Senior Software Engineer at Starburst

Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland

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Not SpecifiedCompensation

Senior (5 to 8 years)Experience Level

Full TimeJob Type

UnknownVisa

Technology, Data Analytics, AIIndustries

Requirements

Passion for software engineering, particularly Infrastructure Engineering
Cloud infrastructure architecture and orchestration experience
Experience developing software in Java and Typescript
Experience with infrastructure as code and related tooling such as Pulumi or Terraform
Prior experience in developing for or operating Trino (huge plus)
Demonstration of ownership, grit, and bias for action
Ability to travel occasionally for onboarding, offsites, customer engagements, and company events

Responsibilities

Develop and optimize the reliability, scalability, and efficiency of Starburst Galaxy service
Design and build the core operational infrastructure of the Starburst Galaxy service following the immutable cloud infrastructure paradigm
Continuously improve engineering processes, tests, and systems to scale the code base and team productivity
Provide considerate and timely review of peers' pull requests and design proposals
Own APIs for provisioning and upgrading cloud infrastructure across AWS, Azure, and GCP
Build operational tooling and support the product in production
Drive collaboration with stakeholders on reliability, scalability, and efficiency
Enable engineering organization with continuous delivery and developer environment tooling
Provide comprehensive tooling and infrastructure primitives for introspection and administration of Starburst Galaxy, including modifications to Trino and Galaxy services

Skills

Key technologies and capabilities for this role

TrinoAWSAzureGCPAPIsContinuous DeliveryObservabilitySaaSIaaSBackend Infrastructure

Questions & Answers

Common questions about this position

Is this a remote position?

Yes, this is a fully distributed team, indicating a remote work arrangement.

What salary or compensation does this role offer?

This information is not specified in the job description.

What skills and experience are required for this Senior Software Engineer role?

The role requires passion for software engineering with interest in Infrastructure Engineering, cloud infrastructure architecture and orchestration experience, and experience developing software in Java.

What teams can I work on in this Senior Software Engineer role?

You can work on the Core Infrastructure team owning APIs for provisioning and upgrading cloud infrastructure, the Delivery & Enablement team handling continuous delivery and developer tooling, or the Observability team providing tooling and infrastructure for introspection.

What makes a strong candidate for this position?

Strong candidates show passion for software engineering especially Infrastructure Engineering, have cloud infrastructure architecture and orchestration experience, and Java development experience, along with the ability to develop reliable scalable systems, review peers' work, and improve engineering processes.

Starburst

Data analytics and SQL engine distribution

About Starburst

Starburst specializes in data analytics by providing a distribution and support for the Trino SQL engine, which is designed for efficient and scalable analytics on data lakes and various data sources. Their products, Starburst Galaxy and Starburst Enterprise, allow clients to access and analyze data quickly, whether in the cloud or on-premises. Starburst connects seamlessly with popular data visualization tools like Tableau, Power BI, and Looker, making it easier for users to integrate and access their data. What sets Starburst apart from competitors is its enhancement of the open-source Trino engine with additional connectors, security features, and dedicated enterprise support. The company's goal is to help organizations achieve faster data insights and better decision-making through improved analytics capabilities.

Boston, MassachusettsHeadquarters

2017Year Founded

$402.7MTotal Funding

SERIES_DCompany Stage

Data & Analytics, Enterprise SoftwareIndustries

501-1,000Employees

Benefits

Competitive salary & attractive stock grants

Remote-friendly work options

Quality & affordable insurance

Flexible & generous paid time off

Environment of transparency, honesty & respect

Risks

Increased competition from companies like Dell could impact Starburst's market share.

The rapid growth of unique data vendors may lead to increased market complexity.

Enterprises moving towards single-cloud strategies could challenge Starburst's multi-cloud offerings.

Differentiation

Starburst offers both cloud-based and on-premises solutions, catering to diverse client needs.

The company enhances the open-source Trino engine with additional connectors and security features.

Starburst's platform integrates with popular data tools like Tableau, Power BI, and Looker.

Upsides

Starburst Galaxy achieved 3x year-over-year growth in active customers and usage volume.

The platform enables 10X faster data processing and 66% cost reduction for clients like Arity.

Starburst's Icehouse platform leverages open-source Trino and Apache Iceberg for scalability.

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