Teradata · 1 day ago
Technology Researcher – Advanced Hardware & Infrastructure
San Diego, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Entry, Mid Level
$84K/yr - $126K/yr
2+ years expTeradata is a company that empowers people with better information through its complete cloud analytics and data platform for AI. The Technology Researcher will evaluate emerging hardware and infrastructure technologies, conduct research spikes, and identify optimization opportunities for database and cloud platforms while collaborating with product engineering teams.
AnalyticsBusiness IntelligenceCloud Data ServicesCloud StorageData GovernanceData ManagementMarketingPrivate CloudSaaSSoftware
Responsibilities
Evaluate emerging technologies in compute hardware, storage, networking, GPUs, DPUs, and accelerators for potential platform integration
Evaluate technologies such as eBPF, DASK and other communication protocols that all for distributed and heterogeneous system designs
Design and execute targeted research spikes and proof-of-concept projects to validate technology value and measure performance impact
Collaborate with product engineering teams to scope, test, benchmark, and document technology enhancements
Research industry trends, academic innovations, and partner technologies to identify optimization opportunities
Build business cases and present technology recommendations through innovation reviews
Leverage AI-assisted coding tools to accelerate prototyping and development cycles
Qualification
Required
Distributed systems engineering background with multi-node architecture experience
CUDA X and NVIDIA GPU ecosystem experience
rocM/HIP and AMD GPU ecosystem experience
eBPF, DASK or Arrow experience
HPC or distributed application development background
Public cloud platform proficiency
Foundational database systems knowledge (Teradata experience a plus)
Backend software development or infrastructure engineering experience
Scripting/automation capabilities (Python, Bash, or similar)
Comfortable with modern AI-assisted coding tools and platforms
Bachelor's degree in computer science (distributed systems focus), Computer Engineering, or IT with equivalent professional progression
2-3+ years in backend development, systems engineering, or infrastructure engineering
DevOps or infrastructure automation experience
Confident and resilient; comfortable navigating technical disagreements and feedback
Strong influencer with ability to persuade without direct authority or control of resources
Excellent communicator who articulates technical concepts and business value clearly
Collaborative, self-motivated, and intellectually curious
Thrives in ambiguous, fast-moving technology environments
Company
Teradata
Teradata is the connected multi-cloud data platform company. Our enterprise analytics solve business challenges from start to scale.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
unknown2007-09-21IPO
Leadership Team
Michael Koehler
President & CEO
Louis Landry
Chief Technology Officer
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