Software Engineer

Location:San Francisco Bay Area (Remote OK with up to 30% travel, primarily to the Bay Area) Compensation:$150,000-$200,000 base + generous equity + benefits Experience:3+ years About DatastratoDatastrato, the original creator of Apache Gravitino, is building the open metadata platform for the AI era, increasingly critical as enterprises endeavor to deploy AI and AI agents at scale. Led by prominent open source leaders with deep expertise in data infra/large-scale distributed systems and Silicon Valley veterans, in just over 2 years, we have built a compelling product, cultivated a vibrant open source community (Apple, Pinterest, Roku, Tencent, Uber, etc), and signed enterprises including 2 of the top 20 US Internet companies as paying customers. We’re defining the next generation of data infrastructure for AI and are well-positioned to emerge as a category leader. Join us. Core ResponsibilitiesDesign and implement various components in Apache Gravitino and Datastrato’s commercial offerings Build and optimize high-performance, scalable systems across metadata management, storage, and distributed compute engines, and clouds; Contribute to relevant open source projects Engage with customers (typically top tech companies), engineers, and the broader data and AI community, including speaking at industry events Ideal Candidate Profile3+ years in building large-scale distributed systems Strong foundation in CS, systems programming, data and AI infrastructure technologies, especially OSS such as Iceberg, Spark, Gravitino, Trino, vLLM, Daft Proficiency in at least one systems language (Java, Go, C++, Rust) and solid Linux/OS fundamentals Track record of meaningful open-source contributions Strong PlusExperience with database/data engine internals (query execution, transactions, storage), lakehouse technologies (Iceberg, Hudi) and metadata/governance systems Familiarity with modern AI infrastructure, LLMs, or AI agent systems Experience at data or AI infrastructure startups and top tech companies Technical writing, developer evangelism, or community engagement experience#J-18808-Ljbffr