Software Engineer - Platform Infrastructure
Company: Teradata
Location: San Diego
Posted on: March 21, 2026
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Job Description:
At Teradata, we believe that people thrive when empowered with
better information. That’s why we built the most complete cloud
analytics and data platform for AI. By delivering harmonized data,
trusted AI, and faster innovation, we uplift and empower our
customers—and our customers’ customers—to make better, more
confident decisions. The world’s top companies across every major
industry trust Teradata to improve business performance, enrich
customer experiences, and fully integrate data across the
enterprise. What you will do We are looking for a mid-level
engineer who will be responsible for delivering robust, performant
and resource-efficient Public Cloud (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) and
On-premise Platform Infrastructure for demanding Teradata analytic
and AI workloads. This is a critical role for providing our
customers with Teradata Cloud and on-prem Platforms they can count
on to be highly available and performant. You will be responsible
for • Deploy and configure Teradata systems across AWS, Azure, and
Google Cloud. • Characterize and tune system performance across
CPU, storage, I/O, and network layers. • Stress and validate
infrastructure up to—and beyond—manufacturer limits to ensure
robustness under analytic and AI workloads. • Develop automation
tools for analyzing and monitoring infrastructure behavior. •
Collaborate with cloud providers and internal engineering teams to
investigate and resolve issues. • Support customer facing teams
with platform performance, configuration, and availability
questions. Who you will work with You will join a high-performing
engineering team working with • Teradata Advanced Development,
Architects and Product Management to understand system requirements
and test new platform infrastructure capabilities. • Cloud
infrastructure providers to understand and help influence roadmaps;
and to resolve functional, robustness and performance issues. •
Teradata Customer Support and Operations to support customer field
issues. What makes you a qualified candidate • Experience with
Public Cloud (AWS/Azure/GC) Computing Infrastructure. • Experience
with Linux OS and command line. • Bachelor of Science degree in
Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related discipline with
5 years of relevant experience. • Master’s degree in Computer
Science, Computer Engineering or related discipline with 3 years of
relevant experience. • PhD in Computer Science, Computer
Engineering, or related discipline. What you will bring You will be
a preferred candidate if you have • Scripting (e.g., creating and
modifying test cases to create targeted configurations and
workloads). • Experience with Teradata Vantage Cloud or On-Prem
solutions such as IntelliFlex, • Vantage on VMWare, or Teradata AI
Factory. • Experience in public cloud environments – AWS, Azure or
Google Cloud. o System deployment and configuration o Performance
and resource (CPU/Storage/IO/Network) characterization and tuning.
o Stress infrastructure up to, and beyond, manufacturer limits to
probe for weaknesses to ensure robust infrastructure under intense
workloads. • Problem Solving: Analysis and troubleshooting,
collecting data, establishing facts, and drawing valid conclusions
to identify the root cause of an issue and resolving it. • A
proactive and solution-oriented mindset with a passion for
technology. • Creativity and adaptability in a dynamic environment.
• Effective documentation, communication and knowledge sharing
skills.
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