Senior Software Engineer

About Cognite

Embark on a transformative journey with Cognite, a global SaaS forerunner in leveraging AI and data to unravel complex business challenges through our cutting-edge offerings including Cognite Atlas AI, an industrial agent workbench, and the Cognite Data Fusion (CDF) platform. We were awarded the 2022 Technology Innovation Leader for Global Digital Industrial Platforms & Cognite was recognized as 2024 Microsoft Energy and Resources Partner of the Year. In the realm of industrial digital transformation, we stand at the forefront, reshaping the future of Oil & Gas, Chemicals, Pharma and other Manufacturing and Energy sectors. Join us in this venture where AI and data meet ingenuity, and together, we forge the path to a smarter, more connected industrial future.

About The Role

Were seeking a Senior Data Platform Engineer who excels at building high-performance distributed systems and thrives in a fast-paced startup environment. Youll be working on cutting-edge data infrastructure challenges that directly impact how Fortune 500 industrial companies manage their most critical operational data.

How Youll Create An Imapct

• Build high-performance data pipelines using Spark, Flink, and Kafka to process terabyte-scale industrial datasets.
• Develop low-latency APIs and services supporting thousands of concurrent users with sub-second response times.
• Optimize time-series, sensor, and operational data storage and retrieval for massive scale.
• Engineer distributed processing solutions, including real-time streaming that handles millions of events per second.
• Design and evolve cost-efficient data lake architectures (S3/GCS) using modern formats like Parquet/ORC.
• Optimize OLAP query performance across systems such as ClickHouse, Pinot, or Druid.
• Build fault-tolerant, highly-available systems with circuit breakers, retries, and distributed tracing.
• Drive technical innovation through research, prototyping, and contributions to open-source.
• Collaborate with product and architecture teams to translate complex industrial data problems into scalable, production-grade solutions.
  
  

What You Bring

• Deep expertise in Spark internals, including Catalyst optimizer, partitioning, and performance tuning.
• Strong hands-on experience with Flink/Kafka for both streaming and batch workloads.
• Proven ability to scale systems to 10K+ QPS with strong foundations in JVM performance, GC tuning, and memory management.
• Experience building high-throughput REST/gRPC services and advanced caching with Redis/in-memory data structures.
• Strong understanding of monitoring and observability (Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry).
• Solid architectural thinking with an ability to design distributed, secure, and resilient platforms.
• Collaborative mindset with the ability to work across engineering, product, and platform teams.
  
  

Qualifications

• 6–12 years of experience in distributed data systems, backend engineering, or platform engineering.
• Strong programming skills in Scala, Java, or Python.
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS/GCP/Azure) and data lake/object storage.
• Prior experience with large-scale data, OLAP systems, or industrial/IoT data is a plus.
• Contributions to open-source or experience in industrial data/AI platforms is an added advantage.
  
  

Whar We Offer

• Opportunity to build world-class Industrial DataOps systems powering global energy, manufacturing, and industrial AI customers.
• A fast-growing, high-ownership environment in Cognite’s India R&D Center.
• Work on cutting-edge distributed systems, streaming architectures, AI-ready data platforms, and industrial-scale challenges.
• A culture that rewards innovation, autonomy, continuous learning, and open-source contribution.
• Competitive compensation, equity, and benefits aligned with Cognite’s global standards.
  
  

Join the Global Cognite Community

Be part of a diverse, global team of 70+ nationalities, building technology that transforms how the world’s industries operate.

Work from our modern Bengaluru hub in a hybrid, high-trust environment with a flat structure and direct access to decision-makers.

At Cognite, you’ll learn fast, make an impact, and grow your career alongside exceptional talent.

Why Cognite

Recognized by CNBC and Frost & Sullivan as a global innovation leader, Cognite is driving the next wave of industrial AI and digital transformation.

Join us to shape the future of data and industry.

Apply today — and follow us on LinkedIn (@Cognite) to discover more opportunities.

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