Software Engineer, Database Systems

• Design, build, and operate high-performance distributed systems
• Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks to scale infrastructure to the next order of magnitude
• Define long-term technical direction and guide system evolution
• Collaborate with product, engineering, and research teams to deliver scalable and reliable infrastructure
• Dig deep into complex production issues across the stack
• Contribute to incident response, postmortems, and best practices for system reliability

• 4+ years of relevant industry experience
• 2+ years leading large scale, complex projects or teams as an engineer or tech lead
• Experience with distributed systems at scale, with a strong focus on performance, reliability, and scalability
• Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate across highly technical and cross-functional teams
• Proficiency in a systems programming language such as C++ (our core engine is written in C++) is strongly preferred
• Fluency in cloud environments (AWS, GCP, Azure) and IaC tools (Terraform or similar)
• Experience with Linux systems, CI/CD pipelines, and modern observability stacks (Prometheus, Grafana, etc.)
• Domain knowledge in areas such as databases, data systems, storage engines, indexing, and query processing is a plus but not required

Domain knowledge in areas such as databases, data systems, storage engines, indexing, and query processing

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance for you and your family, with employer contributions to Health Savings Accounts
• Pre-tax accounts for Health FSA, Dependent Care FSA, and commuter expenses (parking and transit)
• 401(k) retirement plan with employer match
• Paid parental leave (up to 24 weeks for birth parents and 20 weeks for non-birthing parents), plus paid medical and caregiver leave (up to 8 weeks)
• Paid time off: flexible PTO for exempt employees and up to 15 days annually for non-exempt employees
• 13+ paid company holidays, and multiple paid coordinated company office closures throughout the year for focus and recharge, plus paid sick or safe time (1 hour per 30 hours worked, or more, as required by applicable state or local law)
• Mental health and wellness support
• Employer-paid basic life and disability coverage
• Annual learning and development stipend to fuel your professional growth
• Daily meals in our offices, and meal delivery credits as eligible
• Relocation support for eligible employees
• Additional taxable fringe benefits, such as charitable donation matching and wellness stipends, may also be provided
• Offers Equity
• performance-related bonus(es) for eligible employees