Sr. Staff Software Engineer

Teradata; Hyderabad; Hybrid; INR 1,600,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work model

People-first culture

Commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion

Job summary

Teradata is looking for an experienced professional to design and implement features for cloud-native database solutions in Hyderabad, India. The ideal candidate should possess at least 10 years of industry experience along with strong programming skills in Python, Go, Java, and SQL.

We prioritize a flexible work model and a people-first culture that values collaboration and inclusivity. If you're passionate about database technologies and AI, join Teradata to drive impactful changes within our organization.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of related research or industry experience (Bachelor’s), or 8+ years (Master’s), or 5+ years (PhD).
• Expertise in designing scalable database systems.
• Experience optimizing distributed data pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, validate, and test features for cloud databases.
• Contribute to the delivery and support of quality database products.
• Lead technical direction for software engineers.

Skills

Python

Go

Java

C++/C

SQL

Agile software development

AI proficiency

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related discipline

Master’s Degree in Computer Science or related discipline

PhD in Computer Science or related discipline

Job description

At Teradata, we believe that people thrive when empowered with better information. Teradata Autonomous Knowledge Platform activates enterprise intelligence by unifying data, knowledge and business context to achieve tangible outcomes. With Teradata, organizations can provide agents with full context for impact when it matters. Our solution lets businesses connect and scale on premises, in the cloud, or through a hybrid approach. Teradata delivers real business value with AI.

What You’ll Do

• Design, implement, validate, and test features that drive forward scalability and performance of large‑scale cloud native database. Perform functional and performance analysis of code defects and correct the defects.
• Contribute to the delivery and continuous support of robust, resilient, and quality database products.
• Lead and establish technical direction for a group of software engineers during feature development.
• Help feature manager with technical aspects of features and projects including plan, track and provide status on large projects.
• Research and establish technical direction for complex feature development and perform functional and performance problem analysis. As needed, perform competitive analysis of competing database management systems and data integration solutions, and provide recommendations on Teradata offerings to close competitive gaps and enhance competitive advantages.

What Makes You a Qualified Candidate

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science (B. Tech) or related discipline, with at least ten years of related research or industry experience, or
• Master’s Degree in Computer Science (M. Tech/MCA) or related discipline, with at least eight years of related research or industry experience, or PhD. in Computer Science or related discipline, with at least five years of related research or industry experience.
• Develop unified data architectures that allow seamless, real‑time analytics without impacting performance.
• Optimize complex distributed data pipelines, database engines, and storage layers.

What You’ll Bring

• Familiarity with various database technologies.
• Deep understanding of public Cloud technologies and operations.
• Demonstrated design skills for large scale, elastic, and highly available cloud database services or distributed systems.
• Top‑notch programming skills in Python, Go, Java, C++/C, SQL.
• Computer Science fundamentals in object‑oriented design, design patterns, and test driver development.
• System development experience.
• Debugging with complex software in a parallel processing environment.
• Passionate, self‑motivated, risk taker, pro‑active, initiative taker, good communicator (written & verbal), creative, and team‑oriented.
• Experience using Agile software development methods and tools.
• AI proficiency.

Why We Think You’ll Love Teradata

We prioritize a people‑first culture because we know our people are at the very heart of our success. We embrace a flexible work model because we trust our people to make decisions about how, when, and where they work. We focus on well‑being because we care about our people and their ability to thrive both personally and professionally. We are an anti‑racist company because our dedication to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion is more than a statement. It is a deep commitment to doing the work to foster an equitable environment that celebrates people for all of who they are. Teradata invites all identities and backgrounds in the workplace. We work with deliberation and intent to ensure we are cultivating collaboration and inclusivity across our global organization. We are proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, color, ancestry, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related conditions), national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, medical condition, genetic information, gender identity or expression, military and veteran status, or any other legally protected status.