Software Engineer - Compiler
Build and optimize compiler infrastructure that translates spreadsheet operations into efficient SQL queries for cloud data warehouses. Requires 5+ years experience with strong CS fundamentals in compilers and algorithms.
About the job
What You Will Be Doing
- Tackle core challenges at the intersection of data modeling, query compilation, and large-scale interactive analytics—making it possible for end-users to query data warehouses efficiently without deep technical knowledge
- Design, build, and maintain sophisticated compiler infrastructure and intermediate representations that translate spreadsheet operations into optimized query plans
- Apply advanced optimization strategies to improve performance and accuracy across a wide range of query workloads and data architectures
- Contribute to both backend (Rust) and key frontend foundations (TypeScript), evolving critical abstractions that enable end-to-end workflow optimizations and new features
- Debug, analyze, and resolve complex issues, ensuring robustness and maintainability in a rapidly evolving product
- Collaborate with engineers and product stakeholders to review designs and code, driving technical best practices and architectural decisions throughout the team and company
Qualifications We Need
- 5+ years experience engineering high-quality software systems
- Demonstrated success building and maintaining complex infrastructure or core platform services
- Deep understanding of Computer Science fundamentals, particularly in compilers, algorithms, SQL Optimization
- Passion for teamwork, technical ownership, and continually raising the engineering bar
- Experience working in an iterative, high-cadence environment
Qualifications We Want
- Exposure to distributed systems, query optimization, or database internals
- Experience with API or data model design in the context of high-performance cloud services
- Familiarity with cloud infrastructure (e.g., GCP, AWS, Azure)
- A curiosity for new languages and tools, and a drive to solve challenging problems at scale (Rust, Go, Node, K8s, GraphQL)
Compensation & Benefits
- Base salary range: $170k - $235k annually
- Eligible for stock options
- Comprehensive benefits package including generous health benefits, flexible time off, paid bonding time, 401k, commuter and FSA benefits, lunch program
Skills
Rust, TypeScript, SQL, Compilers, Query Optimization, Distributed Systems, GCP, AWS, Azure, Kubernetes, GraphQL
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