Senior Staff Software Engineer

Voltron Data; United States; Remote; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Voltron Data is seeking a Senior Staff Software Engineer to lead the development of high-performance, distributed systems. The role involves designing core components of their Arrow-native query engine and driving architectural decisions while mentoring other engineers. This position offers the flexibility of remote work and is ideal for those passionate about innovative data solutions.

Benefits

Work from Anywhere - Payroll and Benefits in 150+ Countries

Medical, Dental, and Vision

Continuing Education Budget

Qualifications

• Proven track record as a senior IC working on modern compilers, databases, or query engines.
• Experience with Arrow, Parquet, Substrait, Velox, or similar ecosystems.
• Familiarity with vectorized query execution and memory management optimization.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and optimize core components of the Arrow-native query engine.
• Drive architectural decisions across C++, Arrow, Substrait, and related standards.
• Own end-to-end feature delivery from research to implementation.

Skills

Systems Programming

C++

Rust

Go

GPU Computing

LLVM Knowledge

Job description

Senior Staff Software Engineer
Voltron Data | US Remote

At Voltron Data, we’re building the future of composable data systems—fueled by open standards, next-gen hardware, and the Apache Arrow ecosystem. We’re looking for a Senior Staff Software Engineer to push the boundaries of data infrastructure and lead the development of high-performance, distributed, and scalable systems.

What You’ll Do

Design, build, and optimize core components of our Arrow-native query engine (Theseus), contributing to performance-critical data systems.

Drive architectural decisions across C++, Arrow, Substrait, and related open standards.

Collaborate with compiler, systems, and GPU engineers to accelerate workloads across heterogeneous compute environments (CPU, GPU, etc.).

Own end-to-end feature delivery—from research to design to implementation to optimization.

Lead RFCs and technical strategy in the open-source ecosystem (Arrow, Substrait, etc.), with a strong public footprint.

Mentor other ICs across teams; serve as a technical multiplier without needing to manage people.

What Sets You Apart

Proven track record as a senior IC working on modern compilers, databases, query engines, or similar systems.

Strong background in systems programming (C++, Rust, Go); bonus for GPU computing or LLVM knowledge.

Experience with Arrow, Parquet, Substrait, Velox, or similar ecosystems.

Familiarity with vectorized query execution, columnar formats, or memory management optimization.

Comfortable balancing bleeding-edge innovation with pragmatic engineering.

Nice to Have

Contributions to open-source projects (especially Apache Arrow, Substrait, etc.).

Experience in data interoperability standards and cross-language system design.

Prior work in startup or high-growth environments where speed and rigor coexist.

About Voltron Data
We’re on a mission to unlock composability in the data ecosystem. Backed by top-tier investors and led by creators and contributors to Apache Arrow, we’re reimagining how data flows across tools, teams, and machines. If you’re obsessed with performance, elegant design, and pushing open standards forward—we want to talk.

• Work from Anywhere - Payroll and Benefits in 150+ Countries

• Medical, Dental, and Vision

• Continuing Education Budget

Voltron Data is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities, Females, Protected Veterans, and Individuals with Disabilities.

To All Agencies: Please, no phone calls or emails to any employee of Voltron Data outside of the Talent Acquisition team. Voltron Data's policy is to only accept resumes from agencies via the Voltron Data Agency Portal. Agencies must have a valid fee agreement in place and they must have been assigned the specific requisition to which they submit resumes, by the Talent Acquisition team. Any resume submitted outside of this process will be deemed the sole property of Voltron Data and in the event a candidate is submitted outside of this policy is hired, no fee or payment of any kind will be paid

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