Staff Software Engineer
Starburst
Staff Software Engineer
Starburst
Enterprise-ready Trino data analytics platform
Starburst delivers enterprise intelligence at scale by giving organizations secure, governed access to all their data, wherever it lives. Built for distributed data environments, Starburst helps enterprises power AI and analytics without the cost and complexity of traditional data consolidation. With open standards including Trino and Apache Iceberg, Starburst enables trusted access to complete enterprise context while helping organizations avoid vendor lock-in. Leading global enterprises trust Starburst to fuel AI, analytics, and enterprise intelligence. Learn more at starburst.ai.
About the role:
As a backend engineer, you’ll work with Trino’s original creators and experts to exceed our customers’ expectations for optimizing core of Trino to run on public clouds, building a scalable platform for operating Galaxy and building product security features around Identity and Access Management. Daily tasks will include developing new product features, supporting our product in production, building tools, and collaborating with various stakeholders to ensure the security of the service.
The Identity and Access Management (IAM) team seeks to build data governance experiences that are best-in-class. Security is our north star, but we also strive for top-tier performance, ease of use, and flexibility on our authentication and authorization systems. We aim to make data governance easy by building robust tooling around industry standard authentication systems and making the ecosystem around access control (RBAC, ABAC, data classification, tagging) fast, powerful, and simple to use.
As a Backend Software Engineer at Starburst you will:
Some of the things we look for:
Where could this role be based?
Starburst is dedicated to maintaining fair and equitable compensation practices. The salary range provided for this role reflects the minimum and maximum targets for candidates across all U.S. locations and could be inclusive of variable compensation, such as commission or bonus. All employees receive equity packages (ISOs) and have access to a comprehensive benefits offering. Actual compensation packages are determined based on relevant skills, experience, education and training, and specific work location. For more information, connect with the recruiting team or Hiring Manager during the process as they can provide more detailed information about the salary range.
All-Stars have the opportunity and freedom to realize their true potential. By building alongside top talent, we’re empowered to take ownership of our careers and drive meaningful change. Anchored in industry-proven technology and unprecedented success, All-Stars are taking on the challenge everyday to disrupt our industry – and the future.
Our global workforce is supported by a competitive Total Rewards program that reflects our commitment to a rewarding and supportive work environment. This includes a variety of benefits like competitive pay, attractive stock grants, flexible paid time off, and more.
We are committed to fostering an intentional, inclusive, and diverse culture that drives deep engagement, authentic belonging, and an exceptional All-Star experience. We believe that diversity of thought, perspective, background and experience will enable us to own what we do, drive our success and empower our All-Stars to show up authentically.
Starburst provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state
or local laws.
Pay Range 215000 - 250000 USD
Starburst provides an enterprise-grade distribution of the Trino SQL engine and professional support to run fast analytics on data lakes and other sources. It offers Starburst Galaxy (cloud) and Starburst Enterprise (on-prem) with extra connectors, security features, and enterprise support. The system connects to popular tools like Tableau, Power BI, Looker, and Python clients, enabling seamless data access across different data sources. Users access and query data through the Trino engine, which coordinates queries across data sources and returns results via familiar BI or programming interfaces. Starburst differentiates itself by adding enterprise-grade security, governance, and connectors on top of Trino, plus both cloud and on-prem options. The company’s goal is to help customers gain faster, more reliable data insights and better decision-making by enabling scalable analytics across data lakes and other sources.
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