Staff Software Engineer – Foundational Data Systems for AI - India, remote

Granica is an AI research and systems company building the infrastructure for a new kind of intelligence. The company is looking for a Staff Software Engineer to work on foundational data systems for AI, with a focus on building efficient data infrastructure.

Requirements

• Mastery of distributed systems: consensus, replication, consistency, and performance at scale.
• Proven track record of architecting and delivering large-scale data or compute systems with measurable 10× impact.
• Expertise with columnar formats and low-level data representation techniques.
• Deep production experience with Spark, Flink, or next-generation compute frameworks.
• Fluency in Java, Rust, Go, or C++, emphasizing simplicity, performance, and maintainability.
• Demonstrated leadership—mentoring senior engineers, influencing architecture, and scaling technical excellence.
• Systems intuition rooted in theory: compression, entropy, and information efficiency.

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Meaningful equity
• Substantial bonus for top performers
• Flexible time off
• Comprehensive health coverage
• Support for research, publication, and deep technical exploration