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DSE Core Java Engineer

Datastax

Job Description

DataStax is looking for a talented engineer with expertise building high-performance, distributed systems to join our team in creating a distributed, scalable NoSQL data management platform.  DataStax Enterprise Server, based on Apache Cassandra, allows you to easily run analytics and search on your real time data.

Primary responsibilities include:

  • Write great code, innovate, design and drive new cutting edge features for DataStax Enterprise

  • Collaborate with other development teams, product management team, quality engineering team, and documentation team to execute on product deliverables.

  • Resolve hard customer issues and provide patch releases  

  • Integrate Cassandra with Solr, Hadoop and other relevant BigData technologies

Qualifications

The stuff you'll need to succeed:

  • Strong Java programming skills in systems or back-end software

  • Experience designing multithreaded distributed systems

  • Passionate about building high performance large scale enterprise software

  • Ability to learn new technologies fast and adapt to organizational growth changes

  • Comfortable working with a distributed, larger development organization and enjoys the freedom of working independently

  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills, a team player with strong analytical, problem solving, debugging and troubleshooting skills.

  • BS, MS or PhD degree in Computer Science or related major

The stuff that would be nice to have (but not a deal breaker)

  • 5+ years software development experience

  • Experience developing enterprise software security features: SSL, LDAP/AD, Kerberos, Encryption, Authentication, Authorization, Auditing, etc.

  • Experience tuning performance for large scale distributed systems

  • Familiarity with NoSQL, SQL and relational databases

  • Experience with Apache Cassandra

  • Involvement in an open-source community

  • Experience with git source control

Interested in this position?
Job Location
3975 Freedom Circle
Santa Clara, CA 95054
Additional Job Details
Employment Type:
Full Time