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Starburst · Boston, MA · posted 47 days ago
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| Employer | Starburst |
|---|---|
| Location | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Field | Technology › Software engineering |
| Level | not stated |
| Source category | Engineering |
| Posted | 2026-09-24 (47 days ago) |
| Work arrangement | On-site at the location listed |
| Pay | Not published in the source listing |
Starburst delivers enterprise intelligence at scale by giving organizations secure, governed access to all their data, wherever it lives. Built for distributed data environments, Starburst helps enterprises power AI and analytics without the cost and complexity of traditional data consolidation. With open standards including Trino and Apache Iceberg, Starburst enables trusted access to complete enterprise context while helping organizations avoid vendor lock-in. Leading global enterprises trust Starburst to fuel AI, analytics, and enterprise intelligence. Learn more at starburst.ai.
About the role
Starburst's Enterprise Context Layer turns scattered data into governed, versioned Data Products — business definitions, access policy, and lineage built in — so BI tools, applications, and AI agents all work from the same trusted answer. As a Senior Software Engineer on this team, you'll build the backend services that harvest business context from where it already lives, govern it through a certification and versioning workflow, and serve it to both people and AI agents across the platform. This is a fast-evolving product area, so you'll have real influence over foundational architecture decisions rather than executing against a fully-specified spec. We're looking for builders with strong product instincts — engineers who care as much about the customer outcome as the technical solution, and who are comfortable moving across the stack when that's the fastest path to shipping value, even though the core of this role is Java-based backend work.
As a Senior Software Engineer at Starburst you will:
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Starburst is dedicated to maintaining fair and equitable compensation practices. The salary range provided for this role reflects the minimum and maximum targets for candidates across all U.S. locations and could be inclusive of variable compensation, such as commission or bonus. All employees receive equity packages (ISOs) and have access to a comprehensive benefits offering. Actual compensation packages are determined based on relevant skills, experience, education and training, and specific work location. For more information, connect with the recruiting team or Hiring Manager during the process as they can provide more detailed information about the salary range.
Pay Range$185,000—$215,000 USDAll-Stars have the opportunity and freedom to realize their true potential. By building alongside top talent, we’re empowered to take ownership of our careers and drive meaningful change. Anchored in industry-proven technology and unprecedented success, All-Stars are taking on the challenge everyday to disrupt our industry – and the future.
Our global workforce is supported by a competitive Total Rewards program that reflects our commitment to a rewarding and supportive work environment. This includes a variety of benefits like competitive pay, attractive stock grants, flexible paid time off, and more.
We are committed to fostering an intentional, inclusive, and diverse culture that drives deep engagement, authentic belonging, and an exceptional All-Star experience. We believe that diversity of thought, perspective, background and experience will enable us to own what we do, drive our success and empower our All-Stars to show up authentically.
Starburst provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state
or local laws.
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The job is in Boston, MA. Below is what the official statistics say about living and working there.
How Boston compares. Among the 80 largest places in Massachusetts, Boston is #1 by population, #75 for homeownership (#1 = highest), #62 for rent (#1 = cheapest), #28 for remote work (#1 = most). Its county, Suffolk County, is #1 of 14 counties for average pay ($131,280).
Boston has 666,442 residents (ACS 2020–2024), about 9.5% of the population of Massachusetts. It covers 48 square miles of land, which works out to roughly 13,786 people per square mile. The median age is 33.3, 17% younger than the state median (33.3 against 40.0).
The median gross rent is $2,147 a month (rent plus utilities), 22% above the state median ($2,147 against $1,762). Over a year that is 26.5% of the median household income. US housing guidance treats housing as affordable when it takes 30% of income or less, so the typical household is under that line. The median home value is $731,700, which is 7.5 times the median household income ($97,344); a ratio above 5 usually means buying is out of reach without savings or a second income. 35.7% of households own their home, 43% below the state average (35.7% against 62.5%). A low ownership share points to a rental-heavy market with more apartments and shorter stays.
The Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metropolitan area has 2,703,890 jobs in the BLS wage survey, and the median pay across all occupations is $66,620 a year, 31% above the national median ($66,620 against $50,980). The biggest occupation groups are office and administrative support (265,830 jobs, median $56,580); management (254,700 jobs, median $166,580); business and financial operations (242,960 jobs, median $102,660). The area is most specialised in life, physical, and social science (2.6 times) and architecture and engineering (1.4 times), where the share of workers is well above the national share. The best-paying groups with at least 5,000 jobs are management ($166,580) and legal ($135,160). In 2026M09 the unemployment rate of Suffolk County was 4.2%. 69.9% of residents aged 16 and over are in the labour force. The city lies in Suffolk County; its jobs, pay by industry and GDP are on the county page.
Among workers, 32.9% drive alone, 22.6% use public transit, 13.4% walk, 21.3% work from home. 22.0% of workers commute 45 minutes or more, about the same as the state average (22.0% against 21.5%).
54.9% of adults aged 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 16% above the state share (54.9% against 47.3%). 27.8% of residents were born outside the United States, 54% above the state share (27.8% against 18.1%). The poverty rate is 16.6%, 65% above the state rate (16.6% against 10.0%).
