Starburst is the data platform for analytics, applications, and AI, unifying data across clouds and on-premises to accelerate AI innovation. Organizations—from startups to Fortune 500 enterprises in 60+ countries—rely on Starburst for fast data access, seamless collaboration, and enterprise-grade governance on an open hybrid data lakehouse. Wherever data lives, Starburst unlocks its full potential, powering data and AI from development to deployment. By future-proofing data architecture, Starburst helps businesses fuel innovation with AI.
About the Role
A key value driver for Starburst is its streamlined, easy-to-use, delightful user interfaces and workflows. As a full-stack engineer on Starburst Galaxy, you’ll share ownership of building out the features that power this user experience. You’ll work closely with UX and Product Management to design and build the new features our customers will love. In this role, you’ll primarily focus on back-end implementation of the features, but at times contribute to front-end leveraging the internal library of UI components. Daily tasks include developing and supporting new and existing product features, working with fellow engineers on a distributed team, learning new technologies, designing complex systems, and collaborating with various stakeholders across the organization.
What You’ll Do as a Full-Stack Engineer
- Developing user-friendly features for creating and managing queries, including a streamlined Query Editor, Saved Queries, Catalog Explorer, Schema Discovery, and Search functionality.
- Automating user workflows by enabling Jobs to handle scheduled queries, data maintenance tasks, data quality checks, and other repetitive tasks efficiently.
Responsibilities
- Design and develop components for Starburst products, including a comprehensive, fully-featured web-based user interface
- Participate in projects from concept to completion
- Continuously improve our engineering processes, tests, observability, and systems that allow us to scale the code base and productivity of the team
- Collaborate with teams globally and operate in a fast-paced environment
- Provide exceptional customer support for both internal and external customers
Some of the Things We Look For
- 5+ years of experience developing software.
- Passion for Software Engineering
- Extensive software development experience with Java.
- Experience implementing web-based user interfaces in TypeScript using a modern web frontend framework like React
- Prior experience building SaaS (especially for our SaaS product, Galaxy)
- Demonstration of ownership, character, and competence - core values at Starburst
- Bonus points: Familiarity with Trino
All-Stars have the opportunity and freedom to realize their true potential. By building alongside top talent, we’re empowered to take ownership of our careers and drive meaningful change. Anchored in industry-proven technology and unprecedented success, All-Stars are taking on the challenge everyday to disrupt our industry – and the future.
Our global workforce is supported by a competitive Total Rewards program that reflects our commitment to a rewarding and supportive work environment. This includes a variety of benefits like competitive pay, attractive stock grants, flexible paid time off, and more.
We are committed to fostering an intentional, inclusive, and diverse culture that drives deep engagement, authentic belonging, and an exceptional All-Star experience. We believe that diversity of thought, perspective, background and experience will enable us to own what we do, drive our success and empower our All-Stars to show up authentically.
Starburst provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state
or local laws.
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