Talent.com
Staff Software Engineer, AI Data Platform

Staff Software Engineer, AI Data Platform

GranicaSan Francisco, CA, United States
2 days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

Granica is redefining how enterprises prepare and optimize data at the most fundamental layer of the AI stack—where raw information becomes usable intelligence. Our technology operates deep in the data infrastructure layer, making data efficient, secure, and ready for scale.

We eliminate the hidden inefficiencies in modern data platforms—slashing storage and compute costs, accelerating pipelines, and boosting platform efficiency. The result : 60%+ lower storage costs, up to 60% lower compute spend, 3× faster data processing, and 20% overall efficiency gains.

Why It Matters

Massive data should fuel innovation, not drain budgets. We remove the bottlenecks holding AI and analytics back—making data lighter, faster, and smarter so teams can ship breakthroughs, not babysit storage and compute bills.

Who We Are

  • World renowned researchers in compression, information theory, and data systems
  • Elite engineers from Google, Pure Storage, Cohesity and top cloud teams
  • Enterprise sellers who turn ROI into seven‑figure wins.

Powered by World-Class Investors & Customers

$65M+ raised from NEA, Bain Capital, A

  • Capital, and operators behind Okta, Eventbrite, Tesla, and Databricks. Our platform already processes hundreds of petabytes for industry leaders
  • Our Mission :

    We’re building the default data substrate for AI, and a generational company built to endure.

  • Smarter Infrastructure for the AI Era : ++
  • We make data efficient, safe, and ready for scale—think smarter, more foundational infrastructure for the AI era. Our technology integrates directly with modern data stacks like Snowflake, Databricks, and S3-based data lakes, enabling :

  • 60%+ reduction in storage costs and up to 60% lower compute spend
  • 3x faster data processing
  • 20% platform efficiency gains
  • Trusted by Industry Leaders++
  • Enterprise leaders globally already rely on Granica to cut costs, boost performance, and unlock more value from their existing data platforms.

  • A Deep Tech Approach to AI++
  • We’re unlocking the layers beneath platforms like Snowflake and Databricks, making them faster, cheaper, and more AI-native. We combine advanced research with practical productization, powered by a dual-track strategy :

  • Research : Led by Chief Scientist Andrea Montanari (Stanford Professor), we publish 1–2 top-tier papers per quarter.
  • Product : Actively processing 100+ PBs today and targeting Exabyte scale by Q4 2025.
  • Backed by the Best++
  • We’ve raised $60M+ from NEA, Bain Capital, A Capital, and operators behind Okta, Eventbrite, Tesla, and Databricks.

  • Our Mission++
  • To convert entropy into intelligence , so every builder—human or AI—can make the impossible real.

    We’re building the default data substrate for AI , and a generational company built to endure beyond any single product cycle.

    WHAT YOU’LL DO

    This is a technical leadership role for an experienced systems builder who wants to define how AI data infrastructure scales from hundreds of PBs to exabytes.

  • Architect and lead the evolution of Granica’s distributed data systems—catalogs, metadata stores, ACID layers, schema evolution frameworks.
  • Advance data and storage efficiency. Design adaptive compaction, caching, and indexing strategies that minimize I / O and latency.
  • Drive platform reliability & observability. Define SLOs, chaos drills, and metrics frameworks across Spark / Kafka / Flink fleets.
  • Mentor and scale teams. Conduct design reviews, set technical standards, and guide high-impact engineers.
  • Collaborate with AI infra & research. Align platform evolution with model training and inference data needs.
  • Publish and represent Granica externally. Contribute to research or OSS; help shape the future of AI-scale data systems.
  • WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR

    You’ve shipped distributed systems at scale and can both design architectures and guide others in executing them.

    Core Skills

  • 7+ years in distributed systems, storage, or large-scale data infrastructure .
  • Deep expertise in system design, scalability, and performance optimization .
  • Strong coding skills in Java, Scala, Go, or C++ , with disciplined testing and observability.
  • Proven leadership across cross-functional or multi-team projects.
  • Demonstrated success driving cost / performance improvements or platform reliability gains.
  • Desired Skills

  • Experience with table formats (Iceberg, Delta, Hudi), query engines (Trino, Druid, Presto), or metadata / catalog systems .
  • Contributions to open-source or published technical work in data infrastructure.
  • Operating cloud-scale Spark / streaming fleets with strong observability.
  • Prior experience mentoring and scaling technical teams.
  • WHY JOIN GRANICA

    If you’ve helped build the modern data stack at a large company—Databricks, Snowflake, Confluent, or similar—you already know how critical lakehouse infrastructure is to AI and analytics at scale. At Granica, you’ll take that knowledge and apply it where it matters most…at the most fundamental layer in the data ecosystem.

