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Senior Staff Software Engineer - Query Execution

Dremio
Location
Portugal - Remote
Posted
13 days ago
Department
Engineering
What they actually want (must-haves)
  • 5+ years of software engineering experience, preferably in database systems or distributed systems
  • Strong Java programming skills; experience with C++ is a plus
  • Strong foundation in data structures, algorithms, concurrency, and multithreaded programming
  • Understanding of database internals, query processing, and performance optimization
  • Experience profiling and optimizing CPU, memory, and garbage collection
  • Ability to solve ambiguous technical problems and work across team boundaries
Nice to have
  • Experience with distributed query engines or large-scale data processing systems
  • Knowledge of vectorized execution, query operators, or runtime optimization
  • Familiarity with JVM profiling, memory management, or data exchange
  • Experience with Apache Arrow, Apache Iceberg, or cloud object stores
  • Contributions to open-source projects
What the job really is

As a Senior Staff Software Engineer on Dremio's Query Execution team, you will design and implement the execution engine for analytical queries, focusing on performance optimization and resource management. Your responsibilities include diagnosing performance issues, collaborating with various teams for query improvements, and applying AI-assisted tools for development. You will also participate in code reviews and mentor other engineers to raise the engineering standards within the team.

Things to weigh
  • No salary or specific benefits listed
  • Remote position based in Portugal may have different time zone challenges
  • Focus on performance engineering may require deep technical expertise
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