Staff Software Engineer, Query Engine – Rust

Komodo Health

. Design, build, and optimize Burrow’s distributed query execution, indexing, and storage layers .

Posted 11/2/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesLead💰 $196,000 - $265,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in designing and optimizing distributed query execution and storage systems, with a strong focus on high-performance data processing for large-scale healthcare datasets. Proven ability to lead complex initiatives, mentor engineers, and communicate technical decisions effectively across teams.

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Rust ProgrammingHigh-Performance Systems CodeData Model DesignDistributed Systems ProfilingAI/ML Infrastructure Development

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Hard Skills

SQLPythonDuckDBSparkErlangC++ParquetArrowIndexingQuery Planning

Soft Skills

Technical CommunicationMentoringLeadership

Tools & Technologies

ChatGPTGeminiCursorClaudePinotDruidClickHouseDataFusionTrino

Industry Keywords

Healthcare DataData ArchitectureWarehouse MigrationsAI WorkflowsHigh-Volume Data Environments

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Distributed SystemsErlangPythonRustSparkSQLC++

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design, build, and optimize Burrow’s distributed query execution, indexing, and storage layers
Design query APIs, semantic layers, and serving patterns for AI products and agents
Build high-performance data processing and serving systems for large-scale healthcare datasets using Rust, SQL, Python, DuckDB, or Spark
Expand Burrow to support provider data and new query types
Partner with upstream data engineering, product, platform, data science, quality, application, and Labs@Komodo teams
Lead complex, multi-quarter initiatives and make trade-offs across performance, scalability, cost, reliability, and delivery
Implement data quality checks, validation, observability, lineage, monitoring, and alerting
Improve engine latency, throughput, query cost, reliability, failure handling, and operational readiness
Lead migration of legacy query workloads onto Burrow without customer disruption
Mentor engineers and raise standards for system design, code quality, testing, CI/CD, documentation, and AI-augmented workflows

Requirements

What you’ll need

Experience writing high-performance systems code in Rust, Erlang, or C++
End-to-end ownership of services, including production operations
Deep knowledge of analytical engine internals, including Parquet, Arrow, indexing, pruning, compression, compaction, query planning, and execution
Experience building on or extending Pinot, Druid, ClickHouse, DuckDB, DataFusion, or Trino
Ability to design data models, serving patterns, platform components, and architectures for complex, high-volume data environments
Track record of setting technical direction across teams and driving multi-quarter architecture decisions
Experience building query or serving infrastructure consumed by AI/ML systems, LLM-driven products, or high-volume real-time traffic
Experience profiling and tuning distributed systems across memory, CPU, I/O, NVMe, caching, partitioning, and failure handling
Ability to communicate technical decisions and trade-offs clearly to technical and senior stakeholders
Hands-on use of AI tools such as ChatGPT, Gemini, Cursor, or Claude
Healthcare data experience, warehouse migrations, high-scale data architecture, applied AI workflows, and fast-growth execution are nice to have

Benefits

Comp & perks

Performance-based bonuses may be available
Equity awards may be available
Comprehensive health insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Flexible time off and holidays
401(k) with company match
Disability insurance
Life insurance
Leaves of absence in accordance with applicable laws and company policy
Remote or hybrid work options
In-office flexibility for hub-based employees