Starburst
Senior Software Engineer, Connectors
$185K–$215K
Boston, MA +1 · Senior · Full-time · Posted Jul 27, 2026
- Location
- Boston, MA
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
About the job
Develop and maintain data connectors for Starburst and Trino products, improving query performance while preserving correctness and supporting customers.
What you'll do
- Design, develop, and maintain open-source Trino and Starburst platform connectors.
- Improve complex query speed without sacrificing correctness; collaborate across distributed teams and review code.
- Provide support to internal and external customers.
What they ask for
- Prior experience developing distributed systems.
- Extensive software development experience with Java.
- Demonstrated experience with software engineering and design best practices.
- Ability to travel 25% for onboarding, offsites, customer engagements, and company events.
Nice to have
- Familiarity with query engines and data engineering.
- Experience with Iceberg, Delta Lake, Hive table format sync, or large-scale open-source contributions.
Pay
$185,000—$215,000 USD (salary range; may include variable compensation such as commission or bonus)
Tools
Java, Trino, Starburst Enterprise, Starburst Galaxy, Iceberg, Delta Lake, Hive
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