Senior Software Engineer - HANA Data Lake Relational Engine

at  SAP

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The HANA Data Lake Relational Engine is a cloud-based SQL database server that enables efficient storage and high-performance analytics of relational data at petabyte scale. It leverages the technology of SAP IQ and can be integrated with SAP HANA Cloud, HANA Database.
As a successful candidate for this role, you will develop and enhance core components of the relational engine in a wide variety of areas such as database store and access methods, cloud properties, parallel and sequential execution performance, transaction management, and interaction with other SAP components.
You have excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting skills, fluency in coding and systems design, solid communication skills, and a desire to solve complex problems of scale which are uniquely SAP.

EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science or computer engineering with a minimum of 5 years of software development experience or an equivalent combination of education and relevant work experience
• Experience with multi-threaded concurrent and parallel programming, synchronization mechanisms, memory management, and data structures
• Strong knowledge of C/C++ with expertise in database internals and/or operating system internals
• Experience with Linux programming, debugging, and operating system interfaces
• System-level design expertise such as operating system fundamentals, file systems, access methods, and networking
• Experience with cloud storage technologies, containerization (Docker), and orchestration (Kubernetes)
• Design and implementation experience in database architectures, including distributed database systems is an asset
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and debugging skills
• Able to multi-task and work independently and take initiative to prioritize and resolve problems
• Excellent verbal and communication skills

• Design, implement, test, and maintain various modules within the HANA Data Lake Relational Engine and SAP IQ
• Identify areas of improvements to current design and advocate alternative methods to enhance the database server, particularly for cloud properties and interaction with other SAP components
• Design, debug, analyze and resolve complex database engine problems of customers and SAP internal stakeholders
• Collaborate with architects and development leads on the design and implementation of future cloud data processing and warehousing initiatives
• Partner with engineering teams in different geographic locations to diagnose and resolve design issues and customer reported problems
• Articulate technical information clearly
• Champion quality by consistently producing high-quality deliverables of significant complexity