BMC Software · 11 hours ago
Lead Software Engineer
Santa Clara, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$149K/yr - $248K/yr
8+ years expBMC Software is an award-winning company that fosters a culturally diverse and innovative environment. They are seeking a Lead Product Developer to help build their next-generation Agentic-AI data management platform, focusing on hands-on development and collaboration with architects and engineers.
Cloud ComputingInformation ServicesInformation TechnologySoftware
Responsibilities
Design, build, and iterate on core components of a data automation and data management platform, taking features from concept through production in a 0–1 product environment
Spend most of your time writing high-quality Python code, reviewing pull requests, and improving existing systems, with a strong bias toward simplicity, maintainability, and delivery
Work alongside the product architect to contribute to system design discussions, evaluate trade-offs, and evolve the technical direction as the product matures and real customer constraints emerge
Implement capabilities around data orchestration, data lineage, observability, governance, and resilience, with a practical understanding of how enterprise customers operate data platforms at scale
Build integrations with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and enterprise systems to support automation and deployment in real-world customer environments
Contribute to pragmatic engineering standards, including CI/CD, automated testing, and DevOps practices, appropriate for a fast-moving, early-stage product team
Partner closely with product management to translate product requirements into working software, provide implementation feedback, and support rapid learning from customer feedback
Take ownership of features and subsystems end-to-end, proactively identifying gaps and moving work forward even when requirements are incomplete or evolving
Qualification
Required
8+ years of professional software development experience, including time spent building and shipping B2B products for external customers
Strong proficiency in Python, with hands-on experience delivering and maintaining production-grade systems
Solid experience with data products, particularly in one or more of the following areas: Data orchestration, Data management platforms, Data lineage, observability, or governance
Good system design skills, with the ability to make sensible trade-offs between short-term delivery and longer-term platform evolution
Comfort operating in ambiguous, startup-style environments where priorities evolve and engineers are expected to lead through execution
Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with engineers, product managers, and other stakeholders
Broad technical exposure (depth not required in all areas): Experience working with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)
Familiarity with containerization and distributed systems (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes, microservices)
Exposure to a range of data technologies such as relational databases, cloud data warehouses, data transformation frameworks, and object storage
Working knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices
Preferred
Experience building or extending workflow orchestration platforms (e.g., Airflow, Dagster, Prefect), including custom operators and production deployments
Experience contributing to or commercializing open-source software
Familiarity with AI/ML concepts, including how emerging technologies (such as LLMs) could enhance automation or developer productivity in data platforms
Company
BMC Software
BMC Software is a business service management platform offering cloud and IT management solutions for businesses.
5001-10000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$750M2018-05-29Series Unknown
2018-05-29Acquired
2014-04-08Debt Financing· $750M
Leadership Team
Ayman Sayed
President and CEO
Ram Chakravarti
Chief Technology Officer
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