Staff Software Engineer - IAM
Starburst
About the role
About Starburst
Starburst delivers enterprise intelligence at scale by giving organizations secure, governed access to all their data, wherever it lives. Built for distributed data environments, Starburst helps enterprises power AI and analytics without the cost and complexity of traditional data consolidation. With open standards including Trino and Apache Iceberg, Starburst enables trusted access to complete enterprise context while helping organizations avoid vendor lock-in. Leading global enterprises trust Starburst to fuel AI, analytics, and enterprise intelligence. Learn more at starburst.ai.
About the role:
As a backend engineer, you’ll work with Trino’s original creators and experts to exceed our customers’ expectations for optimizing core of Trino to run on public clouds, building a scalable platform for operating Galaxy and building product security features around Identity and Access Management. Daily tasks will include developing new product features, supporting our product in production, building tools, and collaborating with various stakeholders to ensure the security of the service.
The Identity and Access Management (IAM) team seeks to build data governance experiences that are best-in-class. Security is our north star, but we also strive for top-tier performance, ease of use, and flexibility on our authentication and authorization systems. We aim to make data governance easy by building robust tooling around industry standard authentication systems and making the ecosystem around access control (RBAC, ABAC, data classification, tagging) fast, powerful, and simple to use.
As a Backend Software Engineer at Starburst you will:
Design, develop and operate features relating to Identity and Access Management for both Starburst Galaxy and the Starburst Enterprise Platform (SEP).
Work cross functionally to ensure the best experience for our customers
Build and implement features across the product lifecycle, such as standalone security tools, CI/CD pipeline integrations, product security features/fixes, etc.
Provide considerate and timely review of your peers' pull requests and design proposals
Some of the things we look for:
10+ years experience developing distributed systems
Extensive software development experience with Java
Demonstrated experience with software engineering and design best practices.
Prior experience with software development in Authentication, Authorization or Audit a huge plus
While this is primarily a backend development role, full stack experience with ReactJS is a plus!
Demonstration of ownership, grit, and bias for action - core values at Starburst
Ability to Travel: This role will require occasional in-person travel for purposes including but not limited to new hire onboarding, team and department offsites, customer engagements, and other company events. Actual travel expectations may vary by role and business needs.
Where could this role be based?
This role is based in our Boston office and follows a hybrid model, with an expectation of being onsite 1-2 days per week.
Starburst is dedicated to maintaining fair and equitable compensation practices. The salary range provided for this role reflects the minimum and maximum targets for candidates across all U.S. locations and could be inclusive of variable compensation, such as commission or bonus. All employees receive equity packages (ISOs) and have access to a comprehensive benefits offering. Actual compensation packages are determined based on relevant skills, experience, education and training, and specific work location. For more information, connect with the recruiting team or Hiring Manager during the process as they can provide more detailed information about the salary range.
Pay Range
$215,000—$250,000 USD
Build your career at Starburst
All-Stars have the opportunity and freedom to realize their true potential. By building alongside top talent, we’re empowered to take ownership of our careers and drive meaningful change. Anchored in industry-proven technology and unprecedented success, All-Stars are taking on the challenge everyday to disrupt our industry – and the future.
Our global workforce is supported by a competitive Total Rewards program that reflects our commitment to a rewarding and supportive work environment. This includes a variety of benefits like competitive pay, attractive stock grants, flexible paid time off, and more.
We are committed to fostering an intentional, inclusive, and diverse culture that drives deep engagement, authentic belonging, and an exceptional All-Star experience. We believe that diversity of thought, perspective, background and experience will enable us to own what we do, drive our success and empower our All-Stars to show up authentically.
Starburst provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state
or local laws.
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and operate IAM features for Starburst Galaxy and Starburst Enterprise Platform.
- Build product features and security tools, including CI/CD integrations and security fixes.
- Support production systems and collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders.
- Review peers’ pull requests and design proposals.
Qualifications
- 10+ years of experience developing distributed systems.
- Extensive software development experience with Java.
- Demonstrated knowledge of software engineering and design best practices.
- Experience with authentication, authorization, or audit systems is a plus.
- ReactJS full-stack experience is a plus.
- Willingness to travel occasionally for onboarding, offsites, customer engagements, and company events.
Benefits
- Equity packages in the form of ISOs.
- Flexible paid time off.
- Competitive compensation and stock grants.
- Hybrid work model with 1–2 days per week onsite in the Boston office.
Skills mentioned
About Starburst
Starburst delivers enterprise intelligence at scale by giving organizations secure, governed access to all their data, wherever it lives. As enterprises accelerate investments in AI, analytics, and data-driven decision-making, many are held back by fragmented data across on-premises systems, multiple clouds, and hybrid environments. Traditional consolidation approaches are costly, slow, and often leave critical business context behind. The Starburst Enterprise Intelligence Platform helps organizations overcome these barriers by enabling federated access to distributed enterprise data without requiring unnecessary data movement or duplication. With Starburst, AI platforms, applications, and teams can access the complete, trustworthy context they need to move from experimentation to production. Business leaders gain faster time to insight, stronger cross-functional collaboration, and greater confidence in decisions based on governed, complete data. Built on open standards with Trino and Apache Iceberg, Starburst integrates with existing data and analytics ecosystems while helping companies avoid vendor lock-in. The platform is trusted by leading enterprises in more than 60 countries, including Comcast, Citigroup, and four of the top five global banks, to power AI, analytics, and enterprise intelligence at scale.
H-1B sponsorship history
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