Staff Software Engineer (octopai - Core Platform, Runtime Services)

Cloudera

Czech Republic
On-site
Design and develop core runtime services
Build shared infrastructure components
Improve scalability and reliability
Cloudera is seeking a Staff Software Engineer for its Octopai Core Platform to design and develop runtime services that enhance the platform's scalability and reliability. The ideal candidate should have extensive experience in backend engineering, particularly in building robust infrastructure and working with distributed systems

Job Summary

  • As a Staff Software Engineer, you will focus on designing and developing the foundational runtime and shared services that enable Octopai’s platform to operate at scale.
  • You will work on the systems that sit at the heart of Octopai’s execution engine — supporting metadata harvesting, lineage computation, distributed processing, and enterprise workloads across SaaS and customer-managed deployments.
  • We’re excited about you if you have 8–12+ years of backend or platform engineering experience, with demonstrated impact at Staff level.

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Cloudera is seeking a Staff Software Engineer for its Octopai Core Platform to design and develop runtime services that enhance the platform's scalability and reliability. The ideal candidate should have extensive experience in backend engineering, particularly in building robust infrastructure and working with distributed systems.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • design and develop core runtime services
  • build shared infrastructure components
  • improve scalability and reliability
  • develop workload orchestration capabilities
  • support Kubernetes-based deployments
  • build foundations for observability

Nice-to-have

  • experience with workflow engines
  • support hybrid SaaS enterprise deployments
  • performance optimization for metadata-heavy workloads
  • knowledge of search/index infrastructure
  • exposure to enterprise compliance

Key Requirements

  • 8-12+ years backend or platform engineering experience
  • C# (.NET) or Java programming skills
  • SQL and NoSQL database experience
  • Messaging, caching, and coordination systems experience
  • Experience operating containerized services
  • Strong understanding of production reliability

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