Offer summary

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree or Masters in Computer Science or equivalent, with 4-6 years of experience., Strong programming skills with a focus on data structures and algorithms, preferably in Java., Good understanding of database internals, query processing, and SQL query optimization., Strong communication skills and ability to work on cross-functional projects..

Key responsibilities:

Drive innovation in Hive and build additional components to enhance the Hive ecosystem.

Design and develop features for parallel and distributed query engines.

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

Write design documentation and improve code quality through tests and code reviews.

Job description

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

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