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LanceDB · 2 months ago

Senior Open Source Engineer

positionHQ
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
senioritySenior Level, Lead/Staff
money$180K/yr - $250K/yr
date10+ years exp

LanceDB is a developer-friendly, open-source database for multimodal AI. They are seeking a Senior Open Source Engineer to expand the reach of LanceDB within the data infrastructure ecosystem, working on high-performance computing and open-source systems.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Information ServicesMachine Learning
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Responsibilities

Driving open-source community efforts to integrate the Lance format with Spark, Hive Metastore, Presto, Trino, Ray, and other data infrastructure systems
Designing and maintaining efficient distributed Lance dataset operations
Building efficient indices to enable predicate pushdown and accelerate queries in Spark, Ray, or Trino
Working on table formats, data encodings, and various aspects of the Lance format in Rust
Operating and improving internal data processing infrastructure
Promoting the Lance format in open-source communities and at Big Data conferences

Qualification

High-performance databasesBig data systemsOpen-source systemsJavaScalaRustCommunity presenceCollaboration

Required

10+ years of experience building high-performance databases, big data systems, or large-scale data services
Deep understanding of internals of open-source Big Data or AI training systems (e.g., Hadoop, Spark, Flink, Ray, Iceberg, Delta Lake, Hudi, ClickHouse, Trino, Presto, PyTorch, or JAX)
Strong experience with high-performance computing in Java or Scala
Experience with Rust (or willingness to learn it)
Proven ability to move fast, work independently, and collaborate with a high-caliber team

Preferred

Contributor, committer, or PMC member in Apache or other large open-source projects
Experience with Java, Rust, C++, Apache Arrow, DataFusion, Parquet, Iceberg, or Delta Lake
Track record of driving large features or integrations in distributed systems
Strong community presence and passion for open-source collaboration

Benefits

Competitive compensation, equity, and benefits
Generous learning budget and support for open-source contributions

Company

LanceDB

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LanceDB is a developer friendly, open source database for multi-modal AI. It is a sub-organization of Eto.
dateFounded in 2021
location
San Francisco, California, USA
people-size11-50 employees
web-link
http://lancedb.com

H1B Sponsorship

LanceDB 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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2023 (1)

Funding

Current Stage
Early Stage
Total Funding
$41M
Key Investors
Theory VenturesCRV
2025-06-24Series A· $30M
2024-05-15Seed· $8M
2022-03-22Pre Seed· $3M

Leadership Team

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Chang She
CEO / Co-Founder
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Lei Xu
Co-Founder / CTO
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