Cloudera

Staff Software Engineer – Cloudera Context Search

Cloudera

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: CaliforniaTexasUnited States

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Salary

💰 $184,000 - $230,000 per year

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About the role

  • Drive the multi-quarter technical roadmap and design large-scale OpenSearch clusters capable of handling petabytes of data with low-latency indexing and query performance.
  • Deeply integrate OpenSearch with CDP components (e.g., Apache Iceberg, SDX, and Ozone) to provide a unified search experience across the data lakehouse.
  • Lead efforts to optimize JVM settings, shard allocation strategies, and query DSL to ensure maximum throughput and stability.
  • Oversee the development of Kubernetes Operators and Helm charts for automated deployment, scaling, and self-healing of search services.
  • Define and champion best practices for security (RBAC, TLS), observability, and enterprise-grade reliability.
  • Mentor senior and junior engineers on complex technical designs and foster a culture of continuous improvement across the organization.
  • Act as a primary liaison and influencer within the upstream OpenSearch community, aligning their roadmap with product strategy.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent, and 6+ years of experience; OR Master’s degree and 4-6 years of experience; OR PhD and 2-4 years of experience
  • 6+ years of experience working with OpenSearch or Elasticsearch in production environments at scale.
  • Distributed Systems: Deep understanding of consensus algorithms, CAP theorem, replication, and sharding.
  • Programming: Mastery of Java (for core development) and proficiency in Go or Python for automation and tooling.
  • Infrastructure: Extensive experience with Kubernetes (K8s) and container orchestration.
  • Cloud Platforms: Hands-on experience deploying search workloads on AWS (EKS/AOSS), Azure (AKS), or Google Cloud (GKE).
Benefits
  • 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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Hard Skills & Tools
OpenSearchElasticsearchJavaGoPythonKubernetescontainer orchestrationcloud deploymentJVM optimizationquery DSL
Soft Skills
mentoringleadershipcommunicationcollaborationinfluencingcontinuous improvement