KaaIoT

Level: Senior E

ngagement: Long-term contract 

Location: Europe (EU / EEA / UK), remote 

Working hours: EU business hours, shifted 2–3 hours later to ensure daily overlap with US West Coast (PST/PDT) mornings

About the Client

Our client is a leading enterprise data platform company building an open, high-performance data lakehouse for AI and analytical workloads. The platform combines an intelligent SQL query engine, an AI-ready semantic layer, and an open catalog built on Apache Iceberg — enabling Fortune 500 companies across finance, energy, manufacturing, and logistics to unify, query, and govern data at massive scale across cloud and on-premise sources.

About the Role

We are looking for a Senior SDET to lead the design of automated test frameworks and testing strategy for a large-scale distributed data platform. You will own the quality of the query engine, connectivity layer, and backend services end-to-end — from framework architecture through CI/CD infrastructure across all major clouds — and mentor middle engineers on the team.

This is a data-heavy, backend-focused role. We are not looking for web/UI QA engineers — the work centers on validating distributed query execution, data correctness at scale, connectivity drivers, and backend microservices.

Responsibilities

• Architect, design, and evolve automated test frameworks in Python / pytest for backend services, REST APIs, and distributed data components.
• Define testing strategy for new features and platform components — coverage, risk assessment, and quality gates.
• Own end-to-end, integration, performance, and regression testing covering SQL query execution, data correctness at scale, and platform APIs.
• Lead performance and load testing efforts with JMeter, including workloads over JDBC / ODBC / Arrow Flight drivers.
• Design and validate large-scale data testing scenarios — query plans, result correctness across heterogeneous data sources, metadata consistency, and behavior under high concurrency.
• Own CI/CD test pipelines in Jenkins — architect, maintain, and continuously improve.
• Provision and manage test environments in Kubernetes (GKE / EKS / AKS) across GCP, AWS, and Azure using Docker; drive automation and reproducibility.
• Investigate complex, cross-layer failures and drive root-cause analysis with engineering.
• Mentor middle SDETs, review test designs, and set quality standards across the team.
• Partner with US-based development leads on shift-left practices, testability, and release readiness.

Required Qualifications

• Education: B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Programming: Strong proficiency in Python, including pytest, with deep understanding of OOP, software design principles, and test framework architecture.
• SQL & Data: Advanced SQL skills and strong understanding of relational and analytical data systems, including query execution internals.
• Data-intensive testing experience: Demonstrated experience testing data-intensive systems — query engines, ETL/ELT pipelines, streaming platforms, or analytical databases. Candidates with only web/UI QA backgrounds are not a fit.
• Testing experience: 5+ years in backend/system test automation, with demonstrated ownership of test strategy and infrastructure.
• CI/CD & DevOps: Solid experience architecting and maintaining Jenkins pipelines and test environments.
• Containers & Orchestration: Strong working knowledge of Docker and Kubernetes (running workloads, debugging pods, deploying complex environments).
• Cloud: Hands-on experience with at least one major cloud (GCP, AWS, or Azure); exposure to more than one is a strong plus.
• Version Control: Confident with Git / GitHub workflows and code review practices.
• English: Upper-Intermediate or higher (B2+) — daily written and verbal communication with a US-based engineering team.
• Availability: Able to work EU hours with a 2–3 hour shift toward US West Coast time to ensure daily overlap with the client team.
• Leadership: Prior experience mentoring engineers, defining test strategy, or leading a QA/SDET function.

Desired Skills

• Deep experience testing REST APIs and backend microservices at scale.
• Hands-on with distributed computing frameworks (e.g., Apache Spark, Kafka) and MPP SQL query engines (e.g., Presto, Trino, or similar).
• Strong understanding of modern data lakehouse concepts, open table formats (Apache Iceberg), and data warehousing.
• Experience with data connectivity drivers: JDBC, ODBC, Arrow Flight.
• Performance testing with JMeter or comparable load-testing tools at production scale.
• Kubernetes on managed services (GKE / EKS / AKS) and multi-cloud exposure.
• IaC tools such as Terraform.
• Deep understanding of query plan generation, query acceleration / materializations, and metadata integrity in distributed data systems.
• Prior experience leading a QA/SDET function in a data-platform or database engineering environment.

Level: Senior Engagement: Long-term contract Location: Europe (EU / EEA / UK), remote Working hours: EU business hours, shifted 2–3 hours later to ensure daily overlap with US West Coast (PST/PDT) mornings

About the Client

Our client is a leading enterprise data platform company building an open, high-performance data lakehouse for AI and analytical workloads. The platform combines an intelligent SQL query engine, an AI-ready semantic layer, and an open catalog built on Apache Iceberg — enabling Fortune 500 companies across finance, energy, manufacturing, and logistics to unify, query, and govern data at massive scale across cloud and on-premise sources.

About the Role

We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer to design, build, and own significant components of the core query engine of a large-scale distributed data platform. You will lead work across query planning, optimization, and execution — driving architectural decisions, mentoring middle engineers, and pushing the platform's performance and scalability boundaries across all major clouds.

This is a systems-level, backend engineering role focused on distributed data processing internals — not application development or CRUD services.

Responsibilities

• Architect, design, and implement significant components of the query engine — planner, optimizer, execution operators, memory management, and data access layers.
• Write and review high-quality, performance-critical code in Java and/or C++.
• Own end-to-end delivery of features from technical design through production rollout.
• Drive performance optimization work — profiling, benchmarking, and eliminating bottlenecks in latency- and throughput-sensitive paths.
• Integrate deeply with columnar formats, open table formats, and connectivity drivers.
• Mentor middle engineers, lead code reviews, and set technical standards for the team.
• Contribute to CI/CD architecture and quality processes across Jenkins, containerization, and multi-cloud deployment (GCP, AWS, Azure via Kubernetes / Docker).
• Debug complex, cross-layer issues spanning query planning, distributed execution, memory management, and I/O.
• Partner with US-based engineering leads on design reviews, architectural decisions, and roadmap execution.

