Database Engine Internals - Architect

About Datastrato

Datastrato, the original creator of Apache Gravitino, is building the open metadata platform for the AI era that is increasingly critical as enterprises endeavor to deploy AI and AI agents at scale. Led by prominent open source leaders with deep expertise in data infra/large-scale distributed systems and Silicon Valley veterans, in just over 2 years, we have built a compelling product, cultivated a vibrant open source community (Apple, Pinterest, Roku, Tencent, Uber, etc), and signed enterprises including 2 of the top 20 US Internet companies as paying customers.

We’re defining the next generation of data infrastructure for AI and are well-positioned to emerge as a category leader. Join us.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement database engine from the ground up, including areas like:
  • Query compilation and optimization.
  • Distributed query execution and scheduling.
  • Efficient storage structures for data and metadata.
• Collaborate with other team members to identify and solve complex compilation, performance, and engineering problems.
• Mentor and provide guidance to junior engineers.

Requirements

• BS in Computer Science, related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Optional: MS or PhD in databases or related field.
• Comfortable working towards a multi-year vision with incremental deliverables.
• At least 8 years of experience in software engineering with a focus on database engine internals.
• Proficiency in programming languages such as C++, Rust and Java.
• Strong foundation in algorithms and data structures and their real-world use cases.
• Strong experience with database internals, query processing, and optimization.

What we offer

• Generous equity options package
• Flexible working hours
• Freedom of choice for your technical equipment
• Wonderful, highly qualified colleagues
• Truly international: many different nationalities
• A transparent, collaborative & inclusive culture
• Exciting opportunities for career progression as we grow
• Little to zero controls combined with autonomous work where you set your own pace in a collaborative environment

Working at Datastrato

We hire talented and passionate people who share our mission to empower developers to solve their problems with data. We are building breakthrough technology to power the infrastructure of tomorrow.

• We are a company with many users; our mission is to empower them
• We invest in a culture that promotes ownership, autonomy and independent thinking
• We have transparent leadership and value employees' strategic inputs
• Our team is ambitious and tackles the most difficult problems at the deepest data infrastructure layer