About the Role:

In this role, Leading a team of A+ engineers who are passionate about building highly scalable distributed systems, and contributing to the open-source Apache Pinot software in addition to the following areas:

• Building real-time database/data system internals
• Query engine optimization, compilation, and execution
• Data ingestion, storage, modeling, and indexing services
• Building scalable, low latency, distributed systems
• Creating automation and abstraction self-service tooling

What we’re looking for:

• 8+ years of experience in building / operating distributed systems engineering, 5+ as TLM
• Strong expertise in distributed systems, OLTP and/or OLAP Databases, real-time analytics, or streaming systems.
• Ability to balance technical depth with people leadership and execution management.

Senior Software Engineer, Cloud Platform - INDIA

About StarTree: 
StarTree is a cloud-based software company that enables business customers to derive advanced insights from real-time and historical data. StarTree was founded by the core software engineering team and inventors of Apache Pinot, which currently powers hundreds of user-facing applications at companies across industries, including LinkedIn, Uber, Target, 7Eleven, Etsy, Walmart, WePay, Factual, Weibo, and more. StarTree Cloud has enabled even more companies to deploy and operate real-time analytics at scale, including Stripe, Sovrn, Roadie, Just Eat Takeaway.com, Dialpad, Guitar Center, Blinkit, and more.

About the Team: 

The Platform Engineering team is responsible for building innovative SaaS services and platforms. The team builds and operates StarTree cloud platform, a robust, resilient, auto-scaling platform that allows us to offer the power of Apache Pinot as a fully managed service by seamlessly managing hundreds of fully automated clusters in production. 

The team is fast-paced, high-velocity, and innovative using state-of-the-art technology. The focus is always on automation, solving sophisticated challenges and learning through continuous iterations.

About the Role:

The platform engineering role requires strong software engineering fundamentals, knowledge of building and operating distributed systems and services. In this role, you’ll be contributing to the following areas:

• Creating and operating multiple high scale services that can be deployed seamlessly across any public cloud
• Managing substantial Kubernetes workloads that span across all major cloud providers and regions 
• Owning the design and development of multiple features in the cloud control plane and platform 
• Non-functional requirements (performance, scalability, reliability, availability, etc.)
• Championing Agile software development and quality standards

What we’re looking for:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, and/or 4+ years relevant industry
• Experience working on large-scale distributed systems
• Proficiency with Java and/or Golang programming
• Knowledge of cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP)
• Strong experience with container workloads (Kubernetes,Terraform, ect.)
• Experience building and operating SaaS services/products is a plus
• Open-source contributions are a plus

About the role:

StarTree is seeking exceptional Site Reliability Engineers (SRE), to manage, tune and debug the large-scale highly available distributed systems. You will be working with a team of passionate and talented engineers in automation, tuning, and troubleshooting of Apache Pinot and SQL DBs. We are looking for motivated, hardworking and focused individuals who have a real passion for operational excellence, data systems, and automation.

Responsibilities:

• Leverage various monitoring and alerting services to solve intricate programming problems at scale.
• Manage and tune multiple critical customer-facing Apache Pinot clusters
• Monitor availability, read/write latencies, and other key telemetry to proactively identify SLO misses and help mitigate issues
• Build a rapport with and work closely with customers to mitigate and resolve incidents
• Execute disaster recovery strategies with minimal downtime
• Collaborate with other engineers to understand and troubleshoot systems and use the experience gained to influence the roadmap of other teams

Requirements:

• 5+ years of experience as an engineer (SRE, SDET, or development)
• Experience managing highly available production facing distributed systems and in-depth knowledge of Java are a plus
• Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, or Azure
• Experience with Kubernetes and container orchestration
• Familiarity with streaming systems, such as Kafka, Pulsar, Flume, Flink, Spark, or similar
• Knowledge of standard methodologies related to security, performance, and disaster recovery
• Strong troubleshooting and critical thinking skills

Senior Software Engineer, Cloud Platform - INDIA

About StarTree: 
StarTree is a cloud-based software company that enables business customers to derive advanced insights from real-time and historical data. StarTree was founded by the core software engineering team and inventors of Apache Pinot, which currently powers hundreds of user-facing applications at companies across industries, including LinkedIn, Uber, Target, 7Eleven, Etsy, Walmart, WePay, Factual, Weibo, and more. StarTree Cloud has enabled even more companies to deploy and operate real-time analytics at scale, including Stripe, Sovrn, Roadie, Just Eat Takeaway.com, Dialpad, Guitar Center, Blinkit, and more.

