Principal Software Engineer
Job Summary
Owning the architecture of the lakehouse engine, the full-time remote Principal Software Engineer will design and implement on-premise data platform solutions using Apache Iceberg and Trino while mentoring senior engineers and setting platform-wide standards.
Key responsibilities
- Own the lakehouse reference architecture, including Iceberg table design and Trino cluster topology
- Design on-premise replacements for cloud-managed warehouse capabilities and run proof-of-concept validations
- Lead the SQL dialect strategy for porting existing warehouse workloads to Trino and Spark SQL
Required qualifications
- B.E., B.Tech., or M.Sc. degree in Computer Science or a related technical field
- 12+ years of experience building and operating large-scale data platforms or distributed systems
- Hands-on expertise with distributed SQL engines, particularly Trino/Presto or Spark SQL
- Production experience with Apache Iceberg and knowledge of Iceberg catalog services
- Professional software development experience with Java and/or Python
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