Current Career Opportunities

We’re building a new type of distributed analytical query and execution layer that combines traditional SQL concepts with newer technologies like JSON, MongoDB and Hadoop. We’re looking for strong engineers to work within a dedicated team and an awesome community to build a groundbreaking open source product. You’ll innovate on topics including high performance query optimization, querying nested schemaless data, distributed scheduling and latency/laggard management, memory allocation planning and field-striped storage techniques—all sponsored by MapR Technologies, a leading provider of Hadoop.

• Interesting deep-dive technical challenges
• Mentally engaging, invested coworkers
• Build or hone skills working with leading big data technologies like Cassandra, Riak, Hadoop, HDFS, AVRO, MongoDB, Zookeeper.
• Become a major contributor and potential committer of an important open source Apache project
• Open source job protection and security
• Quiet time for technical research
• Ability to talk to and show anybody what you’re working on (including going to and presenting at many technical conferences--as you desire)
• Upside and flexibility of a startup with stability of a mid-stage company

• Strong programming experience
• 10,000+ hours of experience systems programming in Java
• Experience with at least one of the following
• ETL or Data Management
• Analytical systems
• Distributed systems
• Query Processing
• Database internals
• Query optimizers
• MPP engines
• Columnar storage technologies
• XQuery and/or XML processing
• Nice to haves:
• Strong understanding of SQL
• Past architecture experience with Hive, Hadoop, HBase, Cassandra or MongoDB

• People who are more interested in managing processes and people than doing work.
• Architects whom no longer code.
• People who don’t want to operate within a community and consensus driven approval process
• Mercenaries

Apache Drill is a new Apache incubator project sponsored by multiple leading big data companies.  It's goal is to provide a distributed system for SQL based interactive analysis of large-scale datasets. Inspired by Google's Dremel technology, it aims to process trillions of records in seconds.

MapR Technologies provides a leading distribution for Hadoop. MapR’s Hadoop stack combines optimized versions of open source technologies including Apache HBase, Hive, Pig, and MapReduce with a powerful data management layer and enterprise reliability features to power companies’ Big Data analytical needs. Founded in 2009, MapR is well funded by leading VCs, already has substantial revenue and carries an enviable customer base that includes leading Fortune 100 companies as well as top technology companies.

MapR allows more businesses to harness the power of big data analytics. MapR's innovations make Hadoop more reliable, more affordable, more manageable and significantly easier to use. MapR’s mission is to bring the next generation distribution for Hadoop, Map/Reduce and distributed storage to Web 2.0, enterprise and government sectors that expands usage and eliminates barriers to adoption. MapR is an enterprise-class Hadoop distribution, delivering “faster on half the hardware” results as compared to stock Hadoop.

• BA/BS, MS or PhD in Computer Science or a related technical field. In lieu of degree, 4 years of relevant experience.
• Product management or product design experience.
• Excellent written and oral business communication skills.

• Good record of creating innovative enterprise or Internet products.
• Experience designing user experiences (workflows, mockups, etc.).
• Hands-on software design and development experience.

San Jose, CA

As a MapR Curriculum Developer, you will be responsible for creating and maintaining the technical portfolio of learning objects for our Hadoop-based products and related technologies. In this role you will project manage, design and develop technical training content for learning objects that are instructor-led, remote/virtual, hands-on lab(s) and self-study utilizing appropriate instructional design techniques. The learning objects created must meet the needs for multiple audiences for both internal and external audiences. To accomplish this you will need to have a highly technical background as well as be comfortable working closely with various subject matter experts for both feedback and quality control (Product Managers, Development and Quality Assurance as well as Sales, Service and Support Engineers).

• Project manage, design, develop and maintain technical training curriculum for multiple audiences for both internal and external audiences
• Project management requires documenting project objectives, required resources and major milestones
• Design requires implementation of instructional design to effectively determine learning requirements for target audience(s) via job function mapping including certification questions
• Design should also consider most effective delivery means to minimize team impact and optimize revenues
• Development requires a deep technical understanding for both the creation of materials as well as understanding of the target audiences
• Development also requires creating technical course materials, student/instructor notes and technical labs to reinforce learning objectives previously defined as well as limited delivery requirements
• Develop strong working relationships with subject matter experts to validate course design and content
• Develop strong Hadoop-related technology knowledge to allow for great self-sufficiency as well as more effective implementation of learning objects Support of learning objects is the responsibility of the curriculum developer and should be considered in the scoping of the project
• Support of instructors is required for all instructor led training learning objects specifically but not limited to instructor certification / class deliveries as well as lab setup / lab support during scheduled classes

