Senior Software Engineer, Database

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Canada, +7 more countries.

📋 Description

• Design and develop new functionalities for InfluxDB 3, which includes Import/Export, Data Transformation Pipelines, and integration with WebUI.

• Troubleshoot and resolve production issues, focusing on performance bottlenecks and memory leaks.

• Collaborate with the platform team to enhance monitoring, alerting, observability, and other operational elements.

• Engage in a production on-call rotation to triage and debug issues effectively.

• Develop the next generation of InfluxDB, incorporating columnar storage, a DataFusion-based query engine, and data transformation pipelines.

• Work alongside product managers, sales, and support teams to identify customer needs and convert them into technical specifications.

⛳️ Requirements

• A minimum of 8 years of professional software development experience.

• Extensive expertise in at least one of the following languages: Rust, C++, or Go (with Rust being preferred).

• Proven experience in building high-throughput, low-latency systems within a distributed environment.

• Familiarity with high-availability and fault-tolerant systems.

• Strong ability to collaborate closely with product managers, sales, and support teams to translate customer requirements into technical solutions.

• Demonstrated capability to utilize AI coding tools in daily workflows, including the evaluation, validation, and refinement of AI-generated output.

• Experience with Python is advantageous.

• Familiarity with WebAssembly is an added benefit.

• Knowledge of consensus protocols and distributed databases is a plus.

• Candidates must reside in one of the specified locations: Australia, Canada, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Spain, the UK, or the US.

• Authorization to work in the current country of residence is required.

• Disclosure of any need for employment visa sponsorship is mandatory.

🏝️ Benefits

• Equity options.

• Comprehensive benefits package.

• Flexibility for remote work.

• Access to a globally distributed workforce.

• Participation in the production on-call rotation.