Co-op Software Engineer - Distributed Database (12-16 months)

Huawei Technologies Canada Co., Ltd.; Markham; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company in York Region is offering a 12/16-month Co-op position for a Software Engineer. The role involves research and development of distributed database management systems, collaboration with engineers on innovative solutions, and designing new algorithms. Candidates should be pursuing a degree in a relevant field and be proficient in C and C++. Experience in distributed databases is a plus.

Qualifications

• In pursuit of a degree in a relevant technical field.
• Experience in distributed database or storage system design is an asset.
• Strong desire to learn and self-motivated.

Responsibilities

• Research and develop distributed transaction processing database management systems.
• Collaborate with architects and engineers on proof-of-concept systems.
• Investigate new data structures and algorithms.

Skills

Proficient in C programming

Proficient in C++ programming

Collaboration skills

Communication skills

Documentation and organization skills

Education

In pursuit of a degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or Telecommunications

Tools

Distributed database design

Storage system design

Open source development

Job description

Overview

Huawei Canada has a 12/16-month Co-op opening for a Software Engineer.

About the team

The Distributed Data Storage and Management Lab leads research in distributed data systems, aiming to develop next-generation cloud serverless products that encompass core infrastructure and databases. This lab addresses various data challenges, including cloud-native disaggregated databases, pay-by-query user models, and optimizing low-level data transfers via RDMA. Teams within this lab create advanced cloud serverless data infrastructure and implement cutting-edge networking technologies for Huawei's global AI infrastructure.

About the job

• Research and development of distributed, highly available transaction processing database management system focusing on algorithms for scale up and scale out.
• Work with a team of architects and engineers to develop proof-of-concept systems and components across the data manager, buffer manager and transaction processing components.
• Investigate and design new data structures and algorithms focusing on lockless and NUMA-aware approaches on the latest and state of the art hardware technology.
• Work with QA and continuous integration teams to drive a quality overall solution though a combination of automated unit tests, functional testing and system testing of the solution.

About the ideal candidate

• In pursuit a degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering orTelecommunications.
• Proficient in C and C++ programming.
• Experience with design and development of a distributed database, storage system, file systemor cache system is an asset.
• Experience in open source community is an asset.
• Excellent team player; strong collaboration and communication skills.

• Excellent documentation and organization skills.
• Self-motivated; strong desire to learn on the job.