We9re looking for a
Rust Software Engineer to lead database development in Spice.ai OSS. In this role, you9ll design and build high-performance database engine features in Spice.ai, Apache DataFusion, Apache Ballista, Arrow, Iceberg, Vortex, and duckdb-rs.
If you9re passionate about open source, distributed systems, and database internals, we want to hear from you.
Who we are looking for- You are an exceptional engineer.
- You are a problem solver. You start customer problems and figure out how to solve them with technology.
- You think differently. You do not accept the status-quo. You challenge the current model of the world and take leaps of faith to build it better for everyone.
- You are positive. Instead of focusing on limitations, you ask what9s possible.
- You care about meaningful work. Your work is more than a job.
- You are comfortable with ambiguity and unknowns, and in these situations, you lead by creating clarity.
- You are passionate about high performance and have high standards.
What we9re looking for- 2+ years professional Rust experience or 5+ yrs professional C/C++ experience.
- Experience in designing, implementing, scaling, and shipping production database-engines, distributed, and data systems.
- A track record of strong design, architectural, engineering, and product decisions.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Ability to ramp up quickly and hit the ground running.
- Ideally, experience contributing to open-source projects.
- Experience with Apache infra, CNCF-stack, or cloud-native development.
In this role, you9ll- Work side-by-side with the founders as a leader and outstanding contributor in the Spice.ai open-source project.
- Contribute to designing and building the Spice.ai Cloud Platform.
- Take ownership of initiatives to improve our offerings and deliver exceptional developer experiences.
- Work directly with enterprise customers and build with them to enable their scenarios.
Your first 90-days- Your first week - contribute a bug fix or minor improvement to the Spice.ai OSS project
- Your first month - ramp up and contribute meaningful improvements to the Spice.ai OSS project
- 30-60 days - take technical and engineering ownership of an entire feature area.
- 60-90 days - propose and execute on aligned technical strategy going forward.
