Hybrid Senior Staff Applied Engineer – Emergent Engineering Taskforce

at Cloudera

• Job title: Senior Staff Applied Engineer – Emergent Engineering Taskforce
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: Cloud, Distributed Systems, Kubernetes
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Singapore

About the role

• Senior Staff Applied Engineer at Cloudera transforming abstract requirements into technical specifications. Collaborating with stakeholders to ensure engineering aligns with business objectives while guiding team efforts.

Responsibilities

• Engage with non-technical stakeholders to decipher the "signal from the noise."
• Transform high-level opportunities into precise technical specifications, ensuring the pod builds solutions that drive measurable ROI.
• Leverage a full-spectrum skillset to build immediate, throwaway proofs-of-concept.
• Validate assumptions interactively with stakeholders, shortening the feedback loop from weeks to hours.
• Act as the hands-on integrator who connects abstract AI models and data platforms into complex, real-world hybrid-cloud environments.
• You are responsible for the "last mile" of engineering—guiding teams on best practices, removing operational blockers, and ensuring the solution is adopted into daily workflows.
• Act as the "eyes and ears" for Product Management capturing friction points users face and feeding detailed technical insights back to the core engineering teams.

Requirements

• 7+ years of engineering experience, with a significant portion spent in consultative, solutions architecture, or forward-deployed roles.
• Proven ability to positively affect change and define technical approaches in environments with fuzzy definitions, shifting requirements, and no documentation.
• Ability to connect abstract AI models to real-world human workflows and business logic.
• A versatile technical skillset across multiple languages and the ability to seamlessly switch between hands-on coding and leading strategic workshops.
• Strong proficiency in Kubernetes and Cloud-Native technologies to troubleshoot deployments in distributed environments.
• Advanced oral and written skills. You must be able to hold your own with executive stakeholders and explain complex distributed systems concepts to non-engineers.

Benefits

• Generous PTO Policy
• Support work life balance with Unplugged Days
• Flexible WFH Policy
• Mental & Physical Wellness programs
• Phone and Internet Reimbursement program
• Access to Continued Career Development
• Comprehensive Benefits and Competitive Packages
• Paid Volunteer Time
• Employee Resource Groups