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DataStax · 6 months ago

Software Engineer - OpenSearch

positionSan Jose, CA
timeFull-time
remoteHybrid
senioritySenior Level
money$135K/yr - $316K/yr
date7+ years exp

DataStax, now part of IBM, is seeking talented software engineers to enhance OpenSearch capabilities on their Cloud and On-Premises AI PaaS. The role involves developing features, collaborating with teams, and contributing to open source projects.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Data ManagementInformation TechnologyOpen SourceSoftware
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Responsibilities

Develop new features, enhancements, and bug-fixes on DataStax AI PaaS, powered by Open Search, Apache Cassandra and Langflow
Find innovative ways to do a bi-directional integration between Open Search and Apache Cassandra
Collaborate extensively with internal teams and open source communities to innovate at speed
Model solid engineering practices around architectural design, testability, scalability and maintainability
Foster community growth through your involvement in the Open Search community

Qualification

JavaDistributed computingOpen source contributionsPythonGolangCloud providersSoftware designAlgorithmsData structuresDockerKubernetes

Required

Minimum of 7-9 years of relevant industry experience in Software Engineering
Ability to iterate fast and make a tradeoff between quality and speed of delivery
Substantial experience programming distributed and high throughput applications
A deep knowledge of Java and JVM ecosystem of open source libraries and projects
Deep understanding of algorithms, data structures and software design
Strong coding skills with Java. Familiarity with Python and Golang will be an advantage
Comfortable handing problems related to concurrency and distributed computing
Experience with at least one major public cloud providers

Preferred

Prior experience contributing to open source projects including but not limited to Open Search and ElasticSearch is highly desirable
Experience with Go, Docker, and Kubernetes a plus

Company

DataStax

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DataStax is a real-time data company for Gen AI applications.
dateFounded in 2010
location
Santa Clara, California, USA
people-size501-1000 employees
web-link
https://www.datastax.com

H1B Sponsorship

DataStax has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (13)
2024 (25)
2023 (16)
2022 (37)
2021 (29)
2020 (7)

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
$342.57M
Key Investors
Goldman Sachs Growth EquityKleiner PerkinsAkkadian Ventures
2025-02-25Acquired
2022-06-15Series Unknown· $115M
2021-05-26Series F· $37.57M

Leadership Team

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John Rae-Grant
Vice President, Product Management and Developer Relations
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Aaron Morton
Technical Leader
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