Calling the bold.

Calling the bold.

Uncork-backed companies are hiring explorers, builders, and operators ready to help chart new territory.

Uncork-backed companies are hiring explorers, builders, and operators ready to help chart new territory.

Senior Software Engineer

Dual Bird

Dual Bird

Software Engineering
Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel · Haifa, Israel
Posted on Oct 18, 2025

Join a small team building high-performance data systems

We’re looking for a software engineer to develop frameworks, drivers, and tools that accelerate open-source big data processing on custom hardware. You’ll focus on enabling and optimizing large-scale workloads in tailored cloud environments, with seamless integration into AWS-based data services.

This role includes building and refining software stacks, implementing tools for benchmarking, debugging, and performance analysis, and evaluating acceleration gains to improve efficiency in cloud-based platforms.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field from a leading university
  • Strong programming skills in C++ or Java
  • 5+ years of experience in software development with a focus on high-performance computing

Bonus points

  • Python or Scala experience for data and system development
  • Background in runtime systems and low-level performance tuning
  • Experience with big data frameworks like Apache Spark
  • Understanding of columnar formats like Parquet and their effect on query performance
  • Familiarity with AWS services including EMR, S3, and EC2