Staff Software Engineer, Query Engine [Rust]
Core
Design, build, and scale Burrow, a high-performance distributed query and indexing engine written in Rust, to power Komodo's Healthcare Map and AI-driven products.
Role type
Staff-level IC systems engineer (query engine)
Builds
Burrow (query/indexing engine), Healthcare Map data products, and AI agent serving infrastructure
Domain
Healthcare data analytics, distributed systems, AI/ML infrastructure
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Rust, distributed query engine internals, OLAP systems, system architecture, performance engineering, AI/ML serving infrastructure, technical leadership
Preferred skills
Healthcare data (claims, clinical, RWE), C++/Erlang, AI tooling (Cursor, Claude)
Technologies
Rust, SQL, Python, DuckDB, Spark, Parquet, Arrow, Pinot, Druid, ClickHouse, DataFusion, Trino
Responsibilities
Design and optimize distributed query execution, indexing, and storage layers; scale query interfaces for AI agent traffic; lead migration of workloads to Burrow; define technical requirements and deliver scalable solutions; harden multi-tenant query fleets; mentor engineers on system design and code quality
Seniority
Staff, hands-on IC with strategic direction