Required Qualifications

• Education: B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Programming: Strong proficiency in Java or C++, with deep understanding of OOP, systems design, memory management, and concurrency. Candidates strong in both are especially valued.
• SQL & Data: Advanced SQL skills and strong understanding of query execution internals — planning, optimization, and operator implementation.
• Data processing systems experience: Demonstrated experience building or extending data processing systems — query engines, distributed databases, ETL/ELT frameworks, or analytical platforms.
• Engineering experience: 5+ years in backend/systems software engineering, with a track record of owning significant components.
• CI/CD & DevOps: Solid experience with Jenkins and modern engineering workflows.
• Containers & Orchestration: Strong working knowledge of Docker and Kubernetes.
• Cloud: Hands-on experience with at least one major cloud (GCP, AWS, or Azure); exposure to more than one is a strong plus.
• Version Control: Confident with Git / GitHub workflows and rigorous code review practices.
• English: Upper-Intermediate or higher (B2+) — daily written and verbal communication with a US-based engineering team.
• Availability: Able to work EU hours with a 2–3 hour shift toward US West Coast time to ensure daily overlap with the client team.
• Leadership: Prior experience mentoring engineers, leading technical designs, or owning components end-to-end.

Desired Skills

• Deep experience with Apache Arrow (columnar in-memory format).
• Hands-on experience with Apache Calcite (SQL parsing, planning, optimization framework).
• Experience with Gandiva or LLVM-based expression compilation and code generation.
• Experience with open table formats — Apache Iceberg, Delta Lake, or Hudi.
• Deep familiarity with distributed computing frameworks (e.g., Apache Spark, Kafka) and MPP SQL query engines (e.g., Presto, Trino, or similar).
• Deep understanding of query planning, optimization (cost-based, rule-based), and execution internals.
• Experience with data connectivity drivers: JDBC, ODBC, Arrow Flight.
• Kubernetes on managed services (GKE / EKS / AKS) and multi-cloud exposure.
• IaC tools such as Terraform.
• Track record of performance optimization at the systems level — profiling, vectorization, cache/memory-conscious design.
• Prior experience contributing to open-source data infrastructure projects.

About the Client:

Our client is a leading enterprise data platform company building an open, high-performance data lakehouse for AI and analytical workloads. The platform combines an intelligent SQL query engine, an AI-ready semantic layer, and an open catalog built on Apache Iceberg — enabling Fortune 500 companies across finance, energy, manufacturing, and logistics to unify, query, and govern data at massive scale across cloud and on-premise sources.

About the Role:

We are looking for a Senior SDET to lead the design of automated test frameworks and testing strategy for a large-scale distributed data platform. You will own the quality of the query engine, connectivity layer, and backend services end-to-end — from framework architecture through CI/CD infrastructure across all major clouds — and mentor middle engineers on the team.

This is a data-heavy, backend-focused role. We are not looking for web/UI QA engineers — the work centers on validating distributed query execution, data correctness at scale, connectivity drivers, and backend microservices.

Responsibilities:

• Architect, design, and evolve automated test frameworks in Python / pytest for backend services, REST APIs, and distributed data components.
• Define testing strategy for new features and platform components — coverage, risk assessment, and quality gates.
• Own end-to-end, integration, performance, and regression testing covering SQL query execution, data correctness at scale, and platform APIs.
• Lead performance and load testing efforts with JMeter, including workloads over JDBC / ODBC / Arrow Flight drivers.
• Design and validate large-scale data testing scenarios — query plans, result correctness across heterogeneous data sources, metadata consistency, and behavior under high concurrency.
• Own CI/CD test pipelines in Jenkins — architect, maintain, and continuously improve.
• Provision and manage test environments in Kubernetes (GKE / EKS / AKS) across GCP, AWS, and Azure using Docker; drive automation and reproducibility.
• Investigate complex, cross-layer failures and drive root-cause analysis with engineering.
• Mentor middle SDETs, review test designs, and set quality standards across the team.
• Partner with US-based development leads on shift-left practices, testability, and release readiness.

Required Qualifications:

• Education: B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Programming: Strong proficiency in Python, including pytest, with deep understanding of OOP, software design principles, and test framework architecture.
• SQL & Data: Advanced SQL skills and strong understanding of relational and analytical data systems, including query execution internals.
• Data-intensive testing experience: Demonstrated experience testing data-intensive systems — query engines, ETL/ELT pipelines, streaming platforms, or analytical databases. Candidates with only web/UI QA backgrounds are not a fit.
• Testing experience: 5+ years in backend/system test automation, with demonstrated ownership of test strategy and infrastructure.
• CI/CD & DevOps: Solid experience architecting and maintaining Jenkins pipelines and test environments.
• Containers & Orchestration: Strong working knowledge of Docker and Kubernetes (running workloads, debugging pods, deploying complex environments).
• Cloud: Hands-on experience with at least one major cloud (GCP, AWS, or Azure); exposure to more than one is a strong plus.
• Version Control: Confident with Git / GitHub workflows and code review practices.
• English: Upper-Intermediate or higher (B2+) — daily written and verbal communication with a US-based engineering team.
• Availability: Able to work EU hours with a 2–3 hour shift toward US West Coast time to ensure daily overlap with the client team.
• Leadership: Prior experience mentoring engineers, defining test strategy, or leading a QA/SDET function.

Desired Skills:

• Deep experience testing REST APIs and backend microservices at scale.
• Hands-on with distributed computing frameworks (e.g., Apache Spark, Kafka) and MPP SQL query engines (e.g., Presto, Trino, or similar).
• Strong understanding of modern data lakehouse concepts, open table formats (Apache Iceberg), and data warehousing.
• Experience with data connectivity drivers: JDBC, ODBC, Arrow Flight.
• Performance testing with JMeter or comparable load-testing tools at production scale.
• Kubernetes on managed services (GKE / EKS / AKS) and multi-cloud exposure.
• IaC tools such as Terraform.
• Deep understanding of query plan generation, query acceleration / materializations, and metadata integrity in distributed data systems.
• Prior experience leading a QA/SDET function in a data-platform or database engineering environment.

