Senior Software Engineer, Connectors
Starburst · Boston, MA
$185,000–$215,000
Jul 26, 2026
Boston, MA
Jul 27, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior Java engineering role focused on building and maintaining data source connectors for a distributed query engine, spanning open-source, enterprise, and cloud SaaS products. Day-to-day work involves designing and optimizing connectors across more than 50 data sources, improving query performance, reviewing code, and supporting customers. Suits experienced distributed-systems engineers who value deep technical ownership and async, writing-heavy collaboration across a global team.
Senior level · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 2,400 people in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 1,800–3,150
Applicant volume Heavy — This req sits in a large pool with little in its requirements to thin it, and auto-apply tools fire at everything in the occupation. Applying early and leading with the rare skills below is what gets read.
What the occupation pays Median $169,742 (middle half $134,780–$187,781).
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (6)
No explicit years-of-experience figure is stated at the role level; seniority is inferred from the 'Senior Software Engineer' title and the scope of responsibilities described.
No compensation range is disclosed in the posting.
The role is hybrid (Boston office, 1–2 days/week onsite) and also requires up to 25% travel; remote=false reflects that it is not fully remote.
Trino, Iceberg, Delta Lake, and Hive appear under 'Bonus points' (explicitly preferred/nice-to-have) and are marked accordingly.
Slack and GitHub are mentioned only as communication-channel context in the narrative, not as gated requirements; marked preferred.
'Distributed systems' is listed under the primary requirements block with firm language ('Prior experience developing distributed systems') and is treated as a hard gate despite naming no specific tool.
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