Cloudera

Cloudera

Senior Software Engineer

US-California-San Jose, USA · Senior

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 21 days ago
JavaDistributed SystemsObject-Oriented ProgrammingData StructuresAlgorithmsAWSGCPAzureRESTMachine LearningSparkData ScienceCommunicationCollaboration

About the role

  • Why this role matters: You will tackle complex distributed systems challenges, crafting the foundational software for the control and data planes that powers CDP and keeps it running at massive scale.

Responsibilities

  • Support work life balance with Unplugged Days

Requirements

  • 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.
  • Strong understanding of database internals, including query processing and query optimization techniques.

Nice to have

  • Powered by the relentless innovation of the open source community, Cloudera advances digital transformation for the world's largest enterprises.
  • Within this pillar, the Cloudera Data Platform (CDP) team is looking for a passionate, self-driven Senior Software Engineer with deep expertise in distributed systems to join our core engineering group.
  • CDP provides a unified, integrated environment for data warehousing, engineering, and AI/ML across the world's largest enterprises.
  • If you enjoy solving complex interoperability challenges at a massive scale, this is the team for you.
  • 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.
  • Solid understanding of public cloud concepts (AWS/Azure/GCP) with experience in cloud storage integration and access-control APIs.
  • Familiarity with authentication and authorization mechanisms specifically for public cloud deployments.

Skills

  • 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.

Benefits

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

Visa & Work Authorization

  • This role is not eligible for immigration sponsorship.

This listing is sourced directly from Cloudera's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.