1. Design and develop storage and index access methods leveraging lake native open storage formats 2. Innovate on techniques to come up with optimal query plan based on various cost based techniques that composes hybrid storge formats 3. Design and develop novel methods to compose different engines into hybrid query execution plan 4. Provide thought leadership in one or more related problem space 5. Provide mentorship to junior engineers in the team 6. Own the features' end to end software development life cycle 1. Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical discipline. 2. 7+ years of hands‑on software development experience using C++, Rust, or an equivalent systems programming language. 3. 5+ years designing, developing, and shipping system‑level features for large‑scale cloud services or backend distributed systems. 4. Deep expertise in distributed systems, storage, and database architectures, with the ability to set technical direction and influence design across multiple teams. 5. Proven experience building and operating cloud platforms or foundational services on Azure, AWS, or GCP, including ownership of scalability strategy, availability guarantees, and platform‑level observability. 6. Experience working with PostgreSQL internals or similar enterprise‑grade database systems, sufficient to guide architecture and resolve complex production issues. This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled. *