Iceberg Core Engineer, Tech Lead

Cloudera

1d•Remote

About The Position

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. Remote Role The Data Platform Pillar is the bedrock of Cloudera’s technology, where we design and build the core components that let our customers store, manage, and process data with unmatched scalability, security, and performance. Do you pay keen attention to detail and have exceptional focus on quality? Are you willing to question - everyone and everything? Can you think of use cases from the end user’s point of view? Do you like to work on new and challenging requirements? If you answered yes to all these questions, then we have a great opportunity that can put your skills and abilities to greater use and an environment where you can excel. Cloudera is looking for exceptional software engineers to own and deliver Cloudera Distribution of Apache Iceberg through various platforms of Cloudera. This is an exciting opportunity to gather experience with Apache Iceberg on multiple cloud platforms. You will gain understanding in big data use cases and participate in the vibrant Apache Software Foundation community. As a Iceberg Core Engineer you will… Become a core contributor to Apache Iceberg Bring performance improvements to all of the engines in the Cloudera stack, by implementing new features in Iceberg and working with other teams to leverage them during queries Work with Product Managers and Customers to determine ways Iceberg can be improved for Modern Data Lakes Develop new features in Java on a modern platforms Gain a solid understanding and deep technical knowledge of components across the Cloudera stack, but focusing on Iceberg, which you can utilize in your daily tasks Get to work on large scale distributed systems, from 100s to 1000s of nodes, in production clusters Debug system level deployment issues, root cause analysis, perform system test analysis and resolve failures Collaborate with other team members and stakeholders

Requirements

BS or MS in Computer Science or related field
8+ years experience as a Software Engineer
Hands-on programmer with solid data-structures and algorithms
Experience with systems design, development
Strong understanding of at least one of the following languages: Java, Scala, C++, Python. And interested to learn the languages we’re using.
Passionate about programming, clean coding habits, attention to detail, and focus on quality
Strong ability to research and solve problems independently without constant supervision
Ability to work effectively both independently and as part of an international and virtual team
Excellent communication and collaboration skills
(Most importantly) Open-minded attitude, desire to learn new things and build great products

Nice To Haves

Experience with using/developing Apache Iceberg or other related technologies
Experience (or demonstrated interest) in distributed computing or high availability systems
Contributions to open-source projects
Experience with SQL optimization, from analyzing query plans to implementing optimization in SQL engines

Responsibilities

Become a core contributor to Apache Iceberg
Bring performance improvements to all of the engines in the Cloudera stack, by implementing new features in Iceberg and working with other teams to leverage them during queries
Work with Product Managers and Customers to determine ways Iceberg can be improved for Modern Data Lakes
Develop new features in Java on a modern platforms
Gain a solid understanding and deep technical knowledge of components across the Cloudera stack, but focusing on Iceberg, which you can utilize in your daily tasks
Get to work on large scale distributed systems, from 100s to 1000s of nodes, in production clusters
Debug system level deployment issues, root cause analysis, perform system test analysis and resolve failures
Collaborate with other team members and stakeholders