Staff Engineer • Senior

Who you are

You have extensive experience in distributed systems engineering, with a strong focus on optimizing performance across large-scale environments. Your background includes hands-on work with high-impact systems problems, particularly in metadata management, caching, and replication across thousands of nodes. You thrive in collaborative settings, working closely with product teams to push the limits of distributed I/O performance. Your passion for deep systems work drives you to design concurrent, fault-tolerant services that operate seamlessly in multi-region and multi-cloud environments.

You possess a solid understanding of AI and machine learning data pipelines, and you are eager to evolve storage abstractions and scheduling layers to support these large-scale workloads. Your technical expertise is complemented by your ability to communicate complex ideas clearly and effectively, making you a valuable team member in a small, senior, and highly technical group.

What you'll do

As a Staff Software Engineer at Alluxio, you will play a crucial role in advancing the next generation of our data orchestration engine. You will tackle high-impact systems challenges, focusing on optimizing metadata management and caching strategies to enhance performance across distributed systems. Your responsibilities will include designing and implementing fault-tolerant services that can operate efficiently in multi-region and multi-cloud environments.

You will collaborate with internal product teams to innovate and push the boundaries of distributed I/O performance, ensuring that our technology meets the demands of modern AI workloads. Your work will directly contribute to the scalability and reliability of our platform, impacting organizations that rely on Alluxio for their data orchestration needs.

What we offer

At Alluxio, you will be part of a pioneering team that is at the forefront of data orchestration for AI and analytics. We offer a collaborative work environment where your contributions will have a visible impact. You will have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies and tackle complex challenges alongside some of the brightest minds in the industry. We encourage you to apply even if your experience doesn't match every requirement, as we value diverse perspectives and backgrounds.

Join us in shaping the future of data management and analytics, and be part of a company that is backed by leading investors and trusted by top enterprises globally. We are committed to fostering a culture of innovation and excellence, providing you with the resources and support you need to succeed in your role.