Senior Software Engineer, Control Plane

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.

• Prior experience developing distributed systems.
• Extensive software development experience with Java.
• Cloud infrastructure architecture and orchestration experience across at least one major cloud provider (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
• Experience building and operating backend services such as APIs, control loops, and lifecycle management.
• Hands-on adoption of AI coding tools and agents with practical judgment.
• Demonstrated experience with software engineering and design best practices.
• Commitment to creating maintainable, performant, and high-quality software in a globally distributed team.
• Intrinsic motivation for improving software engineering craftsmanship.
• Comfort with autonomy and ownership.
• Curiosity and ability to integrate efforts across different engineering teams.
• Demonstration of Ownership, Grit, and Bias for Action core values.

• Design, develop, and maintain control plane services shared by Starburst Enterprise, Starburst Galaxy, and Trino.
• Contribute to the Unified Control Plane by delivering capabilities like access control, multi-cluster management, routing, catalog management, and observability as a single implementation.
• Own the reliability, scalability, and efficiency of services including provisioning and upgrading APIs, cluster lifecycle management, and operational tooling.
• Build for multi-tenant SaaS and customer-operated deployments across AWS, Azure, GCP, and on-premise environments.
• Review peers' pull requests and design proposals timely and thoughtfully.
• Continuously improve engineering processes, tests, and systems to scale codebase and team productivity.
• Collaborate with global team members and operate effectively in a fast-paced environment with minimal formal meetings.
• Provide exceptional customer support for internal and external clients, handling reported issues seriously.
• Periodically assist with the React and TypeScript-based Portal UI; frontend knowledge is beneficial but not mandatory.

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