[Remote] Software Engineer, Database Reliability & Performance

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. InfluxData is the creator of InfluxDB, a time series platform used to collect, store, and analyze time series data at scale. The Software Engineer will join the Database Performance and Reliability Team to ensure the reliability, correctness, stability, and performance of InfluxDB Enterprise 3 through automated testing, performance analysis, and collaboration with core developers.

Responsibilities

• Own and execute automated reliability, regression, and correctness test workflows within the CI/CD pipeline
• Implement and maintain repeatable test contracts utilizing frameworks like internal tools to validate query accuracy, product lifecycle, database compactions, and recoverability
• Differentiate between standard functional validation and exhaustive reliability testing—simulating real-world customer workloads, database restarts, memory exhaustion, and deployments
• Collaborate closely with core developers to convert high-level engineering specifications and customer root-cause analyses into formal, repeatable test constraints
• Investigate complex performance data variations, capture system profiles, and proactively identify architectural bottlenecks before production deployment
• Be part of an on-call rotation when need arises
• Develop and Review automated reports on a regular cadence to flag suspicious query latency regressions, data divergence bugs, or resource starvation issues to relevant engineering stakeholders

Skills

• • Coding Proficiency: Deep hands-on experience developing using Rust (highly preferred) or a desire to learn Rust with system experience in [C++|Golang]
• • Strong QA and Testing Experience: Proven track record in performance, regression, and reliability validation frameworks. Ability to confidently establish repeatable baselines for distributed data systems
• • Solid understanding of CS fundamentals with minimum Bachelor's degree and 5 years of work experience
• • Comfort using modern AI assistants and tools (e.g., Claude) for quick troubleshooting, on-the-fly utility generation, and analyzing logs and pattern anomalies at scale
• • Competency working with containerized environments and orchestration frameworks like Docker and Kubernetes, alongside modern CI utilities such as CircleCI
• • Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to effectively work asynchronously
• • Coding Proficiency: Deep hands-on experience developing using Rust (highly preferred)

Benefits

• Join an agile, collaborative team that is remote now and in the future
• Medical/dental/vision insurance with 100% coverage for employees in the US
• Company contribution to your FSA in the US
• Flexible Time Off - take the time you need
• Life Insurance, short and long term disability insurance
• 401(k)
• Wellness programs
• Annual professional development budget
• Financial planning and legal advice

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