Software Engineer (KV Storage)-Bellevue

Responsibilities

• Design, developing and testing large-scale cloud storage services
• Large-scale software system deployment, management, monitoring, and diagnosis
• Create innovative solutions toward system scalability, reliability, and availability problems
• Create innovative solutions to tackle the engineering challenges of very complex distributed system software

Job Requirements

• Proficiency in C/C++ programming, experience with Python or other scripting languages
• Familiarity with commonly used algorithms, data structures, network programming and multi-threaded programming
• Excellent communication skills. Highly independent, open-minded and collaborative
• Creative, willing to face challenges and responsible
• Team work spirit: honest, diligent, and rigorous

Preferred Qualifications

• Hands-on and seasoned experience in development of cloud infrastructures
• Deep knowledge to the internals of open source systems such as Linux, HBase, Cassandra, Hadoop, Kubernetes, and so on
• Development experiences with Paxos, Raft and other fault-tolerant protocols
• Passionate about technology, demonstrated ability to generate new ideas and innovations
• Prior research experiences demonstrated by publications or open-source software
• Cross-team and inter-department collaboration experiences

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position at commencement of employment is expected to be between $142,000 and $234,000/year. However, base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

Alibaba U.S. based full time regular employees have access to medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan and basic life insurance, and wellbeing benefits like FSA. Employees are also eligible to receive up to 12 paid holidays, accrue up to 15 paid vacation days for this position, and receive up to 72 hours paid sick time (front-loaded) per calendar year.