Hybrid Staff Software Engineer – Golang

at Cloudera

• Job title: Staff Software Engineer – Golang
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Lead
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: No Education Requirement
• Tech skills: Cloud, Kubernetes, Rust, Go
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Bangalore, India

About the role

• Staff Software Engineer developing scalable backend systems and APIs for Cloudera's Anywhere Cloud team. Driving performance and reliability in Kubernetes-based services while mentoring engineers and optimizing processes.

Responsibilities

• Architect, build, and improve scalable backend systems and APIs.
• Drive performance, reliability, and security across kubernetes based backend services.
• Implement robust testing frameworks, including unit, regression, and end-to-end tests, to guarantee deterministic and predictable behavior from our AI-powered data platform.
• Establish safety guardrails and human-in-the-loop processes to maintain accuracy and ensure the production of ethical, responsible, and non-toxic outputs.
• Optimize for cost & performance: Instrument, analyze, and optimize unit economics (token usage, caching, batching, distillation) and performance (p95 latency, throughput, autoscaling).
• Drive data excellence: Shape data contracts, feedback loops, labeling strategies, and feature stores to continuously improve model and workflow quality.
• Mentor and multiply: Provide technical leadership across teams, unblock complex projects, raise code/design standards, and mentor senior engineers.
• Partner across functions: Translate product intent into technical plans, influence roadmaps with data-driven insights, and communicate trade-offs to executives and stakeholders.

Requirements

• 8+ years of software engineering experience building large-scale distributed production systems;
• Expertise in at least one primary language (Go preferred) and ecosystem (eg: Rust) and cloud-native architectures (containers, service mesh, queues, eventing).
• Familiarity with the AI/ML ecosystem: You understand the fundamentals of LLMs, vector databases, RAG, and prompt engineering.
• Familiarity with tools such as MLflow, LangChain, or Hugging Face is a significant advantage.
• Security & privacy mindset: Familiarity with data governance, PII handling, tenant isolation, and compliance considerations.

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