Data Compression Engineer

About

Flatiron is a global remote software development company with engineers located around the world. We unite experts from diverse backgrounds and experiences in a collaborative culture to deliver exceptional products and services for our clients. As a forward-thinking software engineering company, we provide industry-leading solutions to complex problems in both the US and the UK. Operating in a fast-paced, agile environment, we specialize in software consulting for our clients. We offer a stimulating and rewarding environment for our team members. We value innovation, continuous learning, and professional growth, and we strive to create a workplace where everyone can thrive. Join us at Flatiron and be a part of a team that is shaping the future of software development.

Role Overview

We are looking for a Data Compression Engineer with deep experience in compression algorithms and high-performance systems.

You will work closely with the core engineering team to help analyze, validate, optimize, and productionize advanced lossless compression technology.

The ideal candidate is both technically rigorous and intellectually curious, capable of investigating unconventional approaches while applying strong systems engineering discipline.

Key Responsibilities

• Analyze, implement, and optimize lossless compression algorithms
• Evaluate novel compression techniques and validate performance claims through benchmarking and profiling
• Improve compression ratio, throughput, latency, and memory efficiency across diverse file types
• Design and optimize high-performance compression libraries and pipelines
• Conduct algorithmic experimentation and critical validation of compression models
• Develop benchmarking frameworks to evaluate performance across datasets and workloads
• Collaborate with the core engineering team to productionize compression systems

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in software engineering, with strong focus on systems programming
• Demonstrated experience working with data compression algorithms
• Examples: LZ-family (LZ4, LZ77, LZMA), Huffman coding, arithmetic coding, Brotli, Zstandard, etc.
• Strong understanding of: entropy encoding, algorithmic complexity, memory and CPU trade-offs, compression benchmarking
• Proficiency in C, C++, Rust, or other high-performance systems languages
• Experience with performance profiling and optimization
• Strong analytical and critical thinking capabilities
• Comfortable evaluating unconventional or experimental approaches to algorithm design

Nice to Have

• Experience working at a major technology company, infrastructure company, or cloud provider
• Background in high-performance computing, distributed systems, or storage systems
• Experience implementing or optimizing compression codecs
• Experience with GenAI or advanced software development workflows
• Contributions to open-source compression libraries
• Experience designing benchmarking frameworks for algorithm evaluation

Nice to Have

• Experience working with large-scale distributed storage systems
• Knowledge of columnar storage formats (Parquet, ORC)
• Experience with streaming systems (Kafka, Pulsar)
• Exposure to ML-based or adaptive compression techniques
• Contributions to open-source compression libraries
• Experience with SIMD, vectorization, or GPU acceleration

Benefits

• Yearly Office Allowance Budget
• Macbook Purchase Support
• Wellbeing Support

If you think that you are a good fit for the position, please apply through LinkedIn.

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