acceldata

Principal Engineer - Open Source Data Platform (ODP)

Kitchener · Principal

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 128 days ago

PythonJavaScalaDistributed SystemsKubernetesKafkaMachine LearningSparkLLMsMLOpsExcelHRISResearchLeadershipCommunication

About the role

You will work directly with engineering leadership and executives to shape product direction while driving innovation across the organization.
As a Principal Engineer at Acceldata, you will be at the forefront of shaping the future of enterprise data platforms, defining the technical vision for systems that power mission-critical workloads across the world's largest organizations.
Your decisions will directly influence not only our platform but also the broader data ecosystem through open-source contributions and industry leadership.

Define and drive the long-term technical strategy and architecture for the Open Data Platform, aligning with business objectives and industry trends.
Own the design of the most complex, high-impact systems and establish architectural principles and patterns that scale across the organization.
lead research and development initiatives that position Acceldata at the cutting edge of data platform innovation.
drive Apache project contributions, represent Acceldata at conferences, and influence project roadmaps.
Collaborate with CTO, VP of Engineering, and Product leadership to translate business strategy into technical execution
develop technical leadership capabilities across the organization.
Lead resolution of the most challenging technical problems spanning architecture, performance, scalability, and reliability.
Identify emerging technologies and industry trends; lead research and development initiatives that position Acceldata at the cutting edge of data platform innovation.
Serve as a recognized leader in the open-source community; drive Apache project contributions, represent Acceldata at conferences, and influence project roadmaps.
Collaborate with CTO, VP of Engineering, and Product leadership to translate business strategy into technical execution; provide technical due diligence for strategic initiatives.

12+ years of hands-on software development experience with at least 8 years focused on distributed systems, big data platforms, or data infrastructure.
Proven track record of leading large-scale technical initiatives from conception to production across multiple teams.
Expert-level proficiency in Java or Scala
Deep expertise in distributed computing, including consensus protocols, distributed transactions, data replication, partitioning strategies, and optimization with modern table formats.
Extensive experience in architecting and scaling systems using Hadoop, Spark, Hive, Trino, Kafka, Flink, and related technologies at production scale (100s to 1000s of nodes).
Expert knowledge of cloud-native architectures, Kubernetes orchestration, and multi-cloud deployment patterns.
Track record of diagnosing and resolving complex distributed system issues, including performance optimization, resource management, and failure mode analysis.
experience working with distributed global teams and open-source governance models.
proven ability to influence technical direction across organizations and with external stakeholders.
ABOUT THE ROLE We are seeking a Principal Engineer with at least 14 years of experience to serve as a technical visionary and thought leader for Acceldata's Open Data Platform (ODP).

Bare Metals, VM, Kubernetes, multi-cloud, and hybrid architectures at enterprise scale.

Acceldata is the market leader in Enterprise Data Observability.
Founded in 2018 and backed by top investors including Insight Partners, March Capital, Lightspeed, Sorenson Ventures, Industry Ventures, and Emergent Ventures, we are a Series-C funded company headquartered in Silicon Valley.
Delivered as a SaaS solution, Acceldata is trusted by leading global organizations such as HPE, HSBC, Visa, Freddie Mac, Manulife, Workday, Oracle, PubMatic, PhonePe (Walmart), Hershey's, Dun & Bradstreet, and many more.
Our Enterprise Data Observability Platform-the first of its kind-helps enterprises build and operate world-class data products by ensuring data is reliable, trusted, and ready to power today's most critical technologies, including AI, LLMs, Analytics, and DataOps.
Engage with strategic customers and partners on complex technical discussions
Engage with strategic customers and partners on complex technical discussions; translate customer needs into platform capabilities.
ABOUT US Acceldata is the market leader in Enterprise Data Observability.

Delivered as a SaaS solution, Acceldata is trusted by leading global organizations such as HPE, HSBC, Visa, Freddie Mac, Manulife, Workday, Oracle, PubMatic, PhonePe (Walmart), Hershey's, Dun & Bradstreet, and many more.

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