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Principal Software Engineer

Shakudo

Role overview

Qualifications

  • 8+ years building production systems across the stack
  • Strong backend and frontend experience (e.g. Python, React, TypeScript)
  • Familiarity with cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes, and data/AI tooling
  • A hands-on, solutions-first mindset and a passion for fast, high-quality delivery

Responsibilities

  • Design and build complete applications—from backend to frontend—using Shakudo and open-source tools like Neo4J, ollama, Spark, and many more
  • Solve real-world data and AI challenges with elegant, production-ready solutions
  • Collaborate with Product and Customer Engineering to translate needs into scalable systems
  • Drive architecture and design patterns for building on Shakudo—with high autonomy and self-direction

Key facts

Hard skills

Python (Programming Language) React Jsx TypeScript Kubernetes Neo4j Empowerment

Other skills

  • Problem Solving
  • Collaboration

About the company

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Shakudo

Shakudo creates compatibility across the best-of-breed data tools for a more reliable, performant, and cost effective data and AI operating system. As the operating layer on top of your cloud Shakudo allows you to pick the best-of-breed data tools for your needs, while providing a platform with fully automated DevOps experience. This combines the best of both worlds in data stack practices so you can focus on delivering business value with data.

Company details

Company size11 - 50

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Job description

At Shakudo, we’re building the world’s first operating system for data and AI—a unified platform that streamlines powerful open-source and proprietary tools into a seamless, production-ready environment.

We’re looking for a Principal Software Development Engineer to lead the development of full end-to-end applications on our platform. This role is ideal for engineers who love solving real customer problems, moving across the stack, and delivering high-impact solutions that showcase what’s possible on Shakudo.


What You’ll Do
  • Design and build complete applications—from backend to frontend—using Shakudo and open-source tools like Neo4J, ollama, Spark, and many more
  • Solve real-world data and AI challenges with elegant, production-ready solutions
  • Collaborate with Product and Customer Engineering to translate needs into scalable systems
  • Drive architecture and design patterns for building on Shakudo—with high autonomy and self-direction
  • Set the standard for building efficient, reusable, and impactful solutions

    • What You Bring
  • 8+ years building production systems across the stack
  • Strong backend and frontend experience (e.g. Python, React, TypeScript)
  • Familiarity with cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes, and data/AI tooling
  • A hands-on, solutions-first mindset and a passion for fast, high-quality delivery

    • Why This Role 

    You’ll lead by example, building flagship applications that demonstrate the power of Shakudo. This role offers high ownership, high impact, and the chance to shape how modern data and AI solutions are built.

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    Marcus Rivera

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