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Founding Engineer
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 Founding Engineer – Data Infrastructure (San Francisco Bay Area, In-Person)

Base Salary: $160,000–$200,000

Equity: 0.5%–3%

Type: Full-time | In-Person | Employee #1 Opportunity

We’re building a revolutionary multi-engine query platform—and we're looking for a passionate, experienced Founding Engineer to help shape it from day one. This is a rare opportunity to join at the ground floor, influence the technical direction, and leave your mark on the future of data infrastructure.

🔧 What You’ll Be Working On:

  • Architecting core systems to route queries across engines like Snowflake, DuckDB, Trino, and ClickHouse
  • Designing logic to serialize and expose query engine plans for developer visibility and debugging
  • Developing internal tools for automated benchmarking and performance comparisons across engines
  • Building robust pipelines to ensure data integrity and consistency across multiple engines
  • Designing and scaling next-generation storage layers optimized for Apache Iceberg
  • Tackling distributed systems challenges to support low-latency, high-throughput workloads

🧠 What We’re Looking For:

  • 6+ years of experience in backend engineering or infrastructure development
  • Proficiency in Python, Rust, or C++
  • Strong grasp of modern data engineering practices, cloud infrastructure, and system architecture
  • A builder’s mindset and excitement about solving hard technical problems
  • Bonus points for experience with:
  • Apache Iceberg, Delta Lake, or Apache Hudi
  • Query engines or compiler design
  • Distributed systems and performance tuning

💡 Why Join Us?

  • You'll be employee #1, working alongside the founders to shape both product and culture
  • Ownership of critical architectural decisions
  • A collaborative, fast-moving environment where your impact is immediate and measurable
  • A chance to innovate in the exploding space of data infrastructure and analytics

📍 Location:

This role is in-person at our office in the San Francisco Bay Area. We believe the best ideas happen around a whiteboard.


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