Senior Research Engineer - Databases/Distributed Systems

ZipRecruiter; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job description

Job Description

Senior Research Engineer - Cutting-Edge Transactional Database

Join a Revolution in Database Technology

We're partnering with a global tech leader at the forefront of database innovation. This elite team is building a ground-breaking, next-generation transactional database from the ground up. We're seeking brilliant minds with expertise in systems, distributed systems, operating systems, and compilers to contribute to core research and development.

Your Impact:

• Conduct cutting-edge systems research and rigorous empirical science to shape the future of data management and processing.
• Deeply analyze and understand the evolving demands of next-generation database storage and query processing.
• Design, implement, and deploy critical technical components for revolutionary data management and processing systems.
• Explore and advance the latest data management and processing frameworks for both cloud and edge environments.

Ideal Candidate:

• MSc or PhD in Computer Science or a closely related field
• Proficiency in Systems-Level Programming using C/C++ and/or Rust
• Proven Experience in one or more of the following areas:
• Data Management Systems (e.g., transactional, graph, NoSQL)
• Query Processing
• Storage Engines
• Indexing Engines
• Distributed Computing
• Programming
• Hardware-Software Co-design
• Compilers
• Fault-Tolerant Computing
• Demonstrated Experience in developing and implementing low-level systems software (e.g., operating systems, distributed workflow systems, compilers, databases)
• Contributions to foundational or peer-reviewed research is a significant plus

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