure that will enable us to bring Firebolt engines experience to customers wherever they are at cutting edge speeds, while keeping highest standards of reliability. This role will be responsible for helping to build out, maintain and operate our dynamic compute and routing infrastructure, introducing new ways to bring Firebolt experience to customers.

What You'll Do

• Design, develop and deliver high-quality features that enhance the performance, scalability, and efficiency of our Engines Control plane and routing infrastructure.
• Shape the future of Firebolt’s dynamic workloads and how customers use our product.
• Actively participate in architectural discussions and code reviews, supporting informed decision-making aligned with business and engineering objectives.
• Provide exceptional support for our customers, ensuring their success and satisfaction with our product and services.

REQUIREMENTS

• 3+ years of experience building production software
• Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience
• Hands on experience in building production cloud-native applications on AWS, Azure, or GCP
• Development experience in an object-oriented programming language. We develop in Go, C++, and some Python here and there. Experience with these languages is a plus. You are willing to understand and make cross-cutting changes in the Firebolt codebase regardless of the language.
• Experience building and operating highly concurrent, highly available, and fault-tolerant distributed systems
• Experience in designing, developing, testing, and deploying secure services and applications, leveraging continuous integration and continuous delivery tools

Preferred qualifications

• Experience working with Kubernetes
• Experience working with Terraform and/or Helm
• Prior experience with C++
• Experience with database internals
• Experience with systems programming, OS internals, and low-latency applications

At Firebolt, we are dedicated to fostering an environment of transparency and fairness in all aspects of our operations, including compensation practices. As part of this commitment, we provide clear visibility into the pay range for each role within our organization.

The pay range listed below reflects the base salary for non-commissionable roles or on-target earnings for commissionable roles. As part of our compensation philosophy, the total compensation is tailored to each candidate and influenced by factors such as job-related skills, level of experience, relevant certifications, and geographical location, to name a few.

Local Pay Range - 150,000-300,000 per year USD

Local Benefits:

• 4 weeks PTO
• 12 paid holidays per year
• 7 sick days
• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
• FSA Plan
• 401k Plan
• Eligibility to enroll in additional optional insurances
• Bereavement, Parental, Disability, and Medical Leave
• Stock Options
• Internet Reimbursement