Homeoffice Software Engineer - Query Engine with verification

Be Part of Building the FutureDremio is the unified lakehouse platform for self-service analytics and AI, serving hundreds of global enterprises, including Maersk, Amazon, Regeneron, NetApp, and S&P Global. Customers rely on Dremio for cloud, hybrid, and on-prem lakehouses to power their data mesh, data warehouse migration, data virtualization, and unified data access use cases. Based on open source technologies, including Apache Iceberg and Apache Arrow, Dremio provides an open lakehouse architecture enabling the fastest time to insight and platform flexibility at a fraction of the cost. Learn more at www.dremio.com.About The RoleWe are seeking a talented and motivated software engineer to join our Datalake team within the Query Engine organization. In this role, you will focus on enhancing our query engine with a particular emphasis on the Iceberg table format and efficient scans of various file formats. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to cutting-edge technology in the big data ecosystem.What You’ll Be Doing

• Designing and implementing features for Dremio’s query engine with a focus on the Iceberg table format
• Optimizing file scan operations for various file formats, including Parquet, Avro and others
• Collaborating with members of the query planning and query execution teams to ensure seamless integration of features across the code stack
• Working with and contributing to open-source projects like Apache Iceberg, Parquet and Arrow
• Maintaining and enhancing compliance with the Iceberg table format specification
• Participating in code reviews and providing constructive feedback to peers

What We’re Looking For

• B.S., M.S. or PhD in Computer Science or in a related technical field
• 3+ years of software engineering experience, with a focus on database systems, query execution or related fields
• Strong programming skills in an object oriented language such as Java or C++
• Understanding of database internals, query planning, distributed systems, concurrency control, data replication, and storage systems
• Familiarity with cloud object stores, such as AWS S3, ADLS or GCS
• Experience with Apache Iceberg, Parquet, AVRO and/or Delta
• Interested and motivated to be part of a fast-moving startup with a fun and accomplished team
• Desire to learn: You can stand your ground as well as be mentored by your teammates

Bonus points if you have

• Experience working with and contributing to open source projects

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