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
- Ability to Travel: This role will require occasional in-person travel for purposes including but not limited to new hire onboarding, team and department offsites, customer engagements, and other company events. Actual travel expectations may vary by role and business needs.
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
Where could this role be based?
- This role is based in our Boston office and follows a hybrid model, with an expectation of being onsite 2-3 days per week.
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.
All-Stars have the opportunity and freedom to realize their true potential. By building alongside top talent, we’re empowered to take ownership of our careers and drive meaningful change. Anchored in industry-proven technology and unprecedented success, All-Stars are taking on the challenge everyday to disrupt our industry – and the future.
Our global workforce is supported by a competitive Total Rewards program that reflects our commitment to a rewarding and supportive work environment. This includes a variety of benefits like competitive pay, attractive stock grants, flexible paid time off, and more.
We are committed to fostering an intentional, inclusive, and diverse culture that drives deep engagement, authentic belonging, and an exceptional All-Star experience. We believe that diversity of thought, perspective, background and experience will enable us to own what we do, drive our success and empower our All-Stars to show up authentically.
Starburst provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state
or local laws.
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Starburst Boston, Massachusetts, USA Office
We are headquartered in Boston, one of the top cities for tech startups, but we’re truly remote-friendly and are hiring globally! Our Boston office is centrally located Downtown in close proximity to public transliteration, parking, restaurants, parks, and so much more!
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