Onehouse · 1 day ago
Software Engineer, Distributed Data Systems (US)
Sunnyvale, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$215K/yr - $250K/yr
2+ years expOnehouse is a mission-driven company dedicated to freeing data from data platform lock-in. The role involves productionizing the next generation of the data tech stack by building software and data features that process ingested data, while also working on Apache Hudi's transactional engine to optimize it for customer workloads.
Big DataCloud Data ServicesData IntegrationDatabaseSoftware
Responsibilities
Design new concurrency control and transactional capabilities that maximize throughput for competing writers
Design and implement new indexing schemes, specifically optimized for incremental data processing and analytical query performance
Design systems that help scale and streamline metadata and data access from different query/compute engines
Solve hard optimization problems to improve the efficiency (increase performance and lower cost) of distributed data processing algorithms over a Kubernetes cluster
Leverage data from existing systems to find inefficiencies, and quickly build and validate prototypes
Collaborate with other engineers to implement and deploy, safely rollout the optimized solutions in production
Qualification
Required
Strong, object-oriented design and coding skills (Java and/or C/C++ preferably on a UNIX or Linux platform)
Experience with inner workings of distributed (multi-tiered) systems, algorithms, and relational databases
You embrace ambiguous/undefined problems with an ability to think abstractly and articulate technical challenges and solutions
An ability to prioritize across feature development and tech debt with urgency and speed
An ability to solve complex programming/optimization problems
An ability to quickly prototype optimization solutions and analyze large/complex data
Robust and clear communication skills
Preferred
Experience working with database systems, Query Engines or Spark codebases
Experience in optimization mathematics (linear programming, nonlinear optimization)
Existing publications of optimizing large-scale data systems in top-tier distributed system conferences
PhD degree with 2+ years industry experience in solving and delivering high-impact optimization projects
Benefits
Equity Compensation; our success is your success with eligible participation in our company equity plan
Health & Well-being; we'll invest in your physical and mental well-being with up to 90% health coverage (50% for spouses/dependents) including comprehensive medical, dental & vision benefits
Financial Future; we'll invest in your financial well-being by making this role eligible to contribute to our company 401(k) or Roth 401(k) retirement plan
Generous Time Off; unlimited PTO (mandatory 1 week/year minimum), uncapped sick days and 11 paid company holidays
Company Camaraderie; Annual company offsites and Quarterly team onsites @Sunnyvale HQ
Food & Meal Allowance; weekly lunch stipend, in-office snacks/drinks
Equipment; we'll provide you with the equipment you need to be successful and a one-time $500 stipend for your initial desk setup
Child Bonding!; 8 weeks off for parents (birthing, non-birthing, adoptive, foster, child placement, new guardianship) - fully paid so you can focus your energy on your newest addition
Company
Onehouse
Onehouse is a cloud-native managed lakehouse service that aims to improve data lake time-to-value.
51-200 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$68MKey Investors
Craft Ventures
2024-06-26Series B· $35M
2023-02-02Series A· $25M
2022-02-02Seed· $8M
Leadership Team
Dorothy E.
Executive Business Partner
Eric Amemiya
Talent Partner
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