Celonis · 22 hours ago
Staff Software Engineer, Data Platform
NYC Metro Area
Full-time
Hybrid
Lead/Staff
$194K/yr - $260K/yr
8+ years expCelonis is the global leader in Process Intelligence technology and one of the world's fastest-growing SaaS firms. They are seeking a Staff Software Engineer to design and build big data management systems, providing technical leadership and hands-on experience in developing features and algorithms for their core platform.
AnalyticsArtificial Intelligence (AI)Big DataBusiness IntelligenceBusiness Process Automation (BPA)SaaS
Responsibilities
Drive innovation in designing critical, high-performance systems to handle the ever-growing request rate on our backend infrastructure
Evangelize best practices in database usage and end-to-end architecture
Mentor and grow teammates, setting an example for best practices
Recognize and act to improve the developer work environment
Write production-quality code
Lead the development procedures, concepts, and knowledge
Help define a fun and inclusive engineering culture
Qualification
Required
BS in Computer Science or related field; Masters or Ph.D. preferred
8+ years of hands-on software engineering experience
Proficient in Java programming and familiar with Spring frameworks
Experience with containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes)
Hands-on experience with ETL tools (e.g., Spark, Hadoop) and performance tuning
Strong organizational, collaboration, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills
Preferred
Experience with SQL processing, query planning and optimization, or query engine internals is a big plus
Benefits
Generous PTO
Hybrid working options
Company equity (RSUs)
Comprehensive benefits
Extensive parental leave
Dedicated volunteer days
Company
Celonis
Celonis provides an execution management system that helps companies in running their business processes.
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$2.37BKey Investors
Qatar Investment AuthorityKeyBanc Capital MarketsArena Holdings
2023-07-15Secondary Market
2022-08-23Series D· $400M
2022-08-23Debt Financing· $600M
Leadership Team
Alexander Rinke
Co-CEO
Bastian Nominacher
Co-CEO / Co-Founder
Recent News
2025-12-13
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