
Staff Software Engineer – Cloudera Context Search
Cloudera
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: California • Texas • United States
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Salary
💰 $184,000 - $230,000 per year
Job Level
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