Principal Software Engineer – Postgres

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in North America.

📋 Description

• Spearhead the design and implementation of sophisticated system features across storage, replication, query execution, and performance enhancement.

• Contribute to and enhance the internals of Postgres to boost reliability, scalability, and efficiency.

• Prototype and develop extensions that enhance Postgres’s core functionalities and integrate with cloud-native infrastructures.

• Collaborate with product, infrastructure, and cloud platform teams to create robust, developer-friendly experiences.

• Analyze and optimize database performance using low-level instrumentation and benchmarking techniques.

• Offer technical leadership, establish standards for engineering excellence, and mentor senior engineers.

• Propel projects from concept to production with substantial autonomy and ownership.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 10 years of experience in building systems software using C/C++ or Rust.

• Experience with Go is considered a plus.

• Profound understanding of PostgreSQL or other database engine internals, including storage, execution, or replication subsystems.

• Strong grasp of concurrency, operating systems, and performance engineering principles.

• Demonstrated capability to deliver large-scale systems or core infrastructure features from start to finish.

• Experience in contributing to open-source databases or similar complex systems is highly valued.

• A pragmatic problem solver with a focus on simplicity and measurable results.

• Flourishes in a high-autonomy, high-velocity work environment.

🏝️ Benefits

• Flexible work environment; remote-friendly.

• Employer contributions towards healthcare.

• Stock options for each new team member.

• Flexible time off in the US.

• Generous time-off entitlement in other countries.

• USD$500 home office setup allowance for remote employees.

• Opportunities to connect with colleagues at company-wide offsite events.