Senior Software Engineer

About the Company

Granica is on a mission to remove inefficiency from AI data. By combining research in information theory, probabilistic modeling, and distributed systems, the company designs self-optimizing data infrastructure that continuously improves how information is represented and used by AI.

Responsibilities

• Architect transactional and metadata substrates supporting time-travel, schema evolution, and atomic consistency at petabyte scale
• Build adaptive engines that reorganize data autonomously based on access patterns
• Optimize bit-level organization including encoding, compression, and layout
• Develop distributed compute systems that scale predictively and maintain reliability
• Implement new algorithms in compression and optimization emerging from research
• Design for minimal latency between data queries and insights

Requirements

• Depth in distributed systems including consensus, partitioning, replication, and fault tolerance
• Experience with columnar formats like Parquet or ORC and low-level encoding
• Understanding of metadata-driven architectures and adaptive query planning
• Production experience with Spark, Flink, or custom distributed engines on cloud object storage
• Proficiency in Java, Rust, Go, or C++
• Interest in the mathematics of compression, entropy, and learning efficiency

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with Iceberg, Delta Lake, or Hudi
• Research or open-source contributions in compression, indexing, or distributed computation
• Interest in how data representation affects training dynamics and model reasoning efficiency

Benefits

• Competitive salary, meaningful equity, and performance bonus
• 401(k) with company match
• Comprehensive health coverage
• Unlimited PTO
• Daily catered meals in the Mountain View office
• Support for research, publication, and conference participation