Principal Systems Software Engineer

- Develop Java, Scala and CUDA/C++ libraries to accelerate DataFrames and I/O operations on common file formats such as Parquet, ORC and JSON

- Enable interoperability with table formats such as Apache Iceberg and Delta Lake, and metastores such as Unity Catalog

- Work with open source communities to enhance libraries like NVIDIA cuDF, CCCL and UCX through technical discussion and code contributions

- Collaborate with distributed systems teams to craft solutions to distributed processing problems challenges at large scale

- Provide recommendations and feedback to teams regarding decisions surrounding topics such as infrastructure, continuous integration and testing strategy

- Build, test and optimize CUDA/C++ libraries across different platforms

- BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or closely related field (or equivalent experience)

- Outstanding technical skills in designing and implementing high-quality distributed systems

- Ability to work with teams across organizational boundaries and geographies

- Familiarity with the open source data platform ecosystem (Apache Spark, Velox, Presto, Apache Arrow, Apache DataFusion, etc.). Meaningful contributions to the OSS community a plus.

Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions. The base salary range is 272,000 USD - 431,250 USD.

Applications for this job will be accepted at least until July 19, 2026.