Senior Software Engineer for Tanzu Greenplum
About The Position
Tanzu Greenplum is a data warehouse, analytics and AI platform that allows to unify all your data, transforming it into actionable insights and maintaining a single source of truth. Greenplum is a massively parallel processing (MPP) database server based on Postgres. We constantly innovate to help customers run more complex workloads more efficiently. We are seeking an experienced software engineer with knowledge of Greenplum or Postgres to join our Tanzu Greenplum team. The candidate will be responsible for architecting solutions and developing features for Tanzu Greenplum. This role will also contribute to feature development, bug fixes for customer issues, and general engineering needed to support Greenplum’s market lead. They will need existing database experience, preferably with Postgres and/or Greenplum.
Requirements
- Ability to work on-site at Palo Alto, CA or Bellevue, WA offices
- Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, enabling effective collaboration with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Team player, excellent communication skills, including listening skills.
- 5+ years of relevant industry experience in software development, preferably in systems or database-related domains.
- Proficiency in C/C++ programming and experience working in Linux environments, including a solid understanding of fundamental operating system concepts.
- Experience with distributed systems concepts and challenges.
- Solid understanding of CPU, memory, network, and storage hardware and software subsystems.
- Solid understanding of database fundamentals, such as SQL, data structures, and transaction concepts.
- Experience with the software development lifecycle, including writing unit tests, debugging, and participating in code reviews.
- Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science or related field and a minimum of 5+ years of experience OR Master's Degree with 4+ years of relevant experience
Nice To Haves
- Prior exposure or foundational knowledge of Greenplum or PostgreSQL internals.
- Experience with AI coding helpers
Responsibilities
- Implement new features and enhancements for Tanzu Greenplum, working with a PostgreSQL-based codebase within a distributed systems environment.
- Debug and resolve reported issues, contributing to the stability and reliability of the Greenplum database.
- Write clean, efficient, and well-tested code following established engineering best practices.
- Collaborate closely with team members to understand requirements, contribute to design discussions, and ensure timely delivery of features.
- Coach and mentor junior team members as needed.
Benefits
- Medical, dental and vision plans
- 401(K) participation including company matching
- Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP)
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- company paid holidays
- paid sick leave and vacation time.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