About the Client:

Our client is a leading enterprise data platform company building an open, high-performance data lakehouse for AI and analytical workloads. The platform combines an intelligent SQL query engine, an AI-ready semantic layer, and an open catalog built on Apache Iceberg — enabling Fortune 500 companies across finance, energy, manufacturing, and logistics to unify, query, and govern data at massive scale across cloud and on-premise sources.

About the Role:

We are looking for a Middle-level SDET to design and maintain automated tests for a large-scale distributed data platform. You will validate the correctness, performance, and reliability of the query engine, connectivity layer, and backend services across all major clouds.

This is a data-heavy, backend-focused role. We are not looking for web/UI QA engineers — the work centers on validating distributed query execution, data correctness at scale, connectivity drivers, and backend microservices.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain automated tests in Python / pytest for backend services, REST APIs, and distributed data components.
• Write end-to-end, integration, and regression tests covering SQL query execution, data correctness, and platform APIs.
• Support performance and load testing with JMeter, including workloads over JDBC / ODBC / Arrow Flight drivers.
• Validate data-intensive scenarios — query plans, result correctness across data sources, metadata consistency, and behavior under concurrency.
• Contribute to CI/CD test pipelines in Jenkins — configure, maintain, and troubleshoot.
• Provision and manage test environments in Kubernetes (GKE / EKS / AKS) across GCP, AWS, and Azure using Docker.
• Investigate failures across the stack — query engine, distributed services, drivers, infrastructure — and drive them to resolution with engineering.
• Collaborate with US-based developers on testability and quality gates.

Required Qualifications:

• Education: B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Programming: Strong proficiency in Python, including pytest, with a solid grasp of OOP and software design principles.
• SQL & Data: Strong SQL skills and solid understanding of how relational and analytical data systems work.
• Data-intensive testing experience: Hands-on experience testing data-intensive systems — query engines, ETL/ELT pipelines, streaming platforms, or analytical databases. Candidates with only web/UI QA backgrounds are not a fit.
• Testing experience: 3+ years in backend/system test automation or SDET roles.
• CI/CD & DevOps basics: Practical experience with Jenkins pipelines and deploying/maintaining test environments.
• Containers: Working knowledge of Docker and basic Kubernetes (running workloads, debugging pods, kubectl fluency).
• Cloud: Comfortable operating in at least one major cloud (GCP, AWS, or Azure).
• Version Control: Confident with Git / GitHub workflows.
• English: Upper-Intermediate or higher (B2+) — daily written and verbal communication with a US-based engineering team.
• Availability: Able to work EU hours with a 2–3 hour shift toward US West Coast time to ensure daily overlap with the client team.

Desired Skills:

• Experience testing REST APIs and backend microservices at scale.
• Familiarity with distributed computing frameworks (e.g., Apache Spark, Kafka) and MPP SQL query engines (e.g., Presto, Trino, or similar).
• Understanding of modern data lakehouse concepts, open table formats (Apache Iceberg), and data warehousing.
• Experience with data connectivity drivers: JDBC, ODBC, Arrow Flight.
• Performance testing with JMeter or comparable load-testing tools.
• Kubernetes on managed services (GKE / EKS / AKS) and multi-cloud exposure.
• IaC tools such as Terraform.
• Understanding of query plan generation, query acceleration / materializations, and metadata integrity in distributed data systems.

About the Client:

Our client is a leading enterprise data platform company building an open, high-performance data lakehouse for AI and analytical workloads. The platform combines an intelligent SQL query engine, an AI-ready semantic layer, and an open catalog built on Apache Iceberg — enabling Fortune 500 companies across finance, energy, manufacturing, and logistics to unify, query, and govern data at massive scale across cloud and on-premise sources.

About the Role:

We are looking for a Middle-level Software Engineer to work on the core query engine of a large-scale distributed data platform. You will develop features across query planning, optimization, and execution, contribute to performance-critical components, and help evolve the platform's ability to process massive analytical workloads across heterogeneous data sources.

This is a systems-level, backend engineering role focused on distributed data processing internals — not application development or CRUD services.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain features across the query engine — planning, optimization, execution, and data access layers.
• Write high-quality, performance-conscious code in Java and/or C++.
• Work with SQL semantics, query plans, and execution operators over large-scale distributed data.
• Integrate with columnar formats, open table formats, and connectivity drivers used across the platform.
• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines and automated testing — participate in build, test, and release workflows in Jenkins.
• Deploy and validate work in Kubernetes (GKE / EKS / AKS) across GCP, AWS, and Azure using Docker.
• Debug complex issues spanning query planning, distributed execution, memory management, and I/O.
• Collaborate closely with US-based engineering teams on design reviews, code reviews, and technical decisions.

Required Qualifications:

• Education: B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Programming: Strong proficiency in Java or C++, with solid OOP and software design fundamentals. Candidates comfortable with both are especially valued.
• SQL & Data: Strong SQL skills and solid understanding of relational and analytical data systems, including query execution concepts.
• Data processing systems experience: Hands-on experience with data processing systems — query engines, distributed databases, ETL/ELT frameworks, or analytical platforms.
• Engineering experience: 3+ years in backend/systems software engineering.
• CI/CD & DevOps basics: Practical experience with Jenkins pipelines and modern development workflows.
• Containers: Working knowledge of Docker and basic Kubernetes (running workloads, debugging pods, kubectl fluency).
• Cloud: Comfortable operating in at least one major cloud (GCP, AWS, or Azure).
• Version Control: Confident with Git / GitHub workflows.
• English: Upper-Intermediate or higher (B2+) — daily written and verbal communication with a US-based engineering team.
• Availability: Able to work EU hours with a 2–3 hour shift toward US West Coast time to ensure daily overlap with the client team.

