Title: Sr Software Engineer

Our Team

Teradata Labs is where cutting-edge innovations in data management turn into business value. 

Our outstanding team of database architects and software engineers work together to understand and advance emerging technologies to produce the next wave of big data analytic solutions. Teradata Database is the core of Teradata Massively Parallel Processing (MPP) systems that run on-premises and in hybrid clouds to manage and optimize sophisticated workloads.

The heart of Teradata Database is its cloud-based best-in-class query optimization engine. We work on query optimization techniques in database and analytics engines, machine learning algorithms, scalability and elasticity issues in the cloud, and many other exciting challenges related to performance, usability, accessibility and integration.

Your Opportunity

The Database Query Optimization group at Teradata Labs has an opening for Sr. Software Engineer. In this role, you are expected to contribute to the design, development, and testing of new enhancements and advanced features for the Teradata Vantage Core Platform.

Responsibilities / Interesting Work You’ll Do

• Responsible for understanding the architecture and design of complex features in Teradata database and implementing efficiently in an agile software development environment.
• Candidate should have the good coding skills to come up with efficient implementations for the features
• Candidate should help Product Owners and Architects in protyping, implementing and validating new ideas quickly.
• Implement, validate, and test new database and novel query optimization features and perform functional and performance analysis of code defects and correction of the defects.
• Contribute to the delivery and continuous support of robust, resilient, and quality database features

Qualifications / Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science(B.Tech) or related discipline, with at least five years of related research or industry, or
• Master’s Degree in Computer Science(M.Tech/MCA) or related discipline, with at least three years of related research or industry experience

Ideally, you will also have the following

• Strong programming skills preferably in C/C++ and good understanding of object-oriented software design and design patterns
• Good understanding of SQL, data structures and OS fundamentals is a must
• Good understanding of different processor architectures like ARM / x86 etc., is a plus
• Having working experience or understanding of compiler toolchain technologies like LLVM is a plus
• Good to have low-level system development experience and troubleshooting performance and functional issues
• Abilities to debug complex software in a highly parallel and distributed processing environments is desirable
• Passionate, self-motivated, risk taker, pro-active, initiative taker, good communicator (written & verbal), creative, and team-oriented
• Experience using Agile software development methods and tools

Location

Considering COVID-19, we are still hiring but conducting virtual interviews to keep our candidates and employees safe. Many roles will be temporarily remote or work from home to comply with current safety regulations. These roles will be required to be in the office once it is safe or restrictions are lifted. Read more on our response here: Teradata Response to COVID-19.

The work location for the open positions is at our facility located in Hyderabad, Telangana.

Benefits You’ll Enjoy

*Our total compensation approach includes a competitive base salary, insurance and medical coverage and strong work/family programs.

*Teradata invites all identities and backgrounds in the workplace. We work with deliberation and intent to ensure we are cultivating collaboration and inclusivity across our global organization. We are proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, color, ancestry, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related conditions), national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, medical condition, genetic information, gender identity or expression, military and veteran status, or any other legally protected status.