Software Engineer, Distributed Data Systems for AI

Doist; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

In-person 4 days/week in office

Competitive comp and startup equity

Catered lunches and dinners for SF

Commuter benefit

Team building events & poker nights

Health, vision, and dental coverage

Flexible PTO

Latest Apple equipment

401k plan with match

Job summary

Eventual is seeking a Software Engineer on the Systems team to help build the Daft distributed data engine, contributing to core architectural design and implementation of key components.

You will work in a small, autonomous team in our San Francisco Mission district office, four days a week in person, with competitive compensation and startup equity, plus catered lunches, a commuter plan, and strong health benefits.

Qualifications

• Strong foundation in systems programming and distributed data systems.
• Experience with building or operating distributed data engines or databases.
• Proficiency in C/C++ and/or Rust; comfortable in Linux environments.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS) and data lake technologies.

Responsibilities

• Planning/Query Optimizer: refine workloads with modern database techniques.
• Execution Engine: enhance memory stability and efficient data processing.
• Distributed Scheduler: improve resource utilization, scheduling and fault tolerance.
• Storage: integrate with Parquet, Iceberg, and Delta Lake in Daft.

Skills

Distributed systems

Systems programming

C/C++

Rust

Linux

Cloud AWS

Autonomy

Tools

Parquet

Iceberg

Delta Lake

Job description

Eventual is seeking a Software Engineer on the Systems team to help build the Daft distributed data engine, contributing to core architectural design and implementation of key components.

You will work in a small, autonomous team in our San Francisco Mission district office, four days a week in person, with competitive compensation and startup equity, plus catered lunches, a commuter plan, and strong health benefits.