Staff Software Engineer - IAM

Starburst delivers enterprise intelligence at scale by giving organizations secure, governed access to all their data, wherever it lives. Built for distributed data environments, Starburst helps enterprises power AI and analytics without the cost and complexity of traditional data consolidation. With open standards including Trino and Apache Iceberg, Starburst enables trusted access to complete enterprise context while helping organizations avoid vendor lock-in. Leading global enterprises trust Starburst to fuel AI, analytics, and enterprise intelligence. Learn more at starburst.ai .

About the role:

As a backend engineer, you’ll work with Trino ’s original creators and experts to exceed our customers’ expectations for optimizing core of Trino to run on public clouds, building a scalable platform for operating Galaxy and building product security features around Identity and Access Management. Daily tasks will include developing new product features, supporting our product in production, building tools, and collaborating with various stakeholders to ensure the security of the service.

The Identity and Access Management (IAM) team seeks to build data governance experiences that are best-in-class. Security is our north star, but we also strive for top-tier performance, ease of use, and flexibility on our authentication and authorization systems. We aim to make data governance easy by building robust tooling around industry standard authentication systems and making the ecosystem around access control (RBAC, ABAC, data classification, tagging) fast, powerful, and simple to use.

As a Backend Software Engineer at Starburst you will:

• Design, develop and operate features relating to Identity and Access Management for both Starburst Galaxy and the Starburst Enterprise Platform (SEP).
• Work cross functionally to ensure the best experience for our customers
• Build and implement features across the product lifecycle, such as standalone security tools, CI/CD pipeline integrations, product security features/fixes, etc.
• Provide considerate and timely review of your peers' pull requests and design proposals

Some of the things we look for:

• 10+ years experience developing distributed systems
• Extensive software development experience with Java
• Demonstrated experience with software engineering and design best practices.
• Prior experience with software development in Authentication, Authorization or Audit a huge plus
• While this is primarily a backend development role, full stack experience with ReactJS is a plus!
• Demonstration of ownership, grit, and bias for action - core values at Starburst
• Ability to Travel : This role will require occasional in-person travel for purposes including but not limited to new hire onboarding, team and department offsites, customer engagements, and other company events. Actual travel expectations may vary by role and business needs.

Where could this role be based?

• This role is based in our Boston office and follows a hybrid model, with an expectation of being onsite 1-2 days per week.

Starburst is dedicated to maintaining fair and equitable compensation practices. The salary range provided for this role reflects the minimum and maximum targets for candidates across all U.S. locations and could be inclusive of variable compensation, such as commission or bonus. All employees receive equity packages (ISOs) and have access to a comprehensive benefits offering. Actual compensation packages are determined based on relevant skills, experience, education and training, and specific work location. For more information, connect with the recruiting team or Hiring Manager during the process as they can provide more detailed information about the salary range.

Pay Range

$215,000 - $250,000 USD

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