The warmest month is Jul, averaging 72°F (22.4°C), and the coolest is Jan at 26°F (-3.5°C). About 1,206 mm (47 inches) of precipitation falls in a year; Oct is the wettest month (123 mm) and Jan the driest (80 mm). These values come from NASA satellite-based climatology on a grid of about 50 km, so they describe the wider area, not a weather station in the city.
Closest cities in this guide: Winthrop Town (4 miles, rent 4% lower); Chelsea (4 miles, rent 9% lower); Everett (5 miles, rent 3% lower); Quincy (5 miles, similar rent). Rent differences are against Boston; use the Compare tab to put any two cities side by side.
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Places within 50 miles (straight line) of Boston, MA that have a guide, with what living there costs. No pay estimate is shown because the title did not match one occupation.
| Place ⇅ | Distance from the job city ⇅ | Median rent ⇅ | Median home value ⇅ | Median household income ⇅ | Commute 45+ min ⇅ | Rent as % of occupation pay ⇅ | Open jobs there ⇅ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston, MA | 0 mi | $2,147 | $731,700 | $97,344 | 22.0% | n/a | Jobs |
| Winthrop Town, MA | 4 mi | $2,064 | $649,600 | $116,167 | 31.2% | n/a | — |
| Chelsea, MA | 4 mi | $1,956 | $493,500 | $72,179 | 28.1% | n/a | — |
| Everett, MA | 5 mi | $2,076 | $610,000 | $85,218 | 31.6% | n/a | — |
| Quincy, MA | 5 mi | $2,118 | $618,500 | $98,882 | 33.4% | n/a | — |
| Somerville, MA | 6 mi | $2,517 | $911,300 | $132,572 | 20.9% | n/a | Jobs |
| Cambridge, MA | 6 mi | $2,787 | $1,092,100 | $130,748 | 13.3% | n/a | Jobs |
| Revere, MA | 6 mi | $2,076 | $597,400 | $86,969 | 30.0% | n/a | — |
| Brookline, MA | 6 mi | $2,835 | $1,246,800 | $142,101 | 14.7% | n/a | — |
| Malden, MA | 7 mi | $2,204 | $633,500 | $100,606 | 30.2% | n/a | — |
| Milton, MA | 7 mi | $1,474 | $933,200 | $188,529 | 28.4% | n/a | — |
| Medford, MA | 7 mi | $2,509 | $755,500 | $129,540 | 22.0% | n/a | — |
| Melrose, MA | 8 mi | $1,970 | $822,900 | $133,953 | 34.0% | n/a | — |
| Saugus, MA | 9 mi | $2,241 | $603,400 | $101,539 | 19.7% | n/a | — |
| Belmont, MA | 9 mi | $2,527 | $1,159,000 | $183,137 | 19.2% | n/a | — |
| Braintree Town, MA | 9 mi | $2,024 | $656,800 | $122,214 | 28.9% | n/a | — |
| Arlington, MA | 9 mi | $2,082 | $933,800 | $150,701 | 27.3% | n/a | — |
| Newton, MA | 10 mi | $2,370 | $1,264,900 | $190,304 | 17.0% | n/a | — |
| Lynn, MA | 10 mi | $1,722 | $510,100 | $75,043 | 23.6% | n/a | — |
| Weymouth Town, MA | 10 mi | $1,941 | $552,100 | $102,714 | 32.9% | n/a | — |
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How far Boston, MA is from the 20 largest US cities, in straight-line miles (not driving distance). Click a column to sort.
| From ⇅ | Straight-line distance (miles) ⇅ | Population of that city ⇅ |
|---|---|---|
| New York, NY | 190 mi | 8,483,844 |
| Philadelphia, PA | 268 mi | 1,579,706 |
| Columbus, OH | 643 mi | 914,802 |
| Charlotte, NC | 722 mi | 903,844 |
| Indianapolis, IN | 807 mi | 885,860 |
| Chicago, IL | 854 mi | 2,711,226 |
| Jacksonville, FL | 1,017 mi | 977,670 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 1,494 mi | 697,125 |
| Dallas, TX | 1,549 mi | 1,307,930 |
| Fort Worth, TX | 1,578 mi | 963,194 |
| Houston, TX | 1,605 mi | 2,328,253 |
| Austin, TX | 1,695 mi | 979,539 |
| Denver, CO | 1,762 mi | 718,877 |
| San Antonio, TX | 1,766 mi | 1,479,835 |
| Phoenix, AZ | 2,294 mi | 1,642,323 |
| Seattle, WA | 2,489 mi | 754,195 |
| San Diego, CA | 2,576 mi | 1,389,526 |
| Los Angeles, CA | 2,603 mi | 3,857,263 |
| San Jose, CA | 2,678 mi | 990,138 |
| San Francisco, CA | 2,727 mi | 830,235 |
| City ⇅ | Straight-line distance ⇅ | Open jobs ⇅ |
|---|---|---|
| Cambridge, MA | 6 mi | 156 |
| Waltham, MA | 12 mi | 19 |
| Framingham, MA | 21 mi | 6 |
| Andover, MA | 23 mi | 9 |
| Barrington, RI | 44 mi | 1 |
| Amherst, MA | 77 mi | 15 |
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