Staff Software Engineer, Query Engine [Rust]

Komodo Health is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to join their Data Foundations team, focusing on the development and scaling of Burrow, a Rust-based query and indexing engine integral to the Healthcare Map. This role offers the flexibility of remote work within the United States.

In this position, the engineer will be responsible for designing, building, and optimizing Burrow's distributed query execution, indexing, and storage layers. They will also develop query APIs, semantic layers, and serving patterns for Komodo's AI products and agents, ensuring high-performance data processing across large-scale healthcare datasets.

Candidates should have experience writing high-performance systems code in Rust, Erlang, or C++, with a deep understanding of analytical engine internals, including columnar formats like Parquet and Arrow, indexing and pruning techniques, compression, and query planning and execution. Experience with building or extending engines such as Pinot, Druid, ClickHouse, DuckDB, DataFusion, or Trino is also desirable.

The compensation for this role ranges from $196,000 to $265,000 annually, depending on experience and location. Additional benefits include performance-based bonuses and equity awards.

Komodo Health fosters a culture grounded in values such as being awesome, seeking growth, delivering "wow," and enjoying the ride. Joining the team offers the opportunity to work alongside ambitious and supportive colleagues dedicated to reducing the global burden of disease through innovative data solutions.