Principal Software Engineer - Hue

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At Cloudera, we empower people to transform complex data into clear and actionable insights. With as much data under management as the hyperscalers, we're the preferred data partner for the top companies in almost every industry. Powered by the relentless innovation of the open source community, Cloudera advances digital transformation for the world's largest enterprises.

The Data Platform Pillar is the bedrock of Cloudera's technology, where we design and build the core components that let our customers store, manage, and process data with unmatched scalability, security, and performance.

One of our products, Hue, is a mature open-source SQL Assistant for querying Databases & Data Warehouses and collaboration. Many companies and organizations use Hue to quickly answer questions via self-service querying.

The Data Warehouse Experience team is seeking passionate developers to join our distributed engineering team. Our mission is to make data warehousing simple and innovative for end users, working on software development, testing, user experience, distributed systems, and scalability.You will architect and implement applications within Hue, part of Cloudera Enterprise, which includes CDP Data Platform (CDPD), the world's leading open-source data platform for mission-critical environments, as well as CDP/Data Warehouse on the public cloud. We have already released the next generation of SQL experience using container-native Hadoop services to work in a Kubernetes cluster.

As a Principal Software Engineer, you will:

• Drive Hue's architecture and technical strategy to deliver a secure, scalable, and extensible data productivity interface for enterprise analytics.

• Lead core feature development across SQL editing, data catalog exploration, visualization, workflow orchestration, and practitioner productivity tooling.

• Define and execute the AI roadmap for Hue, incorporating Cloudera SQL AI, natural-language query experiences, contextual copilots, and retrieval-augmented analytics.

• Advance intelligent SQL assistance and automation by designing foundational capabilities for query generation, optimization suggestions, and semantic data understanding.

• Champion engineering excellence through robust testing, performance optimization, observability, and enterprise-grade reliability.

• Mentor engineers and lead cross-functional collaboration with product, UX, data platform, and other teams to influence long-term strategic direction.

We are excited about you if you have:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent, and 10+ years of experience.

• Attention to details and ability to build reliable and scalable software systems.

• 4+ years of experience in development and test.

• Effective communication and collaboration skills.

• Strong development and system skills.

• Strong critical & analytical skills.

• Experience developing in Python.

• Web development framework experience (React, Vue, Angular etc.).

• Comfortable with HTML and CSS.

• Comfortable with security.

You may also have:

• Comfortable with the Web/RPC stacks in a Cloud world

• Working knowledge of Kubernetes and microservices-based application design

• Experience in developing continuous integration pipelines

Why this role matters:

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.

This role is not eligible for immigration sponsorship.

What you can expect from us:

• Generous PTO Policy

• Support work life balance with Unplugged Days

• Flexible WFH Policy

• Mental & Physical Wellness programs

• Phone and Internet Reimbursement program

• Access to Continued Career Development

• Comprehensive Benefits and Competitive Packages

• Paid Volunteer Time

• Employee Resource Groups

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