Remote Middle Software Engineer — Distributed Query Engine

OpportuLand

United States

Hybrid

USD 101,000 - 135,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

OpportuLand is seeking a Middle-level Software Engineer to work on the core query engine of a large-scale distributed data platform. You will develop features across planning, optimization, and execution, and contribute to performance-critical components for massive analytic workloads across cloud and on-premise sources.

The role emphasizes backend systems, CI/CD with Jenkins, Docker, Kubernetes, and collaboration with US-based teams.

Qualifications

  • Education: B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science or related field.
  • Proficiency in Java or C++ with strong OOP fundamentals.
  • Solid SQL skills and understanding of relational/analytical data systems.
  • Experience with data processing systems and backend/systems software.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and maintain features across query planning, optimization, execution, and data access layers.
  • Write high-quality, performance-conscious code in Java and/or C++.
  • Work with SQL semantics, query plans, and execution operators over large-scale data.
  • Integrate with columnar formats and connectivity drivers used across the platform.
  • Contribute to CI/CD pipelines and automated testing (Jenkins).
  • Deploy and validate work in Kubernetes across cloud providers using Docker.
  • Debug complex issues spanning planning, distributed execution, memory management, and I/O.
  • Collaborate with US-based teams on design reviews and technical decisions.

Skills

Java
C++
SQL
Data processing
Backend
Git
Docker
Kubernetes
Cloud
Jenkins
English

Education

B.S./M.S. in CS/CE

Tools

Docker
Kubernetes

Job description

OpportuLand is seeking a Middle-level Software Engineer to work on the core query engine of a large-scale distributed data platform. You will develop features across planning, optimization, and execution, and contribute to performance-critical components for massive analytic workloads across cloud and on-premise sources.

The role emphasizes backend systems, CI/CD with Jenkins, Docker, Kubernetes, and collaboration with US-based teams.

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