Software Engineer - Full Stack at Starburst

Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland

Starburst Logo
Not SpecifiedCompensation
Mid-level (3 to 4 years), Senior (5 to 8 years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Technology, Data Analytics, AIIndustries

Requirements

  • 5+ years of experience developing software
  • Passion for Software Engineering
  • Extensive software development experience with Java
  • Experience implementing web-based user interfaces in TypeScript using a modern web frontend framework like React
  • Prior experience building SaaS (especially for our SaaS product, Galaxy)
  • Demonstration of ownership, character, and competence - core values at Starburst
  • Bonus: Familiarity with Trino
  • Ability to travel occasionally for onboarding, offsites, customer engagements, and company events
  • Based in Warsaw office with hybrid model (onsite 1-2 days per week)

Responsibilities

  • Design and develop components for Starburst products, including a comprehensive, fully-featured web-based user interface
  • Participate in projects from concept to completion
  • Continuously improve engineering processes, tests, observability, and systems to scale the code base and team productivity
  • Collaborate with teams globally and operate in a fast-paced environment
  • Provide exceptional customer support for both internal and external customers
  • Develop user-friendly features for creating and managing queries (e.g., Query Editor, Saved Queries, Catalog Explorer, Schema Discovery, Search)
  • Automate user workflows by enabling Jobs for scheduled queries, data maintenance, data quality checks, and repetitive tasks

Skills

Full Stack
Back-end
Front-end
UI Development
Query Editor
Web UI
System Design
Observability
Testing
JavaScript
React
Trino
SQL

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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