Desired Skills:

• Experience with Apache Arrow (columnar in-memory format).
• Familiarity with Apache Calcite (SQL parsing, planning, optimization framework).
• Exposure to Gandiva or LLVM-based expression compilation.
• Experience with open table formats — Apache Iceberg, Delta Lake, or Hudi.
• Familiarity with distributed computing frameworks (e.g., Apache Spark, Kafka) and MPP SQL query engines (e.g., Presto, Trino, or similar).
• Understanding of query planning, optimization, and execution internals.
• Experience with data connectivity drivers: JDBC, ODBC, Arrow Flight.
• Kubernetes on managed services (GKE / EKS / AKS) and multi-cloud exposure.
• IaC tools such as Terraform.
• Experience with performance profiling and optimization of latency-sensitive systems.

About the Client:

Our client is a leading enterprise data platform company building an open, high-performance data lakehouse for AI and analytical workloads. The platform combines an intelligent SQL query engine, an AI-ready semantic layer, and an open catalog built on Apache Iceberg — enabling Fortune 500 companies across finance, energy, manufacturing, and logistics to unify, query, and govern data at massive scale across cloud and on-premise sources.

About the Role:

We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer to design, build, and own significant components of the core query engine of a large-scale distributed data platform. You will lead work across query planning, optimization, and execution — driving architectural decisions, mentoring middle engineers, and pushing the platform's performance and scalability boundaries across all major clouds.

This is a systems-level, backend engineering role focused on distributed data processing internals — not application development or CRUD services.

Responsibilities:

• Architect, design, and implement significant components of the query engine — planner, optimizer, execution operators, memory management, and data access layers.
• Write and review high-quality, performance-critical code in Java and/or C++.
• Own end-to-end delivery of features from technical design through production rollout.
• Drive performance optimization work — profiling, benchmarking, and eliminating bottlenecks in latency- and throughput-sensitive paths.
• Integrate deeply with columnar formats, open table formats, and connectivity drivers.
• Mentor middle engineers, lead code reviews, and set technical standards for the team.
• Contribute to CI/CD architecture and quality processes across Jenkins, containerization, and multi-cloud deployment (GCP, AWS, Azure via Kubernetes / Docker).
• Debug complex, cross-layer issues spanning query planning, distributed execution, memory management, and I/O.
• Partner with US-based engineering leads on design reviews, architectural decisions, and roadmap execution.

Required Qualifications:

• Education: B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Programming: Strong proficiency in Java or C++, with deep understanding of OOP, systems design, memory management, and concurrency. Candidates strong in both are especially valued.
• SQL & Data: Advanced SQL skills and strong understanding of query execution internals — planning, optimization, and operator implementation.
• Data processing systems experience: Demonstrated experience building or extending data processing systems — query engines, distributed databases, ETL/ELT frameworks, or analytical platforms.
• Engineering experience: 5+ years in backend/systems software engineering, with a track record of owning significant components.
• CI/CD & DevOps: Solid experience with Jenkins and modern engineering workflows.
• Containers & Orchestration: Strong working knowledge of Docker and Kubernetes.
• Cloud: Hands-on experience with at least one major cloud (GCP, AWS, or Azure); exposure to more than one is a strong plus.
• Version Control: Confident with Git / GitHub workflows and rigorous code review practices.
• English: Upper-Intermediate or higher (B2+) — daily written and verbal communication with a US-based engineering team.
• Availability: Able to work EU hours with a 2–3 hour shift toward US West Coast time to ensure daily overlap with the client team.
• Leadership: Prior experience mentoring engineers, leading technical designs, or owning components end-to-end.

Desired Skills:

• Deep experience with Apache Arrow (columnar in-memory format).
• Hands-on experience with Apache Calcite (SQL parsing, planning, optimization framework).
• Experience with Gandiva or LLVM-based expression compilation and code generation.
• Experience with open table formats — Apache Iceberg, Delta Lake, or Hudi.
• Deep familiarity with distributed computing frameworks (e.g., Apache Spark, Kafka) and MPP SQL query engines (e.g., Presto, Trino, or similar).
• Deep understanding of query planning, optimization (cost-based, rule-based), and execution internals.
• Experience with data connectivity drivers: JDBC, ODBC, Arrow Flight.
• Kubernetes on managed services (GKE / EKS / AKS) and multi-cloud exposure.
• IaC tools such as Terraform.
• Track record of performance optimization at the systems level — profiling, vectorization, cache/memory-conscious design.
• Prior experience contributing to open-source data infrastructure projects.

Level: Middle Engagement: Long-term contract Location: Europe (EU / EEA / UK), remote Working hours:EU business hours, shifted 2–3 hours later to ensure daily overlap with US West Coast (PST/PDT) mornings

ABOUT THE CLIENT

Our client is a leading enterprise data platform company building an open, high-performance data lakehouse for AI and analytical workloads. The platform combines an intelligent SQL query engine, an AI-ready semantic layer, and an open catalog built on Apache Iceberg — enabling Fortune 500 companies across finance, energy, manufacturing, and logistics to unify, query, and govern data at massive scale across cloud and on-premise sources.

ABOUT THE ROLE

We are looking for a Middle-level Software Engineer to work on the core query engine of a large-scale distributed data platform. You will develop features across query planning, optimization, and execution, contribute to performance-critical components, and help evolve the platform's ability to process massive analytical workloads across heterogeneous data sources.

