SENIOR STAFF SOFTWARE ENGINEER - DATABASE ENGINEER

Job Description SummaryThis position is responsible for designing highly complex modules, critical components or a whole application/product in its entirety. Has the vision to integrate it across multiple systems. This position works independently and is seen as a technical leader. The position is responsible for driving the design and development efforts related to architecture, scalability, availability and performance in alignment with the product/application roadmap.Job DescriptionRoles and ResponsibilitiesIn this role, you will:• Be responsible for providing technical leadership and defining, developing, and evolving software in a fast paced and agile development environment using the latest software development m and infrastructure• Provide guidance to developers with either planning and execution and/or design architecture using agile methodologies such as SCRUM• Work with Product Line Leaders (PLLs) to understand product requirements & vision• Drive increased efficiency across the teams, eliminating duplication, leveraging product and technology reuse• Capture system level requirements by brainstorming with CTO, Sr. Architects, Data Scientists, Businesses & Product Managers• Leads impact assessment and decision related to technology choices, design /architectural considerations and implementation strategy.• Subject matter expert in processes and methodologies with ability to adapt and improvise in various situations. Expert in navigating through ambiguity and prioritizing conflicting asks.• Expert level skills in design, architecture and development, with an ability to take a deep dive in the implementation aspects if the situation demands.• Leads the architecture and design efforts across the product / multiple product versions and is an expert in architecting custom solutions off the base product.• Expert in core data structures as well as algorithms and has the ability to implement them using language of choice when necessary – as a value offering.Education QualificationFor roles outside USA:Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or “STEM” Majors (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) with significant experience.For roles in USA:Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or “STEM” Majors (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) with minimum years of experience8yearsDesired CharacteristicsTechnical Expertise:• Facilitates and coaches software engineering team sessions on requirements estimation and alternative approaches to team sizing and estimation. Leads a community of practice around estimation to share best practices among teamsDo you wander through forests of B+/LSM trees and write-ahead logs? Do you tell time using a Lamport clock? Does write amplification keep you awake at night? If so, we have the perfect opportunity for you.We are looking for an experienced, creative, and growth-minded software engineer to help us meet the challenge of retooling the power grid for a de-carbonized future. The right engineer will join the team building our next generation database in order to meet the intense data demands of both current and rapidly approaching power grid workloads.Eager to take our innovative database to the next level of performance, correctness, durability, and scalability? Do you thrive working as a valued member of respectful, collaborative, and high-performing teams? Ready to play a key role in protecting the future of our planet? If so, please, apply now!But before you do, please make sure that you also:Have deep mastery of at least one of: C#, C/C++, Java, Kotlin, Rust, Scala, or other systems/primary enterprise languageFeel passionate about distributed systemsGrasp the spirit and the particulars of key database concepts like concurrency control, consensus algorithms, secondary indexes, WALs/journals, replication, serializability theory, and view maintenanceAre comfortable reading, recommending, and conversing about relevant academic papers (VLDB, Papers We Love, etc.)Have experience building cross-platform distributed data management softwareAre open to embracing a new language/stack/polyglotEnjoy working remotely as part of a fully distributed teamBusiness Acumen:• Evaluates technology to drive features and roadmaps. Maps technology trends to internal vision. Differentiates buzzwords from value proposition. Embraces technology trends that drive excellence beyond traditional practices (e.g., Test automation in lieu of traditional QA practices).• Balances value propositions for competing stakeholders. Recommends a well-researched recommendation of buy vs. build solution. Conveys the value proposition for the company by assessing financial risks and gains of decisions and return on investment (ROI). Manages the process of building and maintaining a successful alliance. Understands and successfully applies common analytical techniques, including ROI, SWOT, and Gap analyses. Able to clearly articulate the business drivers relevant to a given initiative.Leadership:• Influences through others; builds direct and behind the scenes support for ideas. Pre-emptively sees downstream consequences and effectively tailors influencing strategy to support a positive outcome. Uses experts or other third parties to influence.• Able to verbalize what is behind decisions and downstream implications. Continuously reflecting on success and failures to improve performance and decision-making. Understands when change is needed. Participates in technical strategy planning.• Proactively identifies and removes project obstacles or barriers on behalf of the team. Able to navigate accountability in a matrixed organization.Communicates and demonstrates a shared sense of purpose. Learns from failure.Personal Attributes:• Able to effectively direct and mentor others in critical thinking skills. Proactively engages with cross-functional teams to resolve issues and design solutions using critical thinking and analysis skills and best practices. Finds important patterns in seemingly unrelated information.• Influences and energizes other toward the common vision and goal. Maintains excitement for a process and drives to new directions of meeting the goal even when odds and setbacks render one path impassable.• Innovates and integrates new processes and/or technology to significantly add value to GE. Identifies how the cost of change weighs against the benefits and advises accordingly. Proactively learns new solutions and processes to address seemingly unanswerable problems.NoteNote:To comply with US immigration and other legal requirements, it is necessary to specify the minimum number of years' experience required for any role based within the USA. For roles outside of the USA, to ensure compliance with applicable legislation, the JDs should focus on the substantive level of experience required for the role and a minimum number of years should NOT be used.This Job Description is intended to provide a high-level guide to the role. However, it is not intended to amend or otherwise restrict/expand the duties required from each individual employee as set out in their respective employment contract and/or as otherwise agreed between an employee and their manager.The salary range for this position is 128,000.00 - 192,000.00 USD Annual. The specific salary offered to a candidate may be influenced by a variety of factors including the candidate’s experience, their education, and the work location. In addition, this position is eligible for [a performance bonus/variable incentive compensation/equity]. Available benefits include Medical, Dental, and Vision. *Please note, the benefits can be Health, Medical, 401K, Paid Leave.Additional InformationGE offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.GE will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable). Relocation Assistance Provided: NoJob SummaryJob number: R3681262Date posted : 2023-05-05Profession: Digital Technology / ITEmployment type: Senior Level