Senior Staff Software Engineer

Teradata

  • San Diego, CA
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 2 days ago
Our CompanyAt Teradata, we believe that people thrive when empowered with better information. That's why we built the most complete cloud analytics and data platform for AI. By delivering harmonized data, trusted AI, and faster innovation, we uplift and empower our customers-and our customers' customers-to make better, more confident decisions. The world's top companies across every major industry trust Teradata to improve business performance, enrich customer experiences, and fully integrate data across the enterprise.What you will doWe are looking for a seasoned engineer who will be responsible for delivering robust, performant and resource-efficient Public Cloud and On-Prem Platform Infrastructure for demanding Teradata analytic and AI workloads. This is a critical role for providing our customers with Teradata Platforms they can count on to be highly available and performant.You will be responsible for
  • Collaborating with cross-functional teams to understand system requirements and define, design, and test amd characterize new analytic and AI data platform capabilities.
  • Deploying and configuring Public Cloud and On-Prem systems.
  • Characterizing/Tuning infrastructure performance and resource utilization/efficiency.
  • Stressing infrastructure up to, and beyond, manufacturer limits to probe for weaknesses to ensure robust and performant infrastructure under intense Teradata analytic and AI workloads.
  • Developing automation for analyzing, characterizing and monitoring system behavior based upon changes in configuration and underlying technologies.
  • Solving unique and complex problems that have a broad impact on the business.
  • Working with infrastructure providers to understand and resolve issues.
  • Supporting Teradata customer field issues related to analytic and AI platform robustness/availability, performance and configuration/deployment.
Who you will work withYou will join a high-performing engineering team working with
  • Teradata Advanced Development, Architects and Product Management to understand system requirements; and define, design, characterize and test new analytic and AI platform infrastructure capabilities.
  • Infrastructure providers to understand and influence roadmaps; and to resolve functional, robustness and performance issues.
  • Teradata Customer Support and Operations to support customer field issues.
  • This role is an Individual Contributor role, closely working with team members and mentoring less experienced engineers.
What makes you a qualified candidate:
  • Experience with Public Cloud (AWS/Azure/GC) or On-Prem Platform Infrastructure:
  • System deployment and configuration
  • Performance and resource (CPU/Storage/IO/Network) characterization and tuning.
  • Stress infrastructure up to, and beyond, manufacturer limits to probe for weaknesses to ensure robust infrastructure under intense workloads.
  • Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related discipline with 12+ years of relevant experience.
  • Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related discipline with 8+ years of relevant experience.
  • PhD in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related discipline with 5+ years of relevant experience.
What you will bringYou will be a preferred candidate if you have
  • Working knowledge of Teradata systems including platform infrastructure, Linux OS, and database.
  • Experience in public cloud environments - AWS, Azure or Google Cloud.
  • Experience with Teradata on-prem solutions such as IntelliFlex, Vantage on VMWare, or Teradata AI Factory.
  • Problem Solving: Identifying problems/gaps, collecting data, establishing facts, and drawing valid conclusions to identify the root cause of an issue and resolving it.
  • A proactive and solution-oriented mindset with a passion for technology, continuous learning and a drive to make an impact.
  • Creativity and adaptability in a dynamic environment.
  • Effective documentation, communication and knowledge sharing skills to facilitate effective decision making, credibility and influence.
  • Software development experience in C/C++, Python, Perl, or other languages.
  • Writing SQL based queries in support of creating and modifying test cases to create targeted configurations and workloads.
Why We Think You'll Love TeradataWe prioritize a people-first culture because we know our people are at the very heart of our success. We embrace a flexible work model because we trust our people to make decisions about how, when, and where they work. We focus on well-being because we care about our people and their ability to thrive both personally and professionally. We are committed to actively working to foster an inclusive environment that celebrates people for all of who they are.#LI-SK1

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