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We're Celonis, the global leader in Process Mining technology and one of the world's fastest-growing SaaS firms. We believe there is a massive opportunity to unlock productivity by placing data and intelligence at the core of business processes - and for that, we need you to join us.
The Team:
Celonis USA is the fastest-growing division of one of the world’s fastest-growing companies.
Come join us on the ground floor on a team led by experienced ex-FAANG coworkers dedicated to developing state-of-the-art technology for Celonis products. The team creates foundational solutions such as a mining engine that enables our customers to interactively execute process mining over enterprise-sized data sets, as well as innovative object-centric modeling tools that empower users to perform process-oriented business analysis in a natural and powerful way. In order to handle the strong growth of our customer base and their demands, we are heavily investing in performance and scalability to ensure that our platform scales efficiently and dynamically in a multi-cloud environment.
Join us if you want to grow in your engineering knowledge, and your career and leave your mark on a rapidly growing company.
The Role:
We are looking for senior backend developers who enjoy building systems with the capability to manage big data. Within our Query Engine and Core Mining teams, we are looking for a senior C++ Software Engineer, who develops and implements new features and algorithms for our core engine and increases the reliability and performance of existing components. With your general knowledge of working with modern C++, coupled with experience in developing high-performance large-scale data processing systems, you will create new, innovative algorithms and operators for our query engine.
The work you’ll do:
- Identify and implement novel query optimization, transaction management, or distributed data processing algorithms in the Core Mining Engine
- Analyze and understand performance and scalability bottlenecks in the system and solve them
- Deal with issues from logical representations of the execution plan to efficient resource management, all the way down to highly parallel vectorized execution
- Design and implement critical high-performance systems to handle the ever-growing request rate on our database
- Evangelize best practices in database usage and end-to-end architecture
- Set an example for and mentor and grow your teammates
- Recognize and take action to improve the developer work environment
- Write clean, understandable, and testable code
- Provide feedback on the designs and code of peers
- Manage individual project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables
- Document development procedures, concepts and knowledge
- Build, launch, and maintain features in production
- Help define a fun and inclusive engineering culture
The qualifications you need:
- BS in Computer science; Masters or Ph.D. preferred
- 5+ years of hands-on software engineering experience
- Significant background in database internals or building core components (query optimization, query execution, storage engines, transaction processing) for large-scale data processing systems (e.g., Starrocks, ClickHouse, etc)
- Experienced in programming with C++ (17)
- Have an analytical mind and a good understanding of complex data structures and algorithms in data management
- Have a curiosity about how things work and a desire to improve them
Total compensation package will include base salary + bonus/commission + equity + benefits (health, dental, life, 401k, and paid time off). Please note that the base salary range is a guideline, and that the actual total compensation offer will be determined based on various factors, including, but not limited to, applicant's qualifications, skills, experiences, and location.
What Celonis Can Offer You:
- Pioneer Innovation: Work with the leading, award-winning process mining technology, shaping the future of business.
- Accelerate Your Growth: Benefit from clear career paths, internal mobility, a dedicated learning program, and mentorship opportunities.
- Receive Exceptional Benefits: Including generous PTO, hybrid working options, company equity (RSUs), comprehensive benefits, extensive parental leave, dedicated volunteer days, and much more.
- Prioritize Your Well-being: Access to resources such as gym subsidies, counseling, and well-being programs.
- Connect and Belong: Find community and support through dedicated inclusion and belonging programs.
- Make Meaningful Impact: Be part of a company driven by strong values that guide everything we do: Live for Customer Value, The Best Team Wins, We Own It, and Earth Is Our Future.
- Collaborate Globally: Join a dynamic, international team of talented individuals.
- Empowered Environment: Contribute your ideas in an open culture with autonomous teams.
About Us:
Celonis makes processes work for people, companies and the planet. The Celonis Process Intelligence Platform uses industry-leading process mining and AI technology and augments it with business context to give customers a living digital twin of their business operation. It’s system-agnostic and without bias, and provides everyone with a common language for understanding and improving businesses. Celonis enables its customers to continuously realize significant value across the top, bottom, and green line. Celonis is headquartered in Munich, Germany, and New York City, USA, with more than 20 offices worldwide.
Get familiar with the Celonis Process Intelligence Platform by watching this video.
Celonis Inclusion Statement:
At Celonis, we believe our people make us who we are and that “The Best Team Wins”. We know that the best teams are made up of people who bring different perspectives to the table. And when everyone feels included, able to speak up and knows their voice is heard - that's when creativity and innovation happen.
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