Cloudera

Cloudera

Senior Software Engineer

US-California-San Jose, USA · Senior

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 143 days ago
JavaDistributed SystemsObject-Oriented ProgrammingData StructuresAlgorithmsAWSGCPAzureRESTMachine LearningSparkData ScienceCommunicationCollaboration

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About the role

  • Work daily with a high-impact stack featuring Apache Iceberg, Spark, Impala, and Hive.
  • Work on supporting customer deployments, escalations and improving stability of the product.
  • At Cloudera, we empower people to transform complex data into clear and actionable insights.

Responsibilities

  • Design and develop a Unified Catalog service that serves as a single endpoint for segregated data sets.
  • Support work life balance with Unplugged Days

Requirements

  • We're excited about you if you have:

Nice to have

  • Bachelor's with 5+ years (or Master's with 3+ years) of industry experience, including 3+ years building scalable, high-performance large-scale systems.
  • Proven expertise in Java (preferred) or other OOP languages, with strong skills in data structures, algorithms, and clean coding habits.
  • Familiarity with authentication and authorization mechanisms specifically for public cloud deployments.
  • Experience with the Big Data ecosystem and open table formats such as Apache Iceberg or Apache Hudi.
  • Working knowledge of AWS STS (Security Token Service) or similar cloud identity and access management tools.
  • Active contributions to Apache open-source projects or a history of involvement in the developer community.

Skills

  • Solid understanding of public cloud concepts (AWS/Azure/GCP) with experience in cloud storage integration and access-control APIs.
  • Strong debugging skills in Java environments, including experience analyzing logs, thread dumps, and heap dumps.
  • Strong oral and written communication skills with a sharp attention to detail and a focus on software quality.
  • Strong understanding of database internals, including query processing and query optimization techniques.

Benefits

  • Generous PTO Policy
  • Flexible WFH Policy
  • Phone and Internet Reimbursement program
  • Comprehensive Benefits and Competitive Packages

Company info

  • Business Area: Engineering Seniority Level: Mid-Senior level Job Description: At Cloudera, we empower people to transform complex data into clear and actionable insights.
  • As we continue to innovate, we are building next-generation capabilities to enable seamless data sharing between CDP-hosted datasets and external applications.
  • The Data Platform Pillar is the bedrock of Cloudera's technology, where we design and build the core components that let our customers store, manage, and process data with unmatched scalability, security, and performance.

Visa & Work Authorization

  • This role is not eligible for immigration sponsorship.

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