• Ability to work independently but also manage projects/resources as required
• Proven ability to understand complex products and write structured course content
• Proven expertise with instructional design methodologies and curriculum development
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Experience designing and developing student/instructor guides
• Experience writing practical lab activities in a high-tech environment
• Experience developing interactive self-study learning objects
• Experience creating certification questions
• Ability to deliver materials developed as required in support of instructors
• Minimum 3+ years technical courseware development experience
• Working knowledge of Java, Linux and storage systems
• B.S. in Computer Science or relevant experience
• Familiarity with Hadoop ecosystem a plus

MapR delivers on the promise of Hadoop, making managing and analyzing Big Data a reality for more business users. The award-winning MapR Distribution brings unprecedented dependability, speed and ease-of-use to Hadoop. Combined with data protection and business continuity, MapR enables customers to harness the power of Big Data analytics. We have an immediate opportunity for an experienced Senior Accountant to join our expanding organization.

• Prepare the monthly consolidation of financial information for the US and foreign subsidairies.
• Implement, maintain and improve consolidation reporting systems and procedures as required. Provide guidance and maintain clear communication on reporting requirements with all reporting entities.
• Review sales orders to determine proper revenue recognition and provide support for application of the company’s revenue recognition policies and procedures for revenue associated with various software transactions. These transactions include software license and support, professional services and training.
• Process and reconcile the revenue and deferred revenue schedules. Review, analyze and adjust as necessary.
• Prepare sales compensation plan and assist the monthly commission calculation payout.
• Compile and analyze financial information in compliance with GAAP to prepare journal entries for monthly close in the areas of international and intercompany accounting.
• Assist in establishing and monitoring the implementation and maintenance of accounting control procedures and accounting policies.
• Support system implementation related to revenue processes.
• Prepare year-end audit schedules and assist in the year-end audit.

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent with 7+ years of applicable experience, CPA is preferred.
• Ability to develop, implement and work with automated consolidation accounting systems such as NetSuite.
• Experience with ERP and process implementation preferred.
• Ability to organize and prioritize responsibilities effectively in order to meet deadlines, and possess a willingness to take on new challenges.
• Proficient PC Skills with strong knowledge of MS Office software.
• Experience with SOP 97-2, Software Revenue Recognition is preferred.

You will design & develop features in MapR’s Hadoop distribution and related products using proper software engineering practices. You must be self-driven/motivated and enjoy a fast paced, technically challenging startup environment working with the industry’s best experts in Hadoop, MapReduce, Distributed Big Data and Database technologies.

• BS/MS in Computer Sc. (MS preferred) or equivalent experience required
• Strong knowledge of Computer Sc. and software engineering principles & practices
• Strong programming skills
• 5+ year experience of formal software development using Java in Unix/Linux environment required
• 8+ year software development experience required
• Experience leading a team/product highly desirable
• Experience in C/C++ is highly desirable
• Strong scripting knowledge is highly desirable
• Experience with databases, clustering, operating systems, distributed application development and/or storage highly desirable
• Experience with Hadoop and MapReduce is desirable
• Experience with Hbase™ a plus
• Experience in Open Source product development a plus
• Demonstrated analytical/problem solving ability
• Ability and desire to learn new skills quickly
• Must have strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to present & sell ideas to senior staff
• Ability to professionally manage multiple priorities with minimal supervision and on schedule

You will design & develop features in MapR’s Hadoop distribution and related products using proper software engineering practices. You must be self-driven/motivated and enjoy a fast paced, technically challenging startup environment working with the industry’s best experts in Hadoop, MapReduce, Distributed Big Data and Database technologies.

• BS/MS in Computer Sc. (MS preferred) or equivalent experience required
• Strong knowledge of Computer Sc. and software engineering principles & practices
• Strong programming skills
• 3+ year experience of formal software development using Java in Unix/Linux environment required
• 5+ year software development experience
• Experience in C/C++ is highly desirable
• Strong scripting knowledge is highly desirable
• Experience with databases, clustering, operating systems, distributed application development and/or storage highly desirable
• Experience with Hadoop and MapReduce is desirable
• Experience with Hbase™ a plus
• Experience in Open Source product development a plus
• Demonstrated analytical/problem solving ability
• Ability and desire to learn new skills quickly
• Must have strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to present & sell ideas to senior staff
• Ability to professionally manage multiple priorities with minimal supervision and on schedule

In this challenging and interesting position, you will focus on performance profiling and improvement of MapR’s Hadoop distribution and related products using proper software engineering practices. You must be self-driven/motivated, investigative and enjoy a fast paced, technically challenging startup environment working with the industry’s best experts in Hadoop, MapReduce, Distributed Big Data and Database technologies.

