Staff Software Engineer - Hive

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5 Locations
Remote
178K-223K Annually
Big Data • Software • Analytics
The Role

Business Area:

Engineering

Seniority Level:

Mid-Senior level

Job Description: 

At Cloudera, we empower people to transform complex data into clear and actionable insights. With as much data under management as the hyperscalers, we're the preferred data partner for the top companies in almost every industry.  Powered by the relentless innovation of the open source community, Cloudera advances digital transformation for the world’s largest enterprises.

Cloudera is looking for an exceptional and passionate software engineer to join the Data Warehouse engineering team. The technology stack includes popular open source query engines - Apache Hive, Impala, Trino, and table formats like Apache Iceberg. Thus, there is ample scope for collaboration and contribution to open source. This is an exciting opportunity to work on products that handle complex SQL query workloads on public or private clouds as part of the Cloudera Data Platform (CDP). 

As a Staff Software Engineer, you will:

  • Have experience in large-scale, distributed systems to help drive Hive innovation and build additional components around it to enhance the Hive ecosystem.

  • Have an exciting opportunity to work on products that handle complex SQL query workloads on public or private clouds as part of Cloudera Data Platform (CDP).

  • Design and develop features for parallel and distributed query engines to help drive innovation in CDP. 

  • Focus on query optimization, performance and scalability of SQL queries..

  • Write design documentation for key features and capabilities.

  • Improve code quality through writing tests, automation, and code reviews.

  • Understand the customer’s workload and provide effective technical solutions.

We are excited about you if you have:

  • Bachelor’s degree or Masters in Computer Science or equivalent, and 4- 6 years of experience

  • Clean coding habits, attention to detail, and a focus on quality

  • Hands-on programmer with strong data structures and algorithms skills. Java experience is desired.

  • Good understanding of database internals, query processing and SQL query optimization

  • Strong oral and written communication skills

  • Ability to work effectively on cross-functional projects

You might also have:

  • Experience with contributing to any of the open-source Apache projects like Hive, Impala, Calcite or an RDBMS

  • Experience with the Hadoop ecosystem and file formats like Parquet, ORC

  • Experience with public cloud infrastructures such as Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services and Google Cloud Platform

  • Recognized contributions to open source projects 

This role is not eligible for immigration sponsorship

The expected base salary range for this role in

  • California is $178,000 - $223,000

The salary will vary depending on your job-related skills, experience and location  

What you can expect from us:

  • Generous PTO Policy 

  • Support work life balance with Unplugged Days

  • Flexible WFH Policy 

  • Mental & Physical Wellness programs 

  • Phone and Internet Reimbursement program 

  • Access to Continued Career Development 

  • Comprehensive Benefits and Competitive Packages 

  • Paid Volunteer Time

  • Employee Resource Groups

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The Company
HQ: Palo Alot, CA
3,092 Employees
Year Founded: 2008

What We Do

At Cloudera, we believe that data can make what is impossible today, possible tomorrow. We empower people to transform complex data into clear and actionable insights. Cloudera delivers an enterprise data cloud for any data, anywhere, from the Edge to AI. Powered by the relentless innovation of the open source community,

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