Ocient Inc.

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Job Title: Staff Software Engineer - distributed systems required Location: 100% Remote (US Based Only) * We cannot sponsor or transfer any visas, of any kind now or in the future (ex. OPT, EAD, H1B, H4, etc.) Hiring Manager: Senior Engineering Manager Estimated salary range: $180,000 to $255,000 * The salary offered for this position will be based on a candidate’s experience and skill demonstrated during interviews and other evaluations Job Overview: Ocient is looking for experienced Software Engineers to join the Loading Engineering team. Loading Engineering is a software development team focused on Ocient’s Loading and Transformation platforms. The team works closely with end customers and the rest of the Ocient engineering teams to deliver massive-scale data solutions. Ideal candidates are passionate about large-scale systems engineering, high-performance distributed systems, and ensuring customer success.   Responsibilities: * Lead architecture and technical direction for Ocient's Loading and Transformation platforms, partnering with architects across the engineering org to ensure systems scale reliably to petabytes and beyond. * Set technical standards and design patterns for batch and stream ingestion, making tradeoffs that affect multiple teams and the broader platform. * Lead ambiguous, cross-team technical initiatives end-to-end, from design through production, escalating only the highest-risk decisions. * Mentor senior and mid-level engineers; raise the technical bar through design and code review. * Program in modern C++ and/or Java to build and monitor distributed software systems. * Partner with Sales, Product, and End Customers on the most complex, highest-stakes engagements, translating customer needs into system design. * Drive engineering innovation, identifying and championing improvements that span the loading platform or the wider Ocient stack. Ideal Qualifications: * 5+ years of relevant industry experience, with a proven track record of technical leadership across multiple teams or large, complex systems. * Deep, expert-level computer science fundamentals and systems design skills. * Extensive experience architecting and delivering high-performance, high-availability distributed systems in modern C++ and/or Java, in production at scale. * Demonstrated ability to independently own, communicate, and de-risk ambiguous, large-scale technical problems with organization-wide impact. * Deep working knowledge of Linux, networking, and databases, including performance and reliability tradeoffs at scale. An Exceptional Candidate Will Have: * 8+ years of relevant industry experience, with a track record of setting technical direction across an engineering organization. * Expert-level coding capabilities in both C++ and Java. * A demonstrated "polyglot" skill set, with a track record of moving fluidly across domains and problem spaces to unblock teams. * Proven experience architecting, building, and evolving end-to-end customer-facing systems at massive scale, with lasting influence on engineering standards and practices. * Experience mentoring and growing senior engineers into technical leaders.