Middle / Senior / Lead Java SDE (GL)

We are looking for Middle / Senior / Lead Java Software Engineers to support and contribute to open-source data platform projects that promote a cloud lakehouse ecosystem. The team works on Apache Iceberg and adjacent OSS integrations, including Flink compatibility, Trino and Hive4 support, custom metastore client implementation, and cross-project compatibility testing.

• Support Apache Flink and Iceberg v3 specification work, compatibility improvements, authentication gap fixes, and community-approved feature implementation;
• Add support for Trino and Hive4 in a custom IMetastoreClient implementation for BigLake;
• Implement compatibility test cases for Apache Iceberg across languages and projects;
• Work with private repository code that is being prepared for open sourcing;
• Contribute to technical design, implementation, testing, and review activities across the OSS support scope;
• Collaborate with engineering stakeholders and align implementation details with community consensus

• Commercial Java engineering experience for data-intensive systems;
• Experience with Java data processing frameworks such as Flink, Spark, Kafka, or Beam;
• Understanding of data lake or lakehouse architecture;
• Hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform services such as BigLake, KMS, or GCS ecosystem;
• Practical Python experience for tooling, tests, or integration work;
• Ability to work with compatibility testing, cross-system integrations, and open-source-oriented implementation workflows;
• Technical leadership experience for Lead-level candidates;
• Upper-Intermediate English level and clear communication with distributed engineering teams.

Nice to Have:

• Apache Iceberg experience;
• OSS community contribution experience;
• Cross-system integration experience.

Working Conditions:
Overlap: by 10AM PST. B2B contract

Locations: Egypt, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Georgia.