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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior Software Engineer - Cloudera Context Search Team - **Company:** Cloudera, Inc. - **Location:** San Jose, CA, United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $152,000.0 - $190,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Query Performance, Java (Programming Language), Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Apache HTTP Server, Audit Trail, Microsoft Azure, Big Data, Software Bug Management, Cloud Computing, Cloud Engineering, Apache Lucene, Codecs, Computer Programming, Databases, Data Sharing, Shard (Database Architecture), Distributed Systems, Apache Hadoop, Apache Hive, Java Virtual Machine (JVM), Open Source Technology, Performance Tuning, Role-Based Access Control, Software Defined Everything, Cloudera, Systems Integration, Transport Layer Security, Google Cloud, Apache Spark, Kubernetes Helm Charts, Generative AI, Kubernetes, Information Technology, Apache Flink, Deployment Automation, Data Management - **Published:** May 19, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=3cc5ba5bc4131e8d ## About the Role * Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent and 5-6 years of related experience; OR Master's degree and 3-5 years of related experience; OR PhD and 0-3 years of related experience * Search Expertise: 5+ years of experience working with OpenSearch or Elasticsearch in a production environment at scale. * Distributed Systems: Strong understanding of distributed system concepts (Consensus algorithms, CAP theorem, replication, and sharding). * Programming: Proficiency in Java (core OpenSearch development) and/or Go/Python for automation and tooling. * Infrastructure: Extensive experience with Kubernetes (K8s) and container orchestration. * Cloud Providers: Hands-on experience deploying search workloads on AWS (EKS/AOSS), Azure (AKS), or Google Cloud (GKE). * Big Data Ecosystem: Familiarity with the Hadoop ecosystem or modern equivalents like Spark, Flink, and Hive is a major plus. You might also have: * Experience with Lucene internals (segment merging, bitsets, and codecs). * Knowledge of Vector Database capabilities within OpenSearch for Generative AI (RAG) use cases. * History of contributing to open-source projects (Apache Software Foundation or OpenSearch Project) ## Description You will bridge the gap between big data storage and real-time retrieval, ensuring that OpenSearch operates seamlessly within our containerized (Kubernetes) and multi-cloud environments. As a Sr. Software Engineer you will: * Architect & Scale: Design and implement large-scale OpenSearch clusters capable of handling petabytes of data with low-latency indexing and query performance. * Platform Integration: Deeply integrate OpenSearch with CDP components (e.g., Apache Iceberg, SDX, and Ozone) to provide a unified search experience across the data lakehouse. * Performance Tuning: Optimize JVM settings, shard allocation strategies, and query DSL to ensure maximum throughput and stability. * Security & Governance: Implement enterprise-grade security including RBAC, TLS, and audit logging, ensuring compliance with Cloudera's Shared Data Experience (SDX) standards. * Cloud Native Operations: Develop and maintain Kubernetes Operators and Helm charts for automated deployment, scaling, and self-healing of search services. * Community Contribution: Act as a liaison to the upstream OpenSearch community, contributing bug fixes, features, and performance improvements., You will tackle complex distributed systems challenges, crafting the foundational software for the control and data planes that powers CDP and keeps it running at massive scale. Working at the forefront of hybrid and multi-cloud technology, you will empower data scientists, engineers, and analysts with the tools and infrastructure they need for advanced analytics and modeling. Collaboration is key, you will work alongside brilliant minds across product, data science, and engineering to drive innovation, standardize best practices, and shape the future of enterprise AI and data platforms. This is your chance to build the future of data and see your work make a global impact. The expected base salary range for this role in ## Related Videos - [Alibaba Big Data and Machine Learning Technology](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/37-alibaba-big-data-and-machine-learning-technology) - [Add Location-based Searching to Site with ElasticSearch](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/77-add-location-based-searching-to-site-with-elasticsearch) - [Can You Touch the Internet? 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