Director, Software Engineer Data Processing Engine Orchestration

About the Position

DataPelago is at the forefront of revolutionizing data processing for traditional analytics and cutting-edge GenAI preprocessing. We are building an innovative data processing engine that is transforming how Apache Spark, Apache Flink, Ray, and others operate on diverse, large-scale data. Our team of engineers drive and adopt advances in hardware-accelerated computing, parallel processing of large-scale data, query optimization, distributed systems, compilers, machine learning, and cloud-native computing. We are looking for specialists to join our engineering team and shape the future of accelerated data processing.

DataPelago Nucleus is a universal data processing engine designed to accelerate the processing of diverse data – structured through unstructured – with any parallel processing framework, e.g., Apache Spark, on any infrastructure, including vectorized CPU and GPU. DataPelago Accelerator for Spark (DPA-S), our product based on DataPelago Nucleus, is running large-scale production applications for many globally renowned customers.

The Opportunity:

As the Director of Software Engineering for Data Processing Engine Orchestration, you will spearhead the development and delivery of innovative capabilities in the planning, optimization, and coordination of complex workloads on large-scale distributed systems. The orchestration layer drives distributed execution plans adapted to the capabilities of the processing elements in the infrastructure, towards minimizing execution duration and cost. You will be responsible for growing and advancing the development team, development methodologies, and product capabilities.

You will be a key individual contributor in adopting and advancing capabilities of open-source software (OSS) platforms such as Apache Gluten, Velox, Apache Spark, and Apache Flink in the context of DataPelago’s data processing engine. You will enhance functional breadth, performance, scale, and reliability of the DataPelago engine through downstream and upstream contributions. This is a unique opportunity to make a significant impact on a category-defining product and work with a talented team of engineers.

Responsibilities

• Lead and grow a talented team of engineers with expertise in query planning, query optimization, and plan execution orchestration for massively parallel data processing engines.
• Drive development with technical leads to implement and deliver industry-leading capabilities in data processing engine orchestration.
• Establish metrics for product quality, performance, scale, and reliability and lead the team in ensuring these metrics are continuously improved and achieved in customer deployments.
• Continuously improve software development lifecycle practices leveraging the latest AI advances for higher code quality, release velocity, and productivity.
• Execute efficiently to fulfill the product roadmap aligned with organizational goals and priorities.
• Lead by example and foster a high-performance, high-integrity, collaborative work culture.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related field. Master’s or PhD preferred.
• 12+ years of production software development experience with 7+ years of experience managing software development teams.
• 10+ years of experience in planning, developing, launching, and supporting core components of massively parallel data processing platforms (e.g., query engines, cloud data warehouses, lakehouse engines) for production deployment.
• Technical and process rigor in meeting and exceeding data accuracy, high performance, reliability, and security requirements of enterprise data processing products.
• Ability to attract, retain, and grow exceptional talent in data processing engine orchestration.
• Deep technical experience in one or more of database systems, data warehouses, query optimization, query engines. Experience with one or more of Apache Spark, Apache Flink, Apache Gluten, Velox, Apache DataFusion, Spark RAPIDS preferred.
• Solid understanding of the architecture, deployment, and operations of data processing platforms in applications such as data engineering, data preparation, and analytics.
• Excellent judgment on technology, software development, AI adoption, and people management. Strong leadership skills in all these areas.
• Good skills engaging with customers, product management, sales, and executive management.

We Offer

• Competitive salary range of 227,800 - 338,800 USD.
• Comprehensive benefits package including Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Retirement or Pension Plans, Paid Time Off, various Leave options, Performance-Based Incentives, employee stock purchase plan, and/or restricted stocks (RSU’s).
• Opportunities for professional development and career growth.

About the Company

DataPelago is a leading innovator in data processing technologies, dedicated to transforming how data is processed and analyzed. Our cutting-edge solutions are used by globally renowned customers to achieve unprecedented performance and efficiency in their data processing tasks.