Senior Principal Database Architect - Remote Analytics

Rocket Software, Inc.; Massachusetts; Hybrid; USD 143,000 - 193,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited vacation

Health coverage

Life and disability

401(k) retirement

Student debt benefit

Tuition reimbursement

Leadership training

Job summary

Rocket Software, Inc. in Massachusetts is seeking a Senior Principal Software Engineer to lead architecture and implementation of the Vertica database platform, focusing on query optimization, distributed execution, storage, and scalability.

You will collaborate with engineering, product, and customers to define strategy and deliver high-impact capabilities, advancing core server technologies and performance for large-scale analytical workloads.

Qualifications

• Minimum 12 years in software engineering with complex systems experience.
• Expert knowledge of C++ and performance-oriented programming.
• Strong knowledge of SQL and relational database technologies.

Responsibilities

• Serve as SME across Vertica core server domains.
• Define architecture for critical database components.
• Synthesize requirements into technical direction for product.
• Lead design and implementation of high-performance C++ software.
• Guide testing strategies and performance optimization.
• Collaborate with customers and cross-functional teams.

Skills

C++

Distributed systems

Algorithms

Multi-threading

SQL

Performance tuning

Education

Master's or PhD in CS/DB/CE

Bachelor's in CS/Engineering/IS

Job description

Rocket Software, Inc. in Massachusetts is seeking a Senior Principal Software Engineer to lead architecture and implementation of the Vertica database platform, focusing on query optimization, distributed execution, storage, and scalability.

You will collaborate with engineering, product, and customers to define strategy and deliver high-impact capabilities, advancing core server technologies and performance for large-scale analytical workloads.