Systems Research Engineer (PhD) at Granicus

San Francisco, California, United States

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$400,000 – $800,000Compensation

Expert & Leadership (9+ years)Experience Level

Full TimeJob Type

UnknownVisa

AI, Finance, TechnologyIndustries

Requirements

4+ years engineering in distributed systems, databases, or low-latency infrastructure at companies like MongoDB, Snowflake, Databricks, or similar
PhD in systems, distributed computing, storage, or adjacent field—or equivalent experience with published research or patents
Deep fluency in query execution, compilers, compression, indexing, or vectorized computation
Experience with data systems like Parquet, Delta Lake, Iceberg, Spark, Trino, or Flink
Proven track record building production-grade infrastructure and making measurable performance gains
Excellent communicator with a builder-first mindset and systems-level thinking

Responsibilities

Build intelligent, autonomous data infrastructure that makes storage feel free and analytics feel instant
Design and implement adaptive layouts, zone maps, and columnar encodings that slash I/O and unlock true vectorized execution
Invent and optimize exabyte-scale engines with self-tuning, zero-human-intervention workflows
Apply deep research (PhD or equivalent) to real-world systems—drive adoption in production
Evolve resource schedulers, query planners, and shuffle paths for high-throughput, multi-tenant environments
Build self-healing reliability: chaos-resilient systems with fault injection, retries, and observability by default
Code across the stack with whatever tool gets the job done: Rust, Go, Spark, CUDA, Java, Scala

Skills

Systems Engineering

Data Systems

Exabyte Scale

Petabyte Processing

Snowflake

Databricks

Data Lakes

Storage Optimization

Compute Optimization

Research

Granicus

Digital solutions for government agencies

About Granicus

Granicus provides digital solutions specifically designed for government agencies and public sector organizations. Their software products help improve the efficiency and transparency of government operations. Granicus offers a variety of tools, including platforms for managing public meetings, live streaming legislative sessions, and facilitating citizen engagement and feedback. These solutions enable government entities to communicate better with citizens and deliver services online more effectively. Unlike many competitors, Granicus focuses exclusively on the GovTech market, catering to a wide range of clients from federal to local government levels. The company's goal is to enhance public engagement and streamline government processes through technology, generating revenue primarily through subscription-based services and professional support.

Core, West VirginiaHeadquarters

1999Year Founded

$10MTotal Funding

EARLY_VCCompany Stage

Government & Public SectorIndustries

1,001-5,000Employees

Benefits

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

Unlimited Paid Time Off

401(k) Company Match

Paid Parental Leave

Group legal coverage

Risks

Integration challenges with Simpleview and SmartGov may delay product enhancements.

Focus on destination marketing could divert attention from core GovTech services.

Intensifying competition in the GovTech market pressures Granicus to innovate rapidly.

Differentiation

Granicus specializes in digital solutions for government agencies, enhancing public engagement.

The company offers subscription-based services, ensuring a steady revenue stream.

Granicus provides tools for managing public meetings and live video streaming.

Upsides

Increased demand for digital public engagement tools boosts Granicus' market potential.

Acquisitions of Simpleview and SmartGov expand Granicus' market share and service offerings.

Growing government funding for digital transformation projects offers new revenue streams.

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