Cloudera · 1 month ago
Sr. Software Engineer, Hive
Canada
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level
6+ years expCloudera is a leading data partner for top companies, empowering them to transform complex data into actionable insights. They are seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join their Data Warehouse engineering team, focusing on innovation in query processing and optimization within the Cloudera Data Platform.
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Responsibilities
Work on large-scale, distributed systems to help drive Hive innovation and build additional components around it to enhance the Hive ecosystem
Have an exciting opportunity to work on products that handle complex SQL query workloads on public or private clouds as part of Cloudera Data Platform (CDP)
Design and develop features for parallel and distributed query engines to help drive innovation in CDP
Focus on query optimization, performance and scalability of SQL queries
Write design documentation for key features and capabilities
Improve code quality through writing tests, automation, and code reviews
Understand the customer’s workload and provide effective technical solutions
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or equivalent, and 6 years of experience
Experience with query optimization using tools like Apache Calcite
Clean coding habits, attention to detail, and a focus on quality
Hands-on programmer with strong data structures and algorithms skills. Java experience is desired
Good understanding of database internals, query processing and SQL query optimization
Strong oral and written communication skills
Ability to work effectively on cross-functional projects
Preferred
Experience with contributing to any of the open-source Apache projects like Hive, Impala, Calcite or an RDBMS
Experience with the Hadoop ecosystem and file formats like Parquet, ORC
Experience with public cloud infrastructures such as Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services and Google Cloud Platform
Recognized contributions to open source projects
Benefits
Generous PTO Policy
Support work life balance with Unplugged Days
Flexible WFH Policy
Mental & Physical Wellness programs
Phone and Internet Reimbursement program
Access to Continued Career Development
Comprehensive Benefits and Competitive Packages
Paid Volunteer Time
Employee Resource Groups
Company
Cloudera
Cloudera is a software development company that offers data management and cloud-native data analytic solutions.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$1.04BKey Investors
Intel CapitalT. Rowe PriceAccel
2021-06-01Acquired
2018-04-07Post Ipo Secondary
2017-04-28IPO
Leadership Team
Charles Sansbury
Chief Executive Officer
Mary Rorabaugh
Vice President, Finance
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