Software Engineer, Engines, Kirkland

Company: Firebolt Analytics, Inc.
Location: Kirkland
Posted on: March 8, 2025

Job Description:

Firebolt is the Cloud Data Warehouse designed to handle the speed, scale, and flexibility of AI applications. By delivering ultra-low latency, high concurrency, multi-dimensional elasticity, and flexibility, Firebolt empowers organizations to build data-intensive AI applications that perform at scale. With over $270m in funding to date, a strong engineering team and highly experienced leadership, Firebolt is well positioned to revolutionize the AI data infrastructure space and help businesses unlock the full potential of their data.About the TeamWe are the Firebolt Engines team, responsible for production experience of our Engines, the core of Firebolt experience. Engines are how we define the workload a customer runs, and ultimately orchestrates all of the infrastructure to enable customers to execute their queries. This is a high impact team that gets an opportunity to collaborate with all parts of the company from the customer facing experiences to the core database teams and infrastructure.The roleWe are working on next generation Engines infrastructure that will enable us to bring Firebolt engines experience to customers wherever they are at cutting edge speeds, while keeping highest standards of reliability. This role will be responsible for helping to build out, maintain and operate our dynamic compute and routing infrastructure, introducing new ways to bring Firebolt experience to customers.What You'll Do

• Design, develop and deliver high-quality features that enhance the performance, scalability, and efficiency of our Engines Control plane and routing infrastructure.
• Shape the future of Firebolt's dynamic workloads and how customers use our product.
• Actively participate in architectural discussions and code reviews, supporting informed decision-making aligned with business and engineering objectives.
• Provide exceptional support for our customers, ensuring their success and satisfaction with our product and services.Requirements
  • 5+ years of experience building production software
  • Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience
  • Hands on experience in building production cloud-native applications on AWS, Azure, or GCP
  • Development experience in an object-oriented programming language. We develop in Go, C++, and some Python here and there. Experience with these languages is a plus. You are willing to understand and make cross-cutting changes in the Firebolt codebase regardless of the language.
  • Experience building and operating highly concurrent, highly available, and fault-tolerant distributed systems
  • Experience in designing, developing, testing, and deploying secure services and applications, leveraging continuous integration and continuous delivery toolsPreferred Qualifications
    • Experience working with Kubernetes
    • Experience working with Terraform and/or Helm
    • Prior experience with C++
    • Experience with database internals
    • Experience with systems programming, OS internals, and low-latency applicationsLocal Pay Range - 150,000-300,000 per year USDLocal Benefits
      • Paid Time Off
      • Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
      • FSA Plan
      • 401k Plan
      • Eligibility to enroll in additional optional insurances
      • Bereavement, Parental, Disability and Medical Leave
      • Internet Reimbursement
      • All other benefits required by applicable law
      • Benefits are subject to eligibility requirements and are updated on an annual basis.
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