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Cloudera · 2 weeks ago

Sr. Software Engineer, Hive

positionCanada
timeFull-time
remoteRemote
senioritySenior Level
date6+ years exp

Cloudera is a leader in data management and analytics, empowering organizations to transform complex data into actionable insights. The Senior Software Engineer will join the Data Warehouse engineering team to work on innovations in the Hive ecosystem, focusing on distributed systems and query optimization for the Cloudera Data Platform.

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Comp. & Benefits

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

Apache HiveSQL query optimizationJavaApache CalciteHadoop ecosystemCloud infrastructureClean coding habitsData structuresAlgorithmsOralCross-functional collaborationWritten communication

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

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Cloudera is a software development company that offers data management and cloud-native data analytic solutions.
dateFounded in 2008
location
Santa Clara, California, USA
people-size1001-5000 employees
web-link
http://www.cloudera.com

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$1.04B
Key Investors
Intel CapitalT. Rowe PriceAccel
2021-06-01Acquired
2018-04-07Post Ipo Secondary
2017-04-28IPO

Leadership Team

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Charles Sansbury
Chief Executive Officer
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Mary Rorabaugh
Vice President, Finance
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