Distinguished Technologist, Distributed Systems & Agentic Query Optimization

Overview As a Distinguished Technologist, you will architect and ship large-scale cloud-native distributed services and data platforms that power a unified hybrid cloud ecosystem. You’ll shape technical strategy across teams, mentor engineers, and influence executive stakeholders. You will prototype AI‑First solutions and build federated data services for real-time analytics and ML consumption. This role combines hands-on engineering with strategic roadmapping to drive cross‑organization impact in a world of hybrid cloud. Compensation / BenefitsHealth & WellbeingPersonal & Professional DevelopmentUnconditional Inclusion ResponsibilitiesArchitect and scale large cloud-native distributed services and data platformsDesign federated distributed query engines and data services for real-time analytics and ML consumptionLead the development of customer-facing services on the platform (integration, data sharing, observability/analytics)Provide hands-on technical leadership with prototypes and AI-assisted coding workflowsDefine organization-wide architectures, roadmaps, and communicate strategy to stakeholdersMentor engineers and raise architectural and operational standardsCollaborate with product, customer engineering, and support to ensure reliability and UXContribute to technology choices and design reviews across teamsDemonstrate system-level thinking and AI-first coding across the stack Key requirements15+ years of engineering and architectural leadership in large distributed systems and cloud servicesBachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD in computer science, engineering, information systems, or related quantitative discipline preferredStrong foundations in large-scale data engineering (OLAP, distributed storage, open data formats) and federated datasetsExperience designing and optimizing distributed query engines and low-latency analytics systemsDeep knowledge of cloud-native architecture and microservices at scale in AWS/GCP/Azure and hybrid environmentsHands-on coding in system design with AI-assisted toolsProven ability to create and communicate technical roadmaps and influence stakeholdersExperience with Spark, Kafka, Parquet, Go, JavaExperience operating at senior technical leadership levels with cross-organizational impactStrategic thinker able to translate long-term vision into executable roadmapsStrong communication skills for executive and non-technical audiencesOwnership mindset driving cross-team projectsstrong communicatorleadership and mentoringstrategic thinkingAI-First codingAI-assisted toolingfederated data infrastructures