This is a systems-level, backend engineering role focused on distributed data processing internals — not application development or CRUD services.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develop and maintain features across the query engine — planning, optimization, execution, and data access layers.
• Write high-quality, performance-conscious code in Java and/or C++.
• Work with SQL semantics, query plans, and execution operators over large-scale distributed data.
• Integrate with columnar formats, open table formats, and connectivity drivers used across the platform.
• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines and automated testing — participate in build, test, and release workflows in Jenkins.
• Deploy and validate work in Kubernetes (GKE / EKS / AKS) across GCP, AWS, and Azure using Docker.
• Debug complex issues spanning query planning, distributed execution, memory management, and I/O.
• Collaborate closely with US-based engineering teams on design reviews, code reviews, and technical decisions.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Education: B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Programming: Strong proficiency in Java or C++, with solid OOP and software design fundamentals. Candidates comfortable with both are especially valued.
• SQL & Data: Strong SQL skills and solid understanding of relational and analytical data systems, including query execution concepts.
• Data processing systems experience: Hands-on experience with data processing systems — query engines, distributed databases, ETL/ELT frameworks, or analytical platforms.
• Engineering experience: 3+ years in backend/systems software engineering.
• CI/CD & DevOps basics: Practical experience with Jenkins pipelines and modern development workflows.
• Containers: Working knowledge of Docker and basic Kubernetes (running workloads, debugging pods, kubectl fluency).
• Cloud: Comfortable operating in at least one major cloud (GCP, AWS, or Azure).
• Version Control: Confident with Git / GitHub workflows.
• English: Upper-Intermediate or higher (B2+) — daily written and verbal communication with a US-based engineering team.
• Availability: Able to work EU hours with a 2–3 hour shift toward US West Coast time to ensure daily overlap with the client team.

DESIRED SKILLS

• Experience with Apache Arrow (columnar in-memory format).
• Familiarity with Apache Calcite (SQL parsing, planning, optimization framework).
• Exposure to Gandiva or LLVM-based expression compilation.
• Experience with open table formats — Apache Iceberg, Delta Lake, or Hudi.
• Familiarity with distributed computing frameworks (e.g., Apache Spark, Kafka) and MPP SQL query engines(e.g., Presto, Trino, or similar).
• Understanding of query planning, optimization, and execution internals.
• Experience with data connectivity drivers: JDBC, ODBC, Arrow Flight.
• Kubernetes on managed services (GKE / EKS / AKS) and multi-cloud exposure.
• IaC tools such as Terraform.
• Experience with performance profiling and optimization of latency-sensitive systems.
• Please note: We can consider only candidates currently residing in the EU, EEA, or the UK.

Level: Senior Engagement: Long-term contract Location: Europe (EU / EEA / UK), remote Working hours:EU business hours, shifted 2–3 hours later to ensure daily overlap with US West Coast (PST/PDT) mornings

ABOUT THE CLIENT

Our client is a leading enterprise data platform company building an open, high-performance data lakehouse for AI and analytical workloads. The platform combines an intelligent SQL query engine, an AI-ready semantic layer, and an open catalog built on Apache Iceberg — enabling Fortune 500 companies across finance, energy, manufacturing, and logistics to unify, query, and govern data at massive scale across cloud and on-premise sources.

ABOUT THE ROLE

We are looking for a Senior SDET to lead the design of automated test frameworks and testing strategy for a large-scale distributed data platform. You will own the quality of the query engine, connectivity layer, and backend services end-to-end — from framework architecture through CI/CD infrastructure across all major clouds — and mentor middle engineers on the team.

This is a data-heavy, backend-focused role. We are not looking for web/UI QA engineers — the work centers on validating distributed query execution, data correctness at scale, connectivity drivers, and backend microservices.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Architect, design, and evolve automated test frameworks in Python / pytest for backend services, REST APIs, and distributed data components.
• Define testing strategy for new features and platform components — coverage, risk assessment, and quality gates.
• Own end-to-end, integration, performance, and regression testing covering SQL query execution, data correctness at scale, and platform APIs.
• Lead performance and load testing efforts with JMeter, including workloads over JDBC / ODBC / Arrow Flightdrivers.
• Design and validate large-scale data testing scenarios — query plans, result correctness across heterogeneous data sources, metadata consistency, and behavior under high concurrency.
• Own CI/CD test pipelines in Jenkins — architect, maintain, and continuously improve.
• Provision and manage test environments in Kubernetes (GKE / EKS / AKS) across GCP, AWS, and Azure using Docker; drive automation and reproducibility.
• Investigate complex, cross-layer failures and drive root-cause analysis with engineering.
• Mentor middle SDETs, review test designs, and set quality standards across the team.
• Partner with US-based development leads on shift-left practices, testability, and release readiness.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Education: B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Programming: Strong proficiency in Python, including pytest, with deep understanding of OOP, software design principles, and test framework architecture.
• SQL & Data: Advanced SQL skills and strong understanding of relational and analytical data systems, including query execution internals.
• Data-intensive testing experience: Demonstrated experience testing data-intensive systems — query engines, ETL/ELT pipelines, streaming platforms, or analytical databases. Candidates with only web/UI QA backgrounds are not a fit.
• Testing experience: 5+ years in backend/system test automation, with demonstrated ownership of test strategy and infrastructure.
• CI/CD & DevOps: Solid experience architecting and maintaining Jenkins pipelines and test environments.
• Containers & Orchestration: Strong working knowledge of Docker and Kubernetes (running workloads, debugging pods, deploying complex environments).
• Cloud: Hands-on experience with at least one major cloud (GCP, AWS, or Azure); exposure to more than one is a strong plus.
• Version Control: Confident with Git / GitHub workflows and code review practices.
• English: Upper-Intermediate or higher (B2+) — daily written and verbal communication with a US-based engineering team.
• Availability: Able to work EU hours with a 2–3 hour shift toward US West Coast time to ensure daily overlap with the client team.
• Leadership: Prior experience mentoring engineers, defining test strategy, or leading a QA/SDET function.

