Staff Software Engineer - Semantic Layer

This position is posted by Jobgether on behalf of a partner company. We are currently looking for a Staff Software Engineer - Semantic Layer in India.

In this role, you will help shape the future of how organizations define, manage, and consume trusted business metrics at scale. You will contribute to a core open-source engine that powers semantic modeling and metric consistency across modern data stacks. The work sits at the intersection of query compilation, distributed systems, and analytics engineering, with direct impact on how thousands of companies measure performance. You will design and build foundational components that translate business logic into reliable, scalable SQL execution across multiple data platforms. This is a high-ownership engineering role where you will influence architecture, contribute to open-source development, and collaborate with a global community of users and contributors. It is ideal for engineers who enjoy deep technical challenges and building systems that define industry standards.

Accountabilities

• Design, build, and maintain core components of a semantic modeling and query compilation engine, including metric definitions and SQL generation.
• Develop and enhance systems that support dimensional modeling and consistent metric computation across multiple data warehouses.
• Contribute to the evolution of an open-source project by reviewing contributions, triaging issues, and managing releases.
• Improve performance, scalability, and reliability of query execution across distributed data systems.
• Collaborate with platform, product, and community teams to ensure seamless integration across the broader ecosystem.
• Translate product requirements and user feedback into robust technical implementations and architectural improvements.
• Write clear technical documentation, design proposals, and RFCs to support engineering alignment and transparency.
• Mentor engineers through code reviews, pairing, and technical guidance.

Requirements

• Strong professional software engineering experience with a proven track record of delivering production-grade systems.
• Advanced proficiency in Python, including testing, typing, and packaging best practices.
• Strong understanding of SQL and analytical query execution in modern data warehouses.
• Experience working on systems involving parsing, compilation, transformation, or rule-based logic.
• Solid foundation in software engineering principles such as modularity, scalability, and API design.
• Experience collaborating in distributed, asynchronous engineering environments.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical concepts clearly.
• Familiarity with data systems, query engines, or analytics platforms is highly desirable.
• Exposure to open-source development, CI/CD workflows, or developer tooling is a plus.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation including salary and equity packages.
• Comprehensive health insurance coverage.
• Generous paid time off and wellness support.
• Learning and professional development stipends.
• Remote-first and globally distributed team environment.
• Opportunity to contribute to a widely used open-source project with global impact.
• High-impact engineering work shaping modern data and analytics standards.
• Home-office support and flexible work arrangements.

How Jobgether Works

We use an AI-powered matching process to ensure your application is reviewed quickly, objectively, and fairly against the role's core requirements. Our system identifies the top-fitting candidates, and this shortlist is then shared directly with the hiring company. The final decision and next steps (interviews, assessments) are managed by their internal team.

We appreciate your interest and wish you the best!

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