[Remote] Software Engineer - Sharded Postgres (Neki)

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. PlanetScale is reinventing the database space with PostgreSQL and Vitess database platforms. The Software Engineer will build Neki, a sharded PostgreSQL product, and design critical database infrastructure, solve distributed systems challenges, and work with customers to develop robust technical solutions.

Responsibilities

• You will work on building the best solution for sharded Postgres, a project we're calling Neki: https://www.neki.dev/
• You will design and build critical systems that power PlanetScale's database platform, serving millions of queries per second for some of the world's largest applications
• You will collaborate with a team of expert engineers to solve complex distributed systems challenges
• You will work independently to solve engineering and business problems with little direction and high autonomy
• You will work directly with customers to understand their needs and translate them into robust technical solutions

Skills

• * You are passionate about building high-quality, scalable systems and take pride in writing clean