Principal Software Engineer (Spark)

About this role

• This high-impact IC role offers the opportunity to shape the future of Cloudera’s Data Engineering and Lakehouse products across multiple cloud environments, impacting thousands of customers worldwide
• Drive the multi-year technical roadmap and architectural vision for Cloudera Data Engineering
• Gain deep technical knowledge across the data services technical stack, with a focus on Spark, Airflow, Iceberg, and apply this expertise in your daily work
• Foster engineering excellence through technical mentorship, design reviews, and architectural guidance
• Collaborate with product, engineering, and cross-functional partners, leading the delivery of several large, critical features in Cloudera’s data engineering experience
• Work on large-scale distributed systems, ranging from hundreds to thousands of nodes in production clusters
• Bring passion for programming, clean coding practices, attention to detail, and a strong focus on quality

### Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans
• On-site gyms at various locations
• Gym reimbursement
• Paid medical disability & child bonding leaves
• Volunteer time off policy
• Quarterly team building offsites
• Tuition reimbursement
• Free and catered lunches based on office location
• Discount programs
• Business travel insurance
• Work from home opportunities- We are seeking a Principal Staff Engineer with a strong technical background in the data infrastructure space to lead the Cloudera Data Engineering experience for all customers using Cloudera Data Engineering Spark, Airflow, and Lakehouse
• Strong understanding of at least one of the following languages: Java, Scala, C++, Python, GoLang. And interested to learn the languages we’re using
• Experience with using/developing Apache Spark/Airflow or other related technologies
• Deep expertise in distributed data processing systems and cloud-native architectures
• (Most importantly) An open-minded attitude, desire to learn new things and build great product...