• BS/MS in Computer Sc. (MS preferred) or equivalent experience required
• Strong knowledge of Computer Sc. and software engineering principles & practices
• Strong programming skills
• 3+ year experience of formal software development using Java in Unix/Linux environment required
• Experience in C/C++ is highly desirable
• Strong scripting knowledge is highly desirable
• Experience with databases, clustering, operating systems, distributed application development and/or storage highly desirable
• Experience with Hadoop and MapReduce is desirable
• Experience with Hbase™ a plus
• Experience in Open Source product development a plus
• Demonstrated analytical/problem solving ability
• Ability and desire to learn new skills quickly
• Must have strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to present & sell ideas to senior staff
• Ability to professionally manage multiple priorities with minimal supervision and on schedule

In this exciting position, you will provide the highest level of Technical Support to MapR’s rapidly growing customer base. You will provide help to these enterprises throughout the Pre and Post Sales process. If you consider yourself a technical dynamo, looking for a challenge in a trailblazing company we want to hear from you!

• Hands-on with Linux administration and package deployment tools
• Deployment and maintenance of distributed applications/services across multiple machines
• Shell scripting (Shell, Perl, or Python)
• Storage Administration / Volume Management
• Excellent documentation and communication skills with strong attention to detail
• Ability to communicate technical concepts clearly and effectively

• Web 2.0 (Apache web server, PHP, VMware) and/or database (MySQL) with ability to deploy, support, and diagnose real issues in a production environment
• Distributed data storage and processing
• Hadoop stack configuration & deployment
• Ability to trace (read and understand) Java & C++

• BS Computer Science, related field or equivalent experience
• 5 years experience in troubleshooting integrated and complex systems

We have an immediate opportunity for a Quality System Test Engineer to develop and execute test strategies, automation scripts and system level stress tests for our next generation distributed storage, search and analysis technology. In this position you will enjoy a fast paced, technically challenging environment working with the industry's best experts in Map/Reduce.

• BS in Computer Science or related field, graduate level is a plus
• Experience/Understanding of system/platform level testing
• Firm understanding of software testing principles, methodologies and basic understanding of software development cycles
• Must have strong documentation skills and the ability to understand software functional specifications.
• Ability to professionally manage multiple priorities with minimal supervision and on schedule
• Good verbal and written communication skills required.
• Recent Hands-on experience on Linux servers as power user (preferably: Ubuntu, Red Hat and/or CentOs)
• Must have experience with any of the following scripting languages: bash, Perl, Python, TCL/Expect

• Programming experience in Java or C++ is a plus
• Familiarity with Ant, JUnit and/or TestNG is a plus.
• Familiarity setting up, administering and testing Hadoop and/or Map/Reduce technology is highly desirable

San Francisco, Dallas, Chicago, Boston, Atlanta

MapR Professional Services Organization is a team of highly skilled industry experts from a variety of backgrounds, including networking, storage, data warehousing, application development and security. As a Professional Services Consultant, you would hands-on with customer & partner in a variety of services related activities and be dedicated to ensuring the success deployment and integration of of MapR’s technology.

This is a position suited for an individual with strong technical skills and hands-on experience with storage, networking, Linux and data warehousing technologies. The ideal candidate has 7+ years experience selling, managing and deploying Linux-based solutions to Enterprise customers. Deep, hands-on understanding and administration of distributed systems technology based on Linux platforms is required. Experience with design and deployment of storage, HPC and/or Business Intelligence solutions is desired.

As a Professional Services Consultant (PSC), your responsibility is to provide post-sales services and support for MapR customers. This position requires both strong technical and communication skills. The ability to work with customers under a variety of circumstances, understand mission critical environments and meet customer expectations is a requirement. The individual must be a self-starter with strong technical & problem solving skills. As the technical lead for a customer implementation, you will work together with the account team as primary customer contact to develop the best strategy for a successful MapR Hadoop implementation. A large part of the PSC’s responsibilities will consist of scoping, designing, documenting and implementing integration requirements into existing or new Hadoop implementations.

Professional Services Consultants assist in the sales cycle to understand, size and scope customer requirements; a background Big Data / Business Intelligence / Data Warehousing is therefore a plus. 60% to 80% travel required. Non-traditional hours, including evenings and weekends, might be required on occasion based on customer needs.

