Sr. Open Source Software Engineer - Apache Cassandra

NetApp

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Lead upstream initiatives in Apache Cassandra, from CEP authoring and design consensus through implementation, review, and release
Provide binding committer reviews on upstream patches and community contributions
Co-own Apache Cassandra core release management
Translate enterprise customer needs into credible upstream proposals, CEP-level designs, and sustained technical engagement
Shape community direction through evidence-based participation on the dev@ mailing list, Apache Jira, GitHub, and community forums
Mentor engineers toward committer standing and raise overall contribution quality
Improve upstream infrastructure - CI reliability, test coverage, contributor tooling, and release automation

A minimum of 12 years of applicable professional software engineering experience
Current Apache Cassandra committer status with a sustained and publicly verifiable upstream track record
Expert Java engineering capability in performance-sensitive, concurrent, and production-grade distributed systems
Deep mastery of Apache Cassandra internals in at least one major domain: storage engine and compaction, indexing and SAI/vector, distributed consensus and repair (including Accord and CEP-37), observability and virtual tables, or release management and CI
Demonstrated ability to lead complex technical work through the Apache open source governance model: CEP authoring or co-sponsorship, design consensus, mailing-list engagement, and Jira-driven delivery from proposal through merge
Strong written communication for asynchronous, global, public technical collaboration - mailing lists, design documents, code reviews, and Jira threads
Proven senior-level technical judgment

PMC membership in Apache Cassandra or a related Apache subproject
Track record of work in Cassandra 6.0 feature areas (Accord, Transactional Cluster Metadata, CEP-37 automated repair, CEP-38 CQL Management API, ZSTD dictionary compression, SAI/vector write performance)
Experience connecting upstream technical leadership to enterprise customer and operator outcomes
History of mentoring contributors toward reviewer or committer standing in an open governance project
Familiarity with Cassandra ecosystem subprojects: Sidecar, Analytics (Spark bulk), GoCQL, or Apache Cassandra drivers

Skills