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Principal Engineer - Open Source Data Platform (ODP)

Acceldata has created the world's first Data Observability Cloud, helping data-driven enterprises achieve operational excellence, innovation agility, and higher returns on data investment. Modern enterprises…

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Principal Engineer - Open Source Data Platform (ODP) - acceldata

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Job Title
Principal Engineer - Open Source Data Platform (ODP)
Job Location
Bengaluru
Job Description

ABOUT THE ROLE

We are seeking a Principal Engineer with at least 14 years of experience to serve as a technical visionary and thought leader for Acceldata's Open Data Platform (ODP). In this role, you will define the long-term technical strategy, lead the most complex architectural initiatives, and represent Acceldata in the global open-source and distributed systems community. You will work directly with engineering leadership and executives to shape product direction while driving innovation across the organization.

WHY JOIN US?

As a Principal Engineer at Acceldata, you will be at the forefront of shaping the future of enterprise data platforms, defining the technical vision for systems that power mission-critical workloads across the world's largest organizations. Your decisions will directly influence not only our platform but also the broader data ecosystem through open-source contributions and industry leadership.

You'll work alongside Apache members, committers, and industry veterans who are passionate about solving the hardest problems in distributed computing. This is a rare opportunity to combine deep technical impact with strategic influence, building technology that matters while shaping the direction of a growing data observability company.

RESPONSIBILITIES
  • Define and drive the long-term technical strategy and architecture for the Open Data Platform, aligning with business objectives and industry trends.

  • Own the design of the most complex, high-impact systems and establish architectural principles and patterns that scale across the organization.

  • Identify emerging technologies and industry trends; lead research and development initiatives that position Acceldata at the cutting edge of data platform innovation.

  • Serve as a recognized leader in the open-source community; drive Apache project contributions, represent Acceldata at conferences, and influence project roadmaps.

  • Collaborate with CTO, VP of Engineering, and Product leadership to translate business strategy into technical execution; provide technical due diligence for strategic initiatives.

  • Influence engineering practices, tools, and culture across multiple teams; establish best practices that elevate the entire engineering organization.

  • Mentor Staff Engineers and Senior Engineers; develop technical leadership capabilities across the organization.

  • Lead resolution of the most challenging technical problems spanning architecture, performance, scalability, and reliability.

  • Engage with strategic customers and partners on complex technical discussions; translate customer needs into platform capabilities.

  • Drive alignment across engineering, product, and operations on technical decisions with broad organizational impact.

  • Work across diverse environments: Bare Metals, VM, Kubernetes, multi-cloud, and hybrid architectures at enterprise scale.

  • REQUIREMENTS
  • 15+ years of hands-on software development experience with at least 8 years focused on distributed systems, big data platforms, or data infrastructure.

  • Proven track record of leading large-scale technical initiatives from conception to production across multiple teams.

  • Expert-level proficiency in Java or Scala; strong skills in Python and systems languages.

  • Deep expertise in distributed computing, including consensus protocols, distributed transactions, data replication, partitioning strategies, and optimization with modern table formats.

  • Extensive experience in architecting and scaling systems using Hadoop, Spark, Hive, Trino, Kafka, Flink, and related technologies at production scale (100s to 1000s of nodes).

  • Demonstrated ability to design and evolve complex systems that handle petabyte-scale data with high availability and performance requirements.

  • Expert knowledge of cloud-native architectures, Kubernetes orchestration, and multi-cloud deployment patterns.

  • Track record of diagnosing and resolving complex distributed system issues, including performance optimization, resource management, and failure mode analysis.

  • Significant contributions to major open-source projects; experience working with distributed global teams and open-source governance models.

  • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills; proven ability to influence technical direction across organizations and with external stakeholders.

  • Ability to balance long-term technical vision with near-term delivery requirements; experience making build vs. buy decisions.

  • DESIRED BACKGROUND
  • PMC member or committer status in Apache projects (e.g., Spark, Kafka, Hive, Hadoop, Iceberg, Flink, Trino).

  • Speaker at major conferences (ApacheCon, Spark Summit, Kafka Summit, QCon, etc.); published papers or widely-read technical content.

  • Experience building or contributing to query engines, optimizers, or execution frameworks.

  • Deep experience with modern lakehouse architectures, table formats (Iceberg, Delta, Hudi), and data mesh patterns.

  • Experience with ML infrastructure, feature stores, or MLOps platforms.

  • Experience scaling engineering organisations in high-growth environments.

  • Master's or PhD in Computer Science, with a focus on distributed systems, databases, or related fields.

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    acceldata Headquarters Location

    Palo Alto, CA

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    acceldata Company Size

    Between 50 - 500 employees

    acceldata Founded Year

    2018

    acceldata Total Amount Raised

    $105,560,000

    acceldata Funding Rounds

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    • Series C

      $10,000,000 USD

    • Series C

      $10,000,000 USD

    • Series C

      $50,000,000 USD

    • Series C

      $50,000,000 USD

    • Series B

      $35,000,000 USD

    • Series B

      $35,000,000 USD

    • Series A

      $8,500,000 USD

    • Series A

      $8,500,000 USD

    • Seed

      $2,060,000 USD

    • Seed

      $2,060,000 USD