Senior Software Engineer - Connectors

About Starburst

Starburst is the data platform for analytics, applications, and AI, unifying data across clouds and on-premises to accelerate AI innovation. Organizations—from startups to Fortune 500 enterprises in 60+ countries—rely on Starburst for fast data access, seamless collaboration, and enterprise-grade governance on an open hybrid data lakehouse. Wherever data lives, Starburst unlocks its full potential, powering data and AI from development to deployment. By future-proofing data architecture, Starburst helps businesses fuel innovation with AI.

About the role

Starburst is looking for strong Java engineers to work with our globally distributed engineering team on the core of Starburst’s software. This is a great opportunity to deepen your expertise in a rapidly evolving technology and make a significant impact on leading data analytics products. Our managed SaaS and on-premise Data Platform Product offerings provide unique and interesting problems to be solved, and incredible learning opportunities for any engineer. Starburst offers the opportunity to compete at global scale with other elite vendors in the Data Analytics space.

As a Senior Software Engineer at Starburst you will: 

• Design, develop and maintain Connectors in Open Source Trino, the Starburst Enterprise Platform, or Starburst Galaxy 
• Starburst offers to its customers over 50 connectors  that are critical to their business operations across a wide range of data sources
• Find ingenious ways to speed up complex queries without sacrificing correctness of the results
• Collaborate with your team members and other teams globally and operate in a fast paced environment
• We prioritize focused work, ensuring minimal time is spent in formal meetings, allowing you to concentrate on coding and PR reviews
• Being able to clearly articulate your ideas in writing across various communication channels like Slack, GitHub PRs, and Design Documents is essential in our globally distributed team
• Provide exceptional customer support for both internal and external customers
• We’re pretty humbled by the trust that our customers give our Query Engine to crunch their data and handle with utmost seriousness the problems they report to us

Some of the things we look for: 

• Prior experience developing distributed systems
• Extensive software development experience with Java
• Demonstrated experience with software engineering and design best practices.
• Appreciation for creating maintainable, performant, and high quality software as part of a high-performing globally distributed team of engineers
• Intrinsic motivation for improving your software engineering craftsmanship
• Significant autonomy and ownership
• Curiosity to see what other engineering teams are doing and ability to connect the dots
• Demonstration of Ownership, Grit, and Bias for Action - Core Values at Starburst

Bonus points:

• Familiarity with using a Query Engine (Storage and Compute separation)
• Data Engineering expertise
• Understanding the Data Engineer's perspective is valuable in driving innovation within data lakehouse architectures
• Experience in Lakehouse Architecture
• Experience in contributing to larger scale Open-Source Software
• Ability to push forward and deliver functionality while respecting your peers, keeping in mind Correctness, Quality, Performance, Code maintainability

Starburst is dedicated to maintaining fair and equitable compensation practices. The salary range provided for this role reflects the minimum and maximum targets for candidates across all U.S. locations and could be inclusive of variable compensation, such as commission or bonus. All employees receive equity packages (ISOs) and have access to a comprehensive benefits offering. Actual compensation packages are determined based on relevant skills, experience, education and training, and specific work location. For more information, connect with the recruiting team or Hiring Manager during the process as they can provide more detailed information about the salary range.

Pay Range$170,000—$230,000 USD

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