Senior Software Engineer San Francisco, CA

Role responsibilities

Build and optimize core components of the Nova OLAP engine, focusing on query execution, distributed compute, and columnar storage. Drive improvements in system performance, cost-efficiency, and reliability to support high-throughput AI agent workloads.

Requirements

Requires 3+ years of backend or infrastructure experience with a strong focus on distributed data systems and cloud infrastructure. Proficiency in Java, C++, or Python and deep knowledge of computer science fundamentals are essential.

Key skills

Distributed Systems, Query Engines, Columnar Storage, Java, C++, Python, AWS, Kubernetes, Kafka, Redis, Terraform, JVM Tuning, Performance Optimization, Data Structures, Algorithms, Concurrency

Keywords

OLAP, Distributed Systems, Columnar Storage, Query Planning, JVM, GC Tuning, AWS S3, DynamoDB, EC2, Kafka, Redis, Kubernetes, Terraform, Java, C++, Python, Druid, ClickHouse, Presto, Trino, BigQuery, Snowflake, Apache Arrow, Parquet, ORC, Product Analytics, AI Agents, Data Infrastructure, Backend Engineering, Infrastructure Engineering