Founding Staff Software Engineer (Typedef)
Matter Intelligence
About the company
Typedef has a clear mission: to empower data practitioners by enabling them to build critical data products effortlessly and without the headache of managing brittle infrastructure and systems. We are driven by a product-focused approach, challenging the status quo of overly complex data processing platforms that are difficult to maintain and operate. Our primary goal is to provide a delightful developer experience, achieved through abstracting away the complexities of infrastructure and system-level configurations while ensuring the highest levels of performance and reliability for data pipelines. If you share our passion for revolutionizing data infrastructure, we invite you to reach out and join us on this exciting journey!
Typedef’s founders are seasoned infrastructure leaders who have innovated in the data infrastructure and machine learning space. They’re second-time founders with successful exits who are excited to be back at the ground level to build a generational company.
The role
As our founding Software Architect, you will have a crucial role in shaping the technical roadmap for our data processing platform. Your leadership and technical expertise will directly impact our foundational architecture. This position offers a unique opportunity to create a data processing platform from scratch, allowing you to determine the combination of core building blocks from open-source projects and custom Typedef IP. You will collaborate closely with the founders and contribute to building the initial engineering team, which will be responsible for developing the Typedef Alpha version for our design partners.
Responsibilities
Architect the initial data processing platform that will enable us to scale reliably while ensuring data correctness
Design the technical roadmap and prioritize team execution
Lead and mentor a talented engineering team
Play a key role in building a top-notch engineering team
Decide on timelines and milestones for product deliverables
Participate in initial customer and design partnership conversations
Requirements
Must have
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or a related field 5+ years in an Architect or senior technical leadership role
In-depth knowledge of software development languages, frameworks, and methodologies
Strong understanding of system design principles and software architecture patterns
Proficiency in technical documentation and diagramming tools
Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills
Effective communication and leadership abilities
Familiarity with data infrastructure cloud technologies and distributed systems
Experience with Agile development methodologies
Experience with Data Lake architectures
Experience with table formats like Iceberg and Delta
Nice to Have
Experience designing and building query engines
Proficient with distributed compute engines like Spark
Experience with Apache Arrow, DataFusion, Flight, Parquet, Velox
Experience with virtualization technologies like Firecracker and gVisor
Hands on experience with Rust, C++, and Go