DESIRED SKILLS

• Deep experience testing REST APIs and backend microservices at scale.
• Hands-on with distributed computing frameworks (e.g., Apache Spark, Kafka) and MPP SQL query engines(e.g., Presto, Trino, or similar).
• Strong understanding of modern data lakehouse concepts, open table formats (Apache Iceberg), and data warehousing.
• Experience with data connectivity drivers: JDBC, ODBC, Arrow Flight.
• Performance testing with JMeter or comparable load-testing tools at production scale.
• Kubernetes on managed services (GKE / EKS / AKS) and multi-cloud exposure.
• IaC tools such as Terraform.
• Deep understanding of query plan generation, query acceleration / materializations, and metadata integrity in distributed data systems.
• Prior experience leading a QA/SDET function in a data-platform or database engineering environment.
• Please note: We can consider only candidates currently residing in the EU, EEA, or the UK.

Level: Senior Engagement: Long-term contract Location: Europe (EU / EEA / UK), remote Working hours:EU business hours, shifted 2–3 hours later to ensure daily overlap with US West Coast (PST/PDT) mornings

ABOUT THE CLIENT

Our client is a leading enterprise data platform company building an open, high-performance data lakehouse for AI and analytical workloads. The platform combines an intelligent SQL query engine, an AI-ready semantic layer, and an open catalog built on Apache Iceberg — enabling Fortune 500 companies across finance, energy, manufacturing, and logistics to unify, query, and govern data at massive scale across cloud and on-premise sources.

ABOUT THE ROLE

We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer to design, build, and own significant components of the core query engine of a large-scale distributed data platform. You will lead work across query planning, optimization, and execution — driving architectural decisions, mentoring middle engineers, and pushing the platform's performance and scalability boundaries across all major clouds.

This is a systems-level, backend engineering role focused on distributed data processing internals — not application development or CRUD services.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Architect, design, and implement significant components of the query engine — planner, optimizer, execution operators, memory management, and data access layers.
• Write and review high-quality, performance-critical code in Java and/or C++.
• Own end-to-end delivery of features from technical design through production rollout.
• Drive performance optimization work — profiling, benchmarking, and eliminating bottlenecks in latency- and throughput-sensitive paths.
• Integrate deeply with columnar formats, open table formats, and connectivity drivers.
• Mentor middle engineers, lead code reviews, and set technical standards for the team.
• Contribute to CI/CD architecture and quality processes across Jenkins, containerization, and multi-cloud deployment (GCP, AWS, Azure via Kubernetes / Docker).
• Debug complex, cross-layer issues spanning query planning, distributed execution, memory management, and I/O.
• Partner with US-based engineering leads on design reviews, architectural decisions, and roadmap execution.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Education: B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Programming: Strong proficiency in Java or C++, with deep understanding of OOP, systems design, memory management, and concurrency. Candidates strong in both are especially valued.
• SQL & Data: Advanced SQL skills and strong understanding of query execution internals — planning, optimization, and operator implementation.
• Data processing systems experience: Demonstrated experience building or extending data processing systems — query engines, distributed databases, ETL/ELT frameworks, or analytical platforms.
• Engineering experience: 5+ years in backend/systems software engineering, with a track record of owning significant components.
• CI/CD & DevOps: Solid experience with Jenkins and modern engineering workflows.
• Containers & Orchestration: Strong working knowledge of Docker and Kubernetes.
• Cloud: Hands-on experience with at least one major cloud (GCP, AWS, or Azure); exposure to more than one is a strong plus.
• Version Control: Confident with Git / GitHub workflows and rigorous code review practices.
• English: Upper-Intermediate or higher (B2+) — daily written and verbal communication with a US-based engineering team.
• Availability: Able to work EU hours with a 2–3 hour shift toward US West Coast time to ensure daily overlap with the client team.
• Leadership: Prior experience mentoring engineers, leading technical designs, or owning components end-to-end.

DESIRED SKILLS

• Deep experience with Apache Arrow (columnar in-memory format).
• Hands-on experience with Apache Calcite (SQL parsing, planning, optimization framework).
• Experience with Gandiva or LLVM-based expression compilation and code generation.
• Experience with open table formats — Apache Iceberg, Delta Lake, or Hudi.
• Deep familiarity with distributed computing frameworks (e.g., Apache Spark, Kafka) and MPP SQL query engines (e.g., Presto, Trino, or similar).
• Deep understanding of query planning, optimization (cost-based, rule-based), and execution internals.
• Experience with data connectivity drivers: JDBC, ODBC, Arrow Flight.
• Kubernetes on managed services (GKE / EKS / AKS) and multi-cloud exposure.
• IaC tools such as Terraform.
• Track record of performance optimization at the systems level — profiling, vectorization, cache/memory-conscious design.
• Prior experience contributing to open-source data infrastructure projects.
• Please note: We can consider only candidates currently residing in the EU, EEA, or the UK

Level: Middle Engagement: Long-term contract Location: Europe (EU / EEA / UK), remote Working hours:EU business hours, shifted 2–3 hours later to ensure daily overlap with US West Coast (PST/PDT) mornings

ABOUT THE CLIENT

Our client is a leading enterprise data platform company building an open, high-performance data lakehouse for AI and analytical workloads. The platform combines an intelligent SQL query engine, an AI-ready semantic layer, and an open catalog built on Apache Iceberg — enabling Fortune 500 companies across finance, energy, manufacturing, and logistics to unify, query, and govern data at massive scale across cloud and on-premise sources.

ABOUT THE ROLE

We are looking for a Middle-level SDET to design and maintain automated tests for a large-scale distributed data platform. You will validate the correctness, performance, and reliability of the query engine, connectivity layer, and backend services across all major clouds.

