About the role

Starburst is looking for strong Java engineers to work with our globally distributed engineering team on the core of Starburst’s software. This is a great opportunity to deepen your expertise in a rapidly evolving technology and make a significant impact on leading data analytics products. This role will allow you to directly contribute to the advancement of Trino and Starburst. Our managed SaaS and on-premise Data Platform Product offerings provide unique and interesting problems to be solved, and incredible learning opportunities for any engineer. Starburst offers the opportunity to compete at global scale with other elite vendors in the Data Analytics space.

Responsibilities:

• Design, develop and maintain core components  in Open Source Trino, the Starburst Enterprise Platform, or the Starburst Galaxy

• Research and Improve performance of Trino query engine on complex queries without sacrificing correctness of the results

• Collaborate with your team members and other teams globally and operate in a fast paced environment
• We prioritize focused work, ensuring minimal time is spent in formal meetings, allowing you to concentrate on coding and PR reviews
• Being able to clearly articulate your ideas in writing across various communication channels like Slack, GitHub PRs, and Design Documents is essential in our globally distributed team
• Provide exceptional customer support for both internal and external customers
• We’re pretty humbled by the trust that our customers give our Query Engine to crunch their data and handle with utmost seriousness the problems they report to us

Some of the things we look for:

• At least 2 years of experience developing distributed systems 
• Software development experience with Java 
• Demonstrated experience with software engineering and design best practices.
• Appreciation for creating maintainable, performant, and high quality software as part of a fun, high-performing global team
• Interest in distributed systems or database internals such as query optimization
• Intrinsic motivation for improving your software engineering craftsmanship
• Demonstration of ownership, grit, and bias for action - core values at Starburst. 

Bonus points:

• Prior experience with database internals such as query optimization
• Familiarity with Trino
• Experience in contributing to larger scale Open-Source Software

Where could this role be based?

• This role is based in our Warsaw office and follows a hybrid model, with an expectation of being onsite 1-2 days per week.