About The Position
Metal Toad is a strategic AI partner that helps customers leverage AI for growth. We are an AWS, Anthropic, and OpenAI partner. Our team comprises consultants, software engineers, devops engineers, UX designers, project managers, marketers, and supporting staff. All employees should be interested in the impact of AI and believe in a human-first, AI-enabled future. This role is for a highly technical, hands-on Data Infrastructure Engineer focused on building robust, scalable Data Infrastructure platforms using Open Source software. The primary mission is to deploy and manage high-performance data technologies like Apache Pinot, Apache Druid, and Trino within a well-architected Amazon EKS environment. The engineer will work on pioneering, high-risk technical solutions in complex customer environments to deliver cutting-edge infrastructure.
Requirements
- Agree with our Corporate Values Statement.
- Believes in the company's mission: to help people.
- Believes in the principles of open source.
- Advanced to fluent English communication skills are essential for this role.
- Deep expertise in Kubernetes and Amazon EKS is a must-have.
- Proficiency in Terraform, Helm, Docker, and Karpenter.
- Minimum rating of 3 (on a 5-point scale) in deploying and managing Data OSS software, including Trino, Spark, or Pinot.
- Strong familiarity with Data Lakes, Spark, and Hive architectures.
- A demonstrated willingness to work with non-AWS and broad Open Source ecosystems.
- High comfort level engaging with complex customer environments and an aptitude for high-stakes technical troubleshooting.
Nice To Haves
- Prior hands-on experience working with Fruitstand.
- Demonstrated history of contributing to or managing complex open-source projects in production environments.
Responsibilities
- Architect and deploy Open Source Data OSS (Trino, Spark, Pinot, Druid) on Amazon EKS.
- Maintain a 100% hands-on approach, utilizing IDEs, Git, and strict coding best practices to manage infrastructure as code.
- Navigate complex customer hierarchies and technical landscapes to identify, propose, and implement bespoke solutions.
- Design and implement novel, high-risk solutions that have not been previously established.
- Act as a subject-matter expert in Open Source technologies, ensuring all builds are well-architected and production-ready.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
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