This is a data-heavy, backend-focused role. We are not looking for web/UI QA engineers — the work centers on validating distributed query execution, data correctness at scale, connectivity drivers, and backend microservices.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develop and maintain automated tests in Python / pytest for backend services, REST APIs, and distributed data components.
• Write end-to-end, integration, and regression tests covering SQL query execution, data correctness, and platform APIs.
• Support performance and load testing with JMeter, including workloads over JDBC / ODBC / Arrow Flightdrivers.
• Validate data-intensive scenarios — query plans, result correctness across data sources, metadata consistency, and behavior under concurrency.
• Contribute to CI/CD test pipelines in Jenkins — configure, maintain, and troubleshoot.
• Provision and manage test environments in Kubernetes (GKE / EKS / AKS) across GCP, AWS, and Azure using Docker.
• Investigate failures across the stack — query engine, distributed services, drivers, infrastructure — and drive them to resolution with engineering.
• Collaborate with US-based developers on testability and quality gates.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Education: B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Programming: Strong proficiency in Python, including pytest, with a solid grasp of OOP and software design principles.
• SQL & Data: Strong SQL skills and solid understanding of how relational and analytical data systems work.
• Data-intensive testing experience: Hands-on experience testing data-intensive systems — query engines, ETL/ELT pipelines, streaming platforms, or analytical databases. Candidates with only web/UI QA backgrounds are not a fit.
• Testing experience: 3+ years in backend/system test automation or SDET roles.
• CI/CD & DevOps basics: Practical experience with Jenkins pipelines and deploying/maintaining test environments.
• Containers: Working knowledge of Docker and basic Kubernetes (running workloads, debugging pods, kubectl fluency).
• Cloud: Comfortable operating in at least one major cloud (GCP, AWS, or Azure).
• Version Control: Confident with Git / GitHub workflows.
• English: Upper-Intermediate or higher (B2+) — daily written and verbal communication with a US-based engineering team.
• Availability: Able to work EU hours with a 2–3 hour shift toward US West Coast time to ensure daily overlap with the client team.

DESIRED SKILLS

• Experience testing REST APIs and backend microservices at scale.
• Familiarity with distributed computing frameworks (e.g., Apache Spark, Kafka) and MPP SQL query engines(e.g., Presto, Trino, or similar).
• Understanding of modern data lakehouse concepts, open table formats (Apache Iceberg), and data warehousing.
• Experience with data connectivity drivers: JDBC, ODBC, Arrow Flight.
• Performance testing with JMeter or comparable load-testing tools.
• Kubernetes on managed services (GKE / EKS / AKS) and multi-cloud exposure.
• IaC tools such as Terraform.
• Understanding of query plan generation, query acceleration / materializations, and metadata integrity in distributed data systems.
• Please note: We can consider only candidates currently residing in the EU, EEA, or the UK

Requirements

• 1–3 years of commercial development experience;
• Strong knowledge of JavaScript and TypeScript;
• Experience with Node.js and/or Bun.js;
• Experience with Vue.js is preferred; React is also acceptable;
• Good understanding of full-stack web application development;
• Understanding of WebSockets and real-time communication;
• Experience working with PostgreSQL;
• Good understanding of asynchronous programming;
• Confident working with the Git version control system;
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills;
• Intermediate level of English.

Would be a plus

• Experience with modern backend architecture and API design;
• Experience working with ORMs or query builders;
• Familiarity with deployment, CI/CD, and cloud environments;
• Experience building scalable products or SaaS platforms.
• Experience using AI tools for coding to improve productivity;

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain full-stack product features with attention to quality and performance;
• Participate in end-to-end development, from idea to production;
• Build both backend and frontend parts of the application;
• Work with real-time features using WebSockets;
• Deliver features quickly and efficiently.

Requirements:

• Strong backend development experience with C++ (the bulk of the backend is built on a custom in-house framework)
• Hands-on experience with AWS, particularly S3
• Proficiency with Protobuf
• Experience deploying and operating services on Kubernetes, including performance-driven traffic routing to pods
• Performance engineering skills — hash-based routing, SSD-based caching, and memory-mapped files
• Solid systems / low-level fundamentals (there is no off-the-shelf framework to rely on — much of the stack is custom)
• Ability to work highly autonomously and drive work forward with minimal supervision
• Strong communication skills and experience working in distributed teams (Europe/Ukraine time zone; ~1–2 hours of daily overlap with a US-based team)
• Hands-on experience with AI-assisted development tools — e.g. Claude Code and Codex — including AI skills, plugins, and MCP (Model Context Protocol), with a clear understanding of how to boost personal productivity and code quality using AI tooling

Nice-to-Have:

• Familiarity with OpenTelemetry / observability tooling
• Understanding of LevelDB SSTable concepts and sorted, time-keyed data structures
• Familiarity with Python (used only for a small metadata/auth service)
• Basic DevOps skills

Key Responsibilities:

• Optimize the performance of the C++ data-streaming backend — efficient delivery of large recorded datasets to the browser
• Work on infrastructure-level optimizations: traffic routing to Kubernetes pods, hash-based routing, SSD-based caching, and memory-mapped files
• Operate within a custom data-handling stack — a C++ framework, a custom HTTP server, and a proprietary data format built on top of LevelDB SSTables and Protobuf
• Take ownership of performance work end-to-end, proactively identifying bottlenecks and driving solutions independently
• Collaborate with a primarily US-based team with ~1–2 hours of daily overlap, while working largely independently
• Participate in code reviews and design discussions

About the Project:

You'll join the engineering team of a leading technology company building autonomous mobility and robotics systems. The team develops an internal data visualization platform — a "video and data player" that renders 3D scenes, lidar, and audio recorded by autonomous vehicles. This role sits on the performance work stream: the backend reads on-vehicle data stored in S3, deserializes it from a custom, time-keyed format, and streams it to the browser. The data-transfer service is implemented in C++, and most of the platform's performance gains are expected to come from the backend.

This is a long-term engagement for a strong systems engineer who enjoys low-level performance work and is comfortable ramping on a heavily custom stack with high ownership and minimal supervision.

Requirements:

• 1–3 years of commercial development experience;
• Strong knowledge of JavaScript and TypeScript;
• Experience with Node.js and/or Bun.js;
• Experience with Vue.js is preferred; React is also acceptable;
• Good understanding of full-stack web application development;
• Understanding of WebSockets and real-time communication;
• Experience working with PostgreSQL;
• Good understanding of asynchronous programming;
• Confident working with the Git version control system;
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills;
• Intermediate level of English.

