Staff Software Engineer (Distributed System Development)

• As a Staff Software Engineer at Alluxio, you will be responsible for leading and evolving the state-of-the-art Alluxio project
• The work would involve solving challenging problems in the area of Distributed Data Services, memory and data structure efficiency, thread concurrency, locking optimizations, caching policies and implementation
• The role would include developing innovative solutions for scaling systems to thousands of nodes and providing data durability and high availability
• The ideal candidate is an experienced software engineer who has the ability to come up with creative solutions and lead team members to take them from concept to completion
• You would contribute to the product architecture and implement the technical direction, working along with the product management

Benefits

• Stay healthy, stay happy. Medical, dental, and vision
• Work hard, play hard. Happy hour, game tournaments, and company outings
• Gym, food trucks, and wellness programs. Small company with big office perks
• High quality input yields high quality output – it’s all about the I/O
• We’re a diverse team where all are respected and welcomed
• In the heart of Silicon Valley, minutes from San Mateo Caltrain

Preferred experience

• BS degree in Computer Science, similar technical field of study, or equivalent practical experience
• Experience working with two or more from the following is a must: distributed and parallel systems, distributed storage systems, architecting large-scale software systems, and/or security software development
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Software development experience in one or more general-purpose programming languages, including but not limited to: Java, C/C++, or Go
• Working proficiency and communication skills in verbal and written English
• Having at least 1-2 years in technical leader role
• Master’s, PhD degree, further education or equivalent practical experience in engineering, computer science or other technical related field
• Proficiency in one or more general-purpose programming languages, including but not limited to: Java, C/C++, or Go
• Interest and ability to learn other coding languages as needed
• Experience contributing to and/or maintaining an open source project
• Ability and desire to work in a fast-paced, collaborative, and iterative programming environment
• Contributed or contributing to Alluxio