• 5+ years experience in customer-facing positions, such as a professional services consultant or engineer, preferably with a industry leading system integrator or consulting organization.
• 5+ years with Linux in both design & system administration, including installation, configuration, implementation, scripting, troubleshooting and security.
• 3+ years with infrastructure architecture and design of complex distributed systems and HPC environments.
• Strong understanding of networking and network related technologies.
• Experience in data protection strategies including mirroring, snapshots and tiering.
• Experience in professional services activities including developing statements of work, defining tasks & deliverables, writing statement of works, reports and documentation.
• Knowledge about business continuity planning, disaster recovery and high availability architectures.
• Experience with modern software development methodologies, with emphasis on software and hardware architecture, infrastructure design and development.
• Knowledge of Apache Hadoop and related ecosystem technologies.
• Excellent communication, presentation and interpersonal skills.
• Bachelor degree or equivalent technical training.

• Operating Systems - RedHat, CentOS, Ubuntu, SELinux, SUSE Linux Distributions
• Linux Skills - Installation, Configuration, Administration & Troubleshooting
• Apache Hadoop - MapReduce, HDFS, Hbase™, Cassandra, Sqoop, Oozie, Avro, Hive, Flume, Hcatalog, Mahout, Pig and ZooKeeper
• Networking Technology - Cisco, Juniper, Dell, Arista and Brocade
• Traffic Captures Tools - Tcpdump, Ethereal, Wireshark
• Relational and Non-Relational Databases - MySQL, NoSQL and SQL Language
• Storage Technology - NAS, DAS, SAN, RAID, NetApp, EMC and Isilon
• File Systems - NTFS, ext3, ext4, ZFS, ReiserFS
• Network File Systems - NFS, FTP, WebDAV
• Database File Systems - Apache Hadoop, Google File System
• Network Monitoring & Troubleshooting - Tcpdump, Ethereal, Wireshark
• Server Hardware - RAID, Lights-Out Management, Remote Access
• Development Languages - Java, Perl, PHP and C/C++
• Virtualization Technologies - VMware and Citrix Xen
• Cloud Services - Google Compute Engine and Amazon EMR, AWS, EC2 and S3 Cloud Services
• Cisco CCIE, Red Hat® Certified Engineer, NetApp NCDA & NCIE, EMC Proven Professional

Openings — NYC

The Solutions Architect is responsible for the following customer-related activities:

• Successful validation of the MapR Hadoop platform and of legacy customer applications and data with the platform via product demonstration, RFP response, Proofs of Concept, performance benchmarking, application integration and other related technical activities;
• Advice and consultation with prospects and customers regarding selection of appropriate workloads to evaluate on a Hadoop distribution;
• Best practice definition and articulation regarding enterprise production usage of the MapR Hadoop distribution;
• Benchmark recommendation, definition and execution for prospect workloads;
• Demonstration and utilization of the MapR Control System (“MCS”) to provision and manage prospect and customer workloads;
• Direction on how to engage the Hadoop Map/Reduce paradigm for legacy customer workloads;
• Solution documentation, orientation and ongoing consultation for MapR customers as they initialize and expand their deployment of MapR’s Hadoop distribution;
• Completion of Lessons Learned exercises as each prospect/customer POC is completed

The Solutions Architect is a member of the MapR Technologies Networks sales team and participates in the sales cycle by working with sales teams to successfully validate prospect workloads on MapR’s Hadoop distribution. Along with significant (10+ years) experience in a technical architecture role, an understanding of the Enterprise sales cycle and its corresponding technical requirements are required to be effective in this position.

Experience selling and deploying Linux-based solutions to Enterprise customers is a prerequisite, as is a deep hands-on understanding of distributed systems technology based on Linux platforms. Extensive experience designing and deploying storage, HPC and/or Business Intelligence solutions is required. Software development and troubleshooting experience is a must-have. Up to 30% regional travel may be required, as well as quarterly visits to MapR Technologies Networks’ headquarters in the San Francisco Bay Area. Superior communication and relationship-development skills are a must.

Successful validation and deployment of MapR solutions within the incumbent’s territory and/or market.

• BA/BS in a technical discipline; Masters’ from a Top 10 university preferred.
• 10+ years of customer-facing Solutions Architecture and Deployment, with a proven ability to establish technical leadership.
• Hands-on experience designing and deploying clustered Linux-based solutions is a requirement.
• Extensive infrastructure troubleshooting experience is a requirement.
• Some software development experience, especially with Java, Perl or Python is required.
• Big Data/Hadoop experience strongly desired.
• Experience designing and deploying enterprise-scale Data Warehousing/Business Intelligence solutions a plus.