Would be a plus:

• Experience with modern backend architecture and API design;
• Experience working with ORMs or query builders;
• Familiarity with deployment, CI/CD, and cloud environments;
• Experience building scalable products or SaaS platforms.
• Experience using AI tools for coding to improve productivity;

Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain full-stack product features with attention to quality and performance;
• Participate in end-to-end development, from idea to production;
• Build both backend and frontend parts of the application;
• Work with real-time features using WebSockets;
• Deliver features quickly and efficiently;

Engagement: Contract (full-time) · Remote Stack: React (primary) · Python (backend) · existing Vue · AWS DynamoDB · in-house UI toolkit

About the role

You’ll work on the internal compute-platform web application of a US robotics / autonomous company — the system that runs safety simulations and large-scale compute workloads (training, batch inference, MapReduce-style jobs) across a cluster of roughly 50,000–100,000 nodes.

The app is the task-management UI where engineers submit and track jobs: job status and queue time, debugging, and understanding jobs modeled as DAGs (directed acyclic graphs) — which steps ran, which failed, what resources were consumed, why a job is slow, and how to optimize it (e.g. GPU utilization, switching between CPU/GPU nodes).

The application is ~10 years old; its first version was in Vue, and a React migration began ~18 months ago (the team is now building the next major version). The approach is incremental: a host shell with key pages implemented in React, iframing much of the older Vue app. Today it’s ~90% frontend — a React app calling many existing services — and will grow its own dedicated Python backend over time, moving toward roughly two-thirds frontend / one-third backend in steady state.

This is a senior, autonomous role. Design/product support is limited to UI polish, so you’ll exercise product judgment yourself — walking through user flows as a user, and asking clarifying questions when a ticket isn’t well-defined.

What you’ll do

• Build and rework user interfaces in React; migrate the remaining Vue components to React and build new React components.
• Reuse the team’s shared component library / in-house UI toolkit.
• Grow a lightweight Python backend — application-level joins, light workflow/processing, a DynamoDB store for things like user preferences — while the app continues to call many existing services.
• Visualize complex job/DAG data clearly: status, failures, resource usage, and performance.
• Talk to users, clarify ambiguous requirements, and ship features end to end.

Must-have

• Strong, hands-on React — modern hooks, component architecture, state management, performance.
• Solid Python for backend development.
• General database experience.
• A product mindset: questions whether a ticket is well-defined, pushes back constructively, drives clarity instead of waiting for prescriptive specs.
• Ability to operate at a senior level — autonomous, user-facing, proactive, comfortable owning features end to end.

Nice-to-have

• Ability to read and understand Vue (to migrate existing components).
• Experience with complex data visualization / dashboards, ideally graph/DAG rendering.
• WebGL — only for advanced graph visualization; genuinely optional (fine without it).
• Experience with a shared component library / design system.
• Experience with internal developer platforms, compute, or infrastructure tooling.

What success looks like

In the first months you’ll take ownership of meaningful parts of the app — migrating Vue screens to React, shipping UI improvements users notice, and starting to shape the Python backend — while reducing the hand-holding needed to move a feature from idea to production.

Engagement: Contract (full-time) · Remote

Stack: React (primary) · Python (backend) · existing Vue · AWS DynamoDB · in-house UI toolkit

ABOUT THE ROLE

You'll work on the internal compute-platform web application of a US robotics / autonomous company — the system that runs safety simulations and large-scale compute workloads (training, batch inference, MapReduce-style jobs) across a cluster of roughly 50,000–100,000 nodes.

The app is the task-management UI where engineers submit and track jobs: job status and queue time, debugging, and understanding jobs modeled as DAGs (directed acyclic graphs) — which steps ran, which failed, what resources were consumed, why a job is slow, and how to optimize it (e.g. GPU utilization, switching between CPU/GPU nodes).

The application is ~10 years old; its first version was in Vue, and a React migration began ~18 months ago (the team is now building the next major version). The approach is incremental: a host shell with key pages implemented in React, iframing much of the older Vue app. Today it's ~90% frontend — a React app calling many existing services — and will grow its own dedicated Python backend over time, moving toward roughly two-thirds frontend / one-third backend in steady state.

This is a senior, autonomous role. Design/product support is limited to UI polish, so you'll exercise product judgment yourself — walking through user flows as a user, and asking clarifying questions when a ticket isn't well-defined.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Build and rework user interfaces in React; migrate the remaining Vue components to React and build new React components.
• Reuse the team's shared component library / in-house UI toolkit.
• Grow a lightweight Python backend — application-level joins, light workflow/processing, a DynamoDB store for things like user preferences — while the app continues to call many existing services.
• Visualize complex job/DAG data clearly: status, failures, resource usage, and performance.
• Talk to users, clarify ambiguous requirements, and ship features end to end.

MUST-HAVE

• Strong, hands-on React — modern hooks, component architecture, state management, performance.
• Solid Python for backend development.
• General database experience.
• A product mindset: questions whether a ticket is well-defined, pushes back constructively, drives clarity instead of waiting for prescriptive specs.
• Ability to operate at a senior level — autonomous, user-facing, proactive, comfortable owning features end to end.

NICE-TO-HAVE

• Ability to read and understand Vue (to migrate existing components).
• Experience with complex data visualization / dashboards, ideally graph/DAG rendering.
• WebGL — only for advanced graph visualization; genuinely optional (fine without it).
• Experience with a shared component library / design system.
• Experience with internal developer platforms, compute, or infrastructure tooling.

WHAT SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE

In the first months you'll take ownership of meaningful parts of the app — migrating Vue screens to React, shipping UI improvements users notice, and starting to shape the Python backend — while reducing the hand-holding needed to move a feature from idea to production.