Job Details

About the role

Starburst is the data platform for analytics, applications, and AI, unifying data across clouds and on‑premises to accelerate AI innovation. Organizations—from startups to Fortune 500 enterprises in 60+ countries—rely on Starburst for fast data access, seamless collaboration, and enterprise‑grade governance on an open hybrid data lakehouse. Wherever data lives, Starburst unlocks its full potential, powering data and AI from development to deployment. By future‑proofing data architecture, Starburst helps businesses fuel innovation with AI.

Responsibilities

• Develop and optimize the reliability, scalability, and efficiency of Starburst Galaxy service
• Design and build the core operational infrastructure of the Starburst Galaxy service following the immutable cloud infrastructure paradigm
• Continuously improve our engineering processes, tests, and systems that allow us to scale the code base and productivity of the team
• Provide considerate and timely review of your peers' pull requests and design proposals

Qualifications

• Passion for software engineering, an interest in Infrastructure Engineering in particular
• Cloud infrastructure architecture and orchestration experience
• Experience developing software in Java and Typescript
• Experience with infrastructure as code and related tooling such as Pulumi or Terraform
• Prior experience in developing for or operating Trino is a huge plus
• Demonstration of ownership, grit, and bias for action - core values at Starburst
• Ability to Travel: This role will require occasional in‑person travel for purposes including but not limited to new hire onboarding, team and department offsites, customer engagements, and other company events. Actual travel expectations may vary by role and business needs.

Location

• This role is based in our Boston or San Francisco office and follows a hybrid model, with an expectation of being onsite 2-3 days per week.

Salary

$165,375 - $202,125 USD

EEO Statement

Starburst provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.