  • Own the product, not just the feature. At Granica, you won’t be optimizing edge cases or maintaining legacy systems. You’ll architect and build foundational components that define how enterprises manage and optimize data for AI.
  • Move faster, go deeper. No multi-month review cycles or layers of abstraction—just high-agency engineering work where great ideas ship weekly. You’ll work directly with the founding team, engage closely with design partners, and see your impact hit production fast.
  • Work on hard, meaningful problems. From transaction layer design in Delta and Iceberg, to petabyte-scale compaction and schema evolution, to adaptive indexing and cost-aware query planning—this is deep systems engineering at scale.
  • Join a team of expert builders. Our engineers have designed the core internals of cloud-scale data systems, and we maintain a culture of peer-driven learning, hands-on prototyping, and technical storytelling.
  • Core Differentiation : We’refocused on unlocking a deeper layer of AI infrastructure. By optimizing the way data is stored, processed, and retrieved, we make platforms like Snowflake and Databricks faster, more cost-efficient, and more AI-native. Our work sits at the most fundamental layer of the AI stack : where raw data becomes usable intelligence.
  • Be part of something early—without the chaos. Granica has already secured $65M+ from NEA, Bain Capital Ventures, A
  • Capital, and legendary operators from Okta, Tesla, and Databricks.
  • Grow with the company. You’ll have the chance to grow into a technical leadership role, mentor future hires, and shape both the engineering culture and product direction as we scale.
  • COMPENSATION & BENEFITS

  • Competitive salary and meaningful equity
  • Unlimited PTO + quarterly recharge days
  • Premium health, vision, and dental
  • Team offsites, deep tech talks, and learning stipends
  • Help build the foundational infrastructure for the AI era
  • Granica is an equal opportunity employer.

    We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

    #J-18808-Ljbffr

    Create a job alert for this search

    Staff Software Engineer Ai • San Francisco, CA, United States

    Related jobs
    • Promoted
    Staff AI & Data Platform Engineer

    Staff AI & Data Platform Engineer

    QuizletSan Francisco, CA, United States
    Full-time
    About Quizlet : At Quizlet, our mission is to help every learner achieve their outcomes in the most effective and delightful way. Our $1B+ learning platform serves tens of millions of students every ...Show moreLast updated: 1 day ago
    • Promoted
    Staff Software Engineer, AI

    Staff Software Engineer, AI

    Hinge-HealthSan Francisco, CA, United States
    Full-time
    Hinge Health is a digital health company focused on providing innovative, evidence-based solutions for musculoskeletal (MSK) pain. Through a combination of wearable sensors, personalized exercise th...Show moreLast updated: 2 days ago
    • Promoted
    Sr. Staff Software Engineer - AI + Data Intelligence Platform

    Sr. Staff Software Engineer - AI + Data Intelligence Platform

    Menlo VenturesSan Francisco, CA, United States
    Full-time
    At Databricks, we are passionate about enabling data teams to solve the world's toughest problems — from making the next mode of transportation a reality to accelerating the development of medical ...Show moreLast updated: 5 days ago
    • Promoted
    Senior Staff Software Engineer, Managed AI

    Senior Staff Software Engineer, Managed AI

    Crusoe Energy Systems LLCSan Francisco, CA, United States
    Full-time
    As a Senior Staff Software Engineer on the Managed AI team at Crusoe, you'll have a pivotal role in shaping the architecture and scalability of our next-generation AI inference platform.You will le...Show moreLast updated: 30+ days ago
    • Promoted
    Staff Software Engineer - Map AI Platform

    Staff Software Engineer - Map AI Platform

    HivemapperSan Francisco, CA, United States
    Full-time
    Hivemapper is a decentralized global map data network built by 10s of thousands of people.High-res sensors feed sensor fusion and ML models at the edge, and data is automatically uploaded in near r...Show moreLast updated: 30+ days ago
    • Promoted
    Staff AI Engineer

    Staff AI Engineer

    You.comSan Francisco, CA, United States
    Full-time
    AI-powered search and productivity platform designed to empower users with personalized, efficient, and trustworthy search experiences. As a cutting-edge technology company, we combine advanced AI m...Show moreLast updated: 30+ days ago
    • Promoted
    Staff Software Engineer, AI