About the Team: 

The Platform Engineering team is responsible for building innovative SaaS services and platforms. The team builds and operates StarTree cloud platform, a robust, resilient, auto-scaling platform that allows us to offer the power of Apache Pinot as a fully managed service by seamlessly managing hundreds of fully automated clusters in production. 

The team is fast-paced, high-velocity, and innovative using state-of-the-art technology. The focus is always on automation, solving sophisticated challenges and learning through continuous iterations.

About the Role:

The platform engineering role requires strong software engineering fundamentals, knowledge of building and operating distributed systems and services. In this role, you’ll be contributing to the following areas:

• Creating and operating multiple high scale services that can be deployed seamlessly across any public cloud
• Managing substantial Kubernetes workloads that span across all major cloud providers and regions 
• Owning the design and development of multiple features in the cloud control plane and platform 
• Non-functional requirements (performance, scalability, reliability, availability, etc.)
• Championing Agile software development and quality standards

What we’re looking for:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, and/or 4+ years relevant industry
• Experience working on large-scale distributed systems
• Proficiency with Java and/or Golang programming
• Knowledge of cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP)
• Strong experience with container workloads (Kubernetes,Terraform, ect.)
• Experience building and operating SaaS services/products is a plus
• Open-source contributions are a plus

About the Team: 

The Data Infrastructure team is at the core of StarTree’s SaaS offering - enabling our customers to leverage real-time data to accelerate key decision-making by building world-class data ingestion, processing, and serving systems. The team is responsible for scaling and evolving StarTree’s Pinot Engine and the corresponding data platforms. 

About the Role:

In this role, you’ll be contributing to the open-source Apache Pinot software in addition to the following areas:

• Building real-time database/data system internals
• Query engine optimization, compilation, and execution
• Data ingestion, storage, modeling, and indexing services
• Building scalable, low latency, distributed systems
• Creating automation and abstraction self-service tooling

What we’re looking for:

• 5+ years experience in a related field 
• Proficiency in Java, C++, or Scala programming languages
• Experience with cloud technologies (AWS, Azure, GCP, Kubernetes, etc)
• Familiarity with stream/batch processing, database, and/or data system internals 
• Hands on experience working on large-scale distributed systems
• Knowledge of multi-threading and concurrency concepts
• Open-source contributions is a plus

We are looking for our first contract Staff Technical Program Manager with an unique opportunity to chart the course, define best practices, and drive operational excellence across our organization. The ideal candidate should be excited to build structure, lead cross-functional execution, and help us scale how we work—while keeping customer impact at the core. This is a contract to hire role.

Key Responsibilities:

• Program & Jira Management: Own end-to-end program execution using Jira; ensure backlog hygiene, sprint planning, and delivery tracking across teams.
• Operational Excellence: Lead operational reviews and reporting to track progress, surface risks, and drive execution improvements.
• Release Management: Coordinate cross-functional release planning and execution to ensure timely, high-quality product delivery.
• Customer-First Focus: Prioritize initiatives based on customer impact and collaborate with field teams to align on customer needs.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Drive alignment and communication across Engineering, Product, GTM, and Support to ensure smooth program execution.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in a relevant field.
• Proven experience in technical program management, preferably in fast-paced, cloud or analytics-focused environments.
• Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in a product led startup environment
• Strong knowledge of project management tools, especially Jira and Confluence.
• Demonstrated success leading cross-functional programs from planning through execution.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• A strong customer-first mindset and operational orientation.

Join us at StarTree and take on a leadership role in shaping the future of real-time analytics. As a Technical Program Manager, you will have the opportunity to drive innovation, build strategic partnerships, and ensure the successful delivery of cutting-edge solutions that empower organizations to leverage data for better decision-making.