Golang / Go Job: Senior Software Engineer, Golang

Senior Software Engineer, Golang at Voltron Data

Remote › 🇺🇸 100% remote position (in the US)   (Posted May 19 2024)

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Salary
$150,000 - $200,000 USD

Job description
We are looking for a highly motivated Open Source Golang Engineer to join Voltron Data’s Open Source Engineering team. On the team, you’ll have the opportunity to help support and grow several open source projects used by hundreds of companies worldwide. You will work closely with the Voltron Data team and the Apache Arrow community to help with maintaining the Apache Arrow and Parquet Golang implementations along with subprojects such as Arrow Flight and Arrow Database Connectivity (ADBC). You will also be directly involved with the community, managing GitHub pull requests, issues, and StackOverflow questions.

You will be doing some or all of the following:
Addressing high priority tasks for Golang development for ADBC, Flight RPC / Flight SQL, Substrait and apache Arrow
Enhancing library quality and reliability
Adding new features and APIs to improve the ease and efficiency of development on the libraries
Answering user tickets (bugs, feature requests), helping contributors, reviewing Pull Requests
Writing and improving prose documentation, tutorials, etc.
Spreading Apache Arrow awareness by potentially authoring blog posts and attending conferences

Timeline
Below is a rough timeline of where you can expect to be at different points during your career path starting in this position.

Upon Joining:

Spending time learning about the Apache Arrow memory layout and Go implementation
Familiarizing yourself with the ADBC, Arrow Flight and FlightSQL specifications
Learning and embracing the Apache development process

Within a month:

Implementing new enhancements and updates to the Arrow Flight and FlightSQL implementations
Participating in peer code review of all PRs related to Go for the Apache Arrow and ADBC projects

Requirements:

Significant experience with Golang
Prior experience with data engineering / data science
Familiarity and experience with crafting new APIs and implementing protocols

Ideally, you are familiar with one or several of the following:

Open source development practices and social dynamics
Build systems and continuous integration
Binary protocols, binary representation issues
Performance profiling with Golang
The Apache Arrow format and one or more of its implementations with significant share in the ecosystem (C++, Python, Rust, Java, etc…)
Interoperability between Go and C++ via CGO shared libraries

US Compensation - The salary range for this role is between $150,000.00 - $200,000.00. We have a global market-based pay structure which varies by location. Please note that the base pay range is a guideline and for candidates who receive an offer, the exact base pay will vary based on factors such as actual work location, skills and experience of the candidate. This position is also eligible for additional incentives such as equity awards.

Benefits
• Work from Anywhere - Payroll and Benefits in 150+ Countries
• Unlimited PTO
• Medical, Dental, and Vision
• Retirement [USA Only]
• Home Office Budget
• Continuing Education Budget

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