Overview As a Staff Engineer at Cloudera, you will own the next generation of our enterprise Apache Iceberg distribution, shaping data lake architectures at petabyte scale. You will contribute to the Iceberg open-source project and drive performance improvements across the Cloudera stack, enabling efficient multi-cloud data processing for integral customers. You'll collaborate with product, customers, and cross-functional teams to evolve Iceberg features for modern data lakes. This role offers impact at scale, working on distributed systems that power large enterprises and AI-driven analytics.
Compensaciones / Beneficios Generous PTO Policy
Unplugged Days
Flexible WFH Policy
Mental & Physical Wellness programs
Phone and Internet Reimbursement program
Continued Career Development
Responsabilidades Drive the future of data architecture by contributing to Apache Iceberg
Implement Iceberg-based features to improve performance across the Cloudera stack
Collaborate with product managers and customers to identify improvements for Modern Data Lakes




Develop new features in Java on modern platforms
Understand and leverage Iceberg across the Cloudera stack in daily tasks
Debug deployment issues, perform root-cause analysis, and conduct system tests
Collaborate with team members and stakeholders
Requisitos principales Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent and 6+ years of experience; OR Master's degree with 4–6 years; OR PhD with 2–4 years
Hands-on programming with solid data structures and algorithms
Experience in systems design and development
Strong knowledge of Java, Scala, C++, or Python; willingness to learn we are using
Passion for clean code, quality, and detail
Ability to work independently and in international teams
Excellent communication and collaboration skills
Open-minded and keen to learn and build great products
Experience with Apache Iceberg or related technologies (nice to have)
Experience with distributed computing or high availability systems (nic

📌 Senior Staff Software Engineer (Bilbao)
🏢 Cloudera
📍 Bilbao