    Staff Software Engineer, AI

    Hinge HealthSan Francisco, CA, United States
    Full-time
    Hinge Health is a digital health company focused on providing innovative, evidence-based solutions for musculoskeletal (MSK) pain. Through a combination of wearable sensors, personalized exercise th...Show moreLast updated: 3 days ago
    • Promoted
    Staff Software Engineer – AI

    Staff Software Engineer – AI

    RipplingSan Francisco, CA, United States
    Full-time
    Rippling gives businesses one place to run HR, IT, and Finance.It brings together all of the workforce systems that are normally scattered across a company, like payroll, expenses, benefits, and co...Show moreLast updated: 2 days ago
    • Promoted
    Staff Software Engineer, Platform – Build the Core of an Enterprise AI Startup

    Staff Software Engineer, Platform – Build the Core of an Enterprise AI Startup

    MediumSan Francisco, CA, United States
    Full-time
    Agentic AI, Automation, Enterprise Software.Python, TypeScript, Kubernetes and other leading tools.This early-stage team is building the foundation for enterprise AI—deploying autonomous agents tha...Show moreLast updated: 30+ days ago
    • Promoted
    Staff Software Engineer, Full-Stack - Enterprise Gen AI

    Staff Software Engineer, Full-Stack - Enterprise Gen AI

    Scale AI, Inc.San Francisco, CA, United States
    Full-time
    Staff Software Engineer, Full-Stack - Enterprise Gen AI.Scale GP (Scale Generative AI Platform) is an enterprise-grade AI platform providing APIs for knowledge retrieval, inference, evaluation, and...Show moreLast updated: 6 days ago
    • Promoted
    Staff Software Engineer - AI

    Staff Software Engineer - AI

    RipplingSan Francisco, CA, United States
    Full-time
    Rippling gives businesses one place to run HR, IT, and Finance.It brings together all of the workforce systems that are normally scattered across a company, like payroll, expenses, benefits, and co...Show moreLast updated: 19 days ago
    • Promoted
    Staff Software Engineer - Data Platform

    Staff Software Engineer - Data Platform

    HiveSan Francisco, CA, United States
    Full-time
    Every day, we process data from millions of KM from 10s of thousands of high resolution sensors deployed around the world. A symphony of different Sensor Fusion, ML, AI, and 3D Sensing processes are...Show moreLast updated: 30+ days ago
    • Promoted
    Staff AI Engineer

    Staff AI Engineer

    AirwallexSan Francisco, CA, United States
    Full-time
    Airwallex is the only unified payments and financial platform for global businesses.Powered by our unique combination of proprietary infrastructure and software, we empower over 150,000 businesses ...Show moreLast updated: 24 days ago
    • Promoted
    Staff AI Platform Engineer

    Staff AI Platform Engineer

    BetterCloudSan Francisco, CA, United States
    Full-time
    The world’s most sophisticated companies rely on AlphaSense to remove uncertainty from decision-making.With market intelligence and search built on proven AI, AlphaSense delivers insights that matt...Show moreLast updated: 20 days ago
    • Promoted
    Staff Software Engineer

    Staff Software Engineer

    PsiQuantumPalo Alto, CA, United States
    Full-time
    Quantum computing holds the promise of humanity's mastery over the natural world, but only if we can build a.PsiQuantum is on a mission to build the first real, useful quantum computers, capable of...Show moreLast updated: 30+ days ago
    • Promoted
    Staff Software Engineer, AI

    Staff Software Engineer, AI

    Social Finance, Inc. (SoFi)San Francisco, CA, United States
    Full-time
    Shape a brighter financial future with us.Together with our members, we’re changing the way people think about and interact with personal finance. We’re a next-generation financial services company ...Show moreLast updated: 30+ days ago
    • Promoted
    Staff Software Platform EngineerSoftware Engineering • Berkeley, CA; Somerville, MA; Weirton, WV • Full time • On-site

    Staff Software Platform EngineerSoftware Engineering • Berkeley, CA; Somerville, MA; Weirton, WV • Full time • On-site

    Form EnergyBerkeley, CA, United States
    Full-time
    Are you ready to build America's energy future? Form Energy is an American manufacturing and energy technology company.We're revolutionizing energy storage with cost-effective, multi-day technology...Show moreLast updated: 28 days ago
    • Promoted
    Staff Software Engineer

    Staff Software Engineer

    Bio-Rad LaboratoriesHercules, CA, United States
    Full-time
    This role is both technical and collaborative.You will work closely with cross-functional teams including systems engineers, mechanical designers, assay development scientists, and quality engineer...Show moreLast updated: 30+ days ago