Principal Software Engineer (AI)

TL;DR

Principal Software Engineer (AI, Metadata): Building and optimizing a scalable metadata system for a distributed data platform with an accent on transaction frameworks, multi-layered caches, and global data features. Focus on designing and implementing core foundational features, analyzing performance bottlenecks, and ensuring operational readiness of large-scale systems.

Location: Onsite in Berlin, Germany

Company

hirify.global is a product company empowering enterprises to achieve their full potential with an AI Data Cloud solution.

What you will do

• Solve large-scale business needs by applying software engineering and analytical problem-solving skills.
• Create architecture and design, influence product roadmap, and take ownership over new projects.
• Design, develop, and support a highly-parallel and fault-tolerant database system including decentralized caching.
• Implement core foundational features like transactions, DDL/DML logs, and metadata API, as well as advanced features built on top.
• Analyze and understand performance and scalability bottlenecks in the system and solve them.
• Ensure operational readiness of services and meet commitments regarding availability and performance.

Requirements

• 14+ years industry experience designing, building and supporting large scale systems in production.
• Strong computer science fundamentals including data structures, algorithms, and distributed systems.
• Expertise in systems programming, including multi-threading, concurrency, and caching.
• Fluency in Java or other similar procedural object-oriented language.
• Track record of identifying and implementing creative solutions to complex problems.
• BS in Computer Science; Masters or PhD Preferred.

Nice to have

• Knowledge of database internals is a big plus.

Culture & Benefits

• A culture focused on impact, innovation, and collaboration.
• Opportunity to build big, move fast, and take technology and careers to the next level.
• Working with a fast-growing team to enable and accelerate company growth.
• Join a team that values challenging ordinary thinking and pushing the pace of innovation.