Iceberg Core Engineer, Tech Lead

Business Area: 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.

Remote Role The Data Platform Pillar is the bedrock of Cloudera’s technology, where we design and build the core components that let our customers store, manage, and process data with unmatched scalability, security, and performance.

Do you pay keen attention to detail and have exceptional focus on quality? Are you willing to question - everyone and everything? Can you think of use cases from the end user’s point of view? Do you like to work on new and challenging requirements? If you answered yes to all these questions, then we have a great opportunity that can put your skills and abilities to greater use and an environment where you can excel.

Cloudera is looking for exceptional software engineers to own and deliver Cloudera Distribution of Apache Iceberg through various platforms of Cloudera. This is an exciting opportunity to gather experience with Apache Iceberg on multiple cloud platforms. You will gain understanding in big data use cases and participate in the vibrant Apache Software Foundation community.

As a Iceberg Core Engineer you will…

Become a core contributor to Apache Iceberg

Bring performance improvements to all of the engines in the Cloudera stack, by implementing new features in Iceberg and working with other teams to leverage them during queries

Work with Product Managers and Customers to determine ways Iceberg can be improved for Modern Data Lakes

Develop new features in Java on a modern platforms

Gain a solid understanding and deep technical knowledge of components across the Cloudera stack, but focusing on Iceberg, which you can utilize in your daily tasks

Get to work on large scale distributed systems, from 100s to 1000s of nodes, in production clusters

Debug system level deployment issues, root cause analysis, perform system test analysis and resolve failures

Collaborate with other team members and stakeholders

Required Qualifications:

BS or MS in Computer Science or related field

8+ years experience as a Software Engineer

Hands‑on programmer with solid data‑structures and algorithms

Experience with systems design, development

Strong understanding of at least one of the following languages: Java, Scala, C++, Python. And interested to learn the languages we’re using.

Passionate about programming, clean coding habits, attention to detail, and focus on quality

Strong ability to research and solve problems independently without constant supervision

Ability to work effectively both independently and as part of an international and virtual team

Excellent communication and collaboration skills

(Most importantly) Open-minded attitude, desire to learn new things and build great products

You might have…

Experience with using/developing Apache Iceberg or other related technologies

Experience (or demonstrated interest) in distributed computing or high availability systems

Contributions to open-source projects

Experience with SQL optimization, from analyzing query plans to implementing optimization in SQL engines

Why this role matters: You will tackle complex distributed systems challenges, crafting the foundational software for the control and data planes that powers CDP and keeps it running at massive scale. Working at the forefront of hybrid and multi-cloud technology, you will empower data scientists, engineers, and analysts with the tools and infrastructure they need for advanced analytics and modeling.

Collaboration is key, you will work alongside brilliant minds across product, data science, and engineering to drive innovation, standardize best practices, and shape the future of enterprise AI and data platforms. This is your chance to build the future of data and see your work make a global impact.

What you can expect from us:

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

EEO/VEVRAA

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