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Software Development Engineer, Open Data Analytics Engines

East Palo Alto, California, United States💼 Full-time💰 $165,200–$223,600🗓 2026-06-16 → 2026-09-26

Core

Building the world's fastest massively parallel query execution engine for AWS Analytics to process exabytes of data and power business-critical decisions for enterprise customers.

Role type

Senior Software Development Engineer (Query Engine & Distributed Systems)

Builds

The ODAE Runtime Team's query execution engine powering multiple AWS services

Domain

Cloud Data Warehousing, Distributed Systems, Query Optimization

Deliverable

production ML models | product features

Required skills

Distributed systems, Database internals, Query engine architecture, Query optimization, System design, Software architecture, End-to-end delivery, Team leadership, Technical strategy

Preferred skills

Apache Spark, Hive, HBase, Yarn, Big Data architecture, Query processing fundamentals (parsing, logical planning, physical execution), Storage formats (Parquet, ORC)

Technologies

AWS, Apache Spark, Hive, HBase, Yarn, Parquet, ORC

Responsibilities

Define new features and architecture for the query engine, convert complex requirements into meaningful projects, own and code end-to-end deliverables from design to operations, lead engineers on substantial projects, mentor and hire team members

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities

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