Senior Member of Technical Staff

About the Role: We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Software Engineer to join our team and contribute to the development and maintenance of our critical systems. The ideal candidate will have a strong foundation in systems engineering principles, with a deep understanding of filesystems, Linux, Operating system, and kernel concepts. What You’ll Do: Feature Development: Contribute to the development of new features and enhancements, working closely with product managers and other engineering teams to deliver high-quality solutions. Bug Resolution: Actively participate in on-call, diagnose, troubleshoot, and resolve complex software bugs across various system components, ensuring timely and efficient problem-solving. Customer Issue Management: Interact directly with customers to understand their technical issues, provide troubleshooting guidance, and resolve software bugs System Optimization: Identify performance bottlenecks and implement optimizations to improve system efficiency and scalability. Code Review: Conduct code reviews to ensure adherence to coding standards, best practices, and maintainability. Documentation: Create and maintain clear and concise technical documentation, including design specifications, user manuals, and troubleshooting guides. What You Bring: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field. Minimum 5 years of experience in software engineering or a similar role. Strong proficiency in Linux operating systems, scripting, and kernel internals. In-depth knowledge of filesystem and system calls Strong understanding of distributed systems concepts, Strong proficiency in C++ programming language Excellent problem-solving, debugging, and analytical skills. Ability to work independently and as part of a collaborative team. Strong communication and interpersonal skills. Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure). Knowledge of containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes). Experience with zookeeper, hadoop,Postgres, Cassandra. Experience with scripting languages (Python, Bash). Contributions to open-source projects. If you are a passionate and talented systems engineer looking for a challenging and rewarding opportunity, we encourage you to apply. Mandatory and Required Skills for All ThoughtSpot Roles Spotters are expected to demonstrate AI literacy and workflow integration to include to ability to: Comfortably and confidently integrate artificial intelligence into their daily workflow to increase productivity and quality. Hands-on experience to leverage AI tools (industry-leading LLMs) to increase productivity, automate routine tasks, and improve work quality. Speak to the experience of using AI for research, content creation, and document summarization while maintaining ownership of judgment and final decisions. Write effective prompts to get the most accurate and creative results from AI tools. Spotters are expected to exemplify these key traits and AI Mindset: Curiosity in exploring new AI tools Adaptability to quickly learn and implement new, emerging AI technologies Critical thinking to know when to identify when AI should be used versus when human judgement is necessary This combination of curiosity, adaptability, and discernment defines the AI mindset, and it’s required for every role at ThoughtSpot. AI Mindset for All Spotters At ThoughtSpot, we believe AI is a necessary and essential part of how we work. Every role, across every team, is expected to be fluent and comfortable with using AI to do their best work. All Spotters are expected to experiment with ThoughtSpot’s AI tools (like Spotter and SpotterViz) and leading industry LLMs to streamline workflows, enhance output, and uncover new insights. Whether drafting content, analyzing data, or summarizing documents, AI is a daily partner. We value curiosity, openness to learning, and thoughtful application of AI to create real value. Training and resources are provided so every Spotter can confidently c ... (truncated, view full listing at source)