Staff Software Engineer

Overview

Engineering

Seniority Level:

Mid-Senior level

Job Description:

At Cloudera, we empower people to transform complex data into clear and actionable insights. With as much data under management as the hyperscalers, we're the preferred data partner for the top companies in almost every industry. Powered by the relentless innovation of the open source community, Cloudera advances digital transformation for the world’s largest enterprises.

Cloudera is looking for a Staff Software Engineer to join the Enterprise AI Platform team and help drive development of Cloudera’s next-generation AI and machine learning platform. You will be responsible for helping design, build, and deliver a platform that not only accelerates machine learning & AI from exploration to production but also enables enterprises to create & deploy Generative AI applications using foundation models with enterprise data at scale. This role requires an empathetic mindset and close collaboration with software engineers, designers, and product management.

We look for "The Startup Spark", a desire to create new things, dive in wherever there's a need, eagerness to make an impact as an individual, and the willingness to learn new things. You must be self-motivated, innovative, and proactive. The role offers significant opportunities for growth.

Read about the Forrester Wave Report on Cloudera's AI offerings here.

As a Staff Software Engineer you will:

• Help build the leading platform for AI/machine learning in the enterprise
• Design, and code elegant, scalable, enterprise-quality application services
• Advocate for the implementation of Engineering best practices and coding standards
• Build strong relationships and collaborate with platform and UI engineers, quality engineers, UX designers, as well as, Product Management, Field Engineering, and other external partners
• Work to enhance developer velocity and team agility
  
  
  

• 8+ years of experience building scalable microservices or applications using Go, C#/C++ or Java
• Experience with foundation models, prompt engineering, fine-tuning, semantic search and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) using vector databases such as Pinecone, Milvus, etc.
• Experience building and deploying Generative AI applications
• Experience with microservices design and development (Go, GRPC, SQL) on Kubernetes
• Experience with at least one of the following Cloud technologies - Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure
• Demonstrate ability to go deep into technology and complex distributed systems
• Experience in crafting high level and low level design
• Experience building scalable, robust and secure enterprise applications
• Self-driven and motivated, with a strong sense of ownership and craftsmanship
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
  
  
  

• Experience with Generative AI frameworks (LangChain, Guidance, NeMo etc.).
• Experience with building applications with machine learning models using data science and machine learning tools (Python, Tensorflow, Spark, MLflow, R, etc.)
• Full stack experience with React, HTML, CSS
• Experience with AI/ML orchestration software (Kubeflow, KServe, Knative, Ray)
• Experience using Big Data technologies like Spark, Hive etc.
• Proven track record of collaborating with agile teams across geographically dispersed locations
  
  
  

• Generous PTO Policy
• Support work life balance with Unplugged Days
• Flexible WFH Policy
• Mental & Physical Wellness programs
• Phone and Internet Reimbursement program
• Access to Continued Career Development
• Comprehensive Benefits and Competitive Packages
• Paid Volunteer Time
• Employee Resource Groups
  
  
  

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