Software Engineer

We're looking for talented software engineers with a passion for learning and a systems-oriented view of software engineering to join our team working full-time on the core of our proprietary database based on Apache Cassandra. In this position you will be working in an important role on a complex infrastructure project used by many major organizations across the world, and collaborating with fellow engineers to improve the project. If you want to work on the most interesting problems of your career with the most collaborative and skilled peers you've ever worked with, this might be the role for you!You'll take on a critical role on the core of our platform, working on enhancements and bug-fixes on our multi-model distributed database. Engineers on this team collaborate extensively with internal teams across to coordinate for releases, support existing customers through defect fixes and improvements, and review and advise on documentation for the project.We’re looking for engineers that have a knack for untangling complex knots in code-bases and concurrent systems, with expertise in a C-lineage language (Java, Scala, Kotlin, C#, C++, Rust, etc). A gut passion for quality, elegance, performance and simplicity in solutions and code is critical in this role.If you're comfortable in navigating multi-threaded, large distributed systems at scale this will be a great fit.What you will do:Author, debug, and improve code in the core of DataStax Enterprise CassandraActively and self-driven collaborate with other engineers, field team and support membersWork on  maintenance, bug fixes ,  new feature development and improvements to the platform
Help prepare different teams for DSE releases (documentation, field, etc) Required education Bachelor's Degree Preferred education Master's Degree Required technical and professional expertise 7 – 9 + years of relevant work experienceExpertise in at least one C-lineage language that supports OOP and FP (Java, Scala, Kotlin, C#, C++, Rust, etc)Ability to work autonomously, self-manage your time, and to an extent self-direct when given high level strategic prioritiesAbility to communicate clearly with peers and stakeholders verbally and via text (video calls, JIRA, Slack, email)Demonstrated ability to focus on analytical tasks such as finding issues in a huge, distributed systemA desire to learn and grow daily, both technically and w/soft-skills interpersonallyAn open-minded and collaborative attitude Preferred technical and professional experience Expertise in Java and Scala programming on the JVMExperience with concurrency, memory management and I/OExperience with Linux or other Unix-like systemsExperience with distributed databases, DataStax Enterprise or Apache Cassandra in particularExperience with distributed computing platforms, Apache Spark in particular