Senior / Staff Software Engineer (Cloud)

Materialize

New York, NY

Full Time

Senior

160k-225k

10 days ago

Job Description

About the Role

Materialize is a real-time data platform built on a breakthrough in incremental computation, enabling up-to-date, trustworthy views into any aspect of your business using just SQL. Build and adapt live, composable data products in minutes—with the team you already have. Use Materialize to power data-intensive UIs, deliver fresh context to AI/ML pipelines, and create dynamic digital twins of manufacturing processes for real-time optimization. Materialize is trusted by General Mills, Ryder, and Fubo.tv to solve their most pressing real-time data challenges. Our team spans the US (with a NYC headquarters), Canada, and EMEA. We are backed by Kleiner Perkins, Redpoint Ventures, and Lightspeed Venture Partners.

Key Responsibilities

Own and operate our managed cloud, ensuring security, availability, and performance for our SaaS product.
Automate and streamline operations: write database orchestration logic, maintain robust CI pipelines, and bring order to the intersection points between cloud infra and business operations.
Contribute to our Console UI that serves as the entry point for users discovering, querying, and operating Materialize.
Contribute to our self-managed offering that enables customers to deploy Materialize in their cloud of choice.
Debug and resolve complex distributed cloud issues—from tricky network glitches to Kubernetes operator quirks and third-party integrations.

Requirements

5+ years of software engineering experience.
Strong experience with cloud providers (AWS, GCP, Azure) and infrastructure-as-code tools (Terraform, Pulumi, etc.).
Familiar with frontend development using TypeScript and React.
Eager to be a generalist, ready to learn quickly, ramp up in new areas, and tackle a variety of challenges.
Ability to work from the NYC office or be open to relocating.
Possess a growth mindset and enjoy collaborating closely across teams.
Clear communication skills.

Nice to Have

Experience with GCP and/or Azure.
Experience operating production databases or managing other critical systems.
Willingness to participate in our voluntary on-call rotation.
Passionate about databases and distributed systems.

Qualifications

Educational background and credentials are considered during the hiring process.
Relevant skills and certifications are valued.

Benefits & Perks

Salary range of $160,000 - 225,000 plus equity.
Opportunity to work in a dynamic, innovative environment.
Collaborative team with diverse perspectives.
Potential for growth and skill expansion.

Working at Materialize

Materialize values a diverse team of highly intelligent, passionate, curious, and creative people. We take pride in our dynamic team and are committed to being an equal opportunity employer.

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