- Prior experience developing distributed systems.
- Extensive software development experience with Java.
- Cloud infrastructure architecture and orchestration experience across at least one major cloud provider.
- Experience building and operating backend services that others depend on — APIs, control loops, lifecycle management.
- Hands-on adoption of AI coding tools and agents in day-to-day engineering — shipping real code with them, and sound judgment about where they help and where they don't.
- Demonstrated experience with software engineering and design best practices.
- Appreciation for creating maintainable, performant, and high-quality software as part of a high-performing, globally distributed team.
- Intrinsic motivation for improving your software engineering craftsmanship.
- Comfort with significant autonomy and ownership.
- Curiosity to see what other engineering teams are doing, and the ability to connect the dots — essential when the goal is one implementation replacing two.
- Demonstration of Ownership, Grit, and Bias for Action — core values at Starburst.
- Ability to Travel: This role will require 25% 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.
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