Senior Software Engineer

What You Will Do

• Storage Engine Development: Design and implement innovative strategies for table schematization, materialization, and compaction at massive scale.
• Platform Engineering: Build and maintain multi-tenant, highly available infrastructure that powers background computational tasks for Kora’s long-term storage. Ensure that the platform is optimized for scalability, reliability, and resilience, in alignment with organizational objectives.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Collaborate with product management, design, and other engineering teams to ensure seamless integration of storage features and infrastructure with the broader organization.

What You Will Bring

• BS, MS, or PhD in computer science or a related field, or equivalent work experience
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to influence and guide stakeholders at all levels.

What Gives You an Edge

• Familiarity with or has experience contributing to the following open-source technologies: Apache Kafka, Apache Iceberg, Apache Flink
• Experience/knowledge with public clouds (AWS, Azure or GCP)

Ready to build what's next? Let’s get in motion.

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