This position can be remote from Ireland and Spain

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 Leading Emergent Engineering Taskforce (LEET) is a new, agile operational unit designed to execute on Cloudera’s most critical strategic initiatives. Operating as an "empowered pod," we bridge the gap between abstract requirements and real-world execution, tackling both complex customer integrations and high-impact internal engineering projects. We move with the velocity of a startup while leveraging the massive scale of the Cloudera Data Platform.

As the Senior Backend Engineer, you are the Guardian of Resilience. You ensure the system maintains stability under massive production loads.

We are seeking a principled systems engineer dedicated to transforming rapid prototypes into robust, production-grade services. You will apply advanced engineering concepts to ensure our internal and external strategic initiatives survive contact with reality, bridging the gap between legacy Big Data architectures and modern Cloud-Native reliability. You will use Java as a primary vehicle, but you will apply distributed systems principles that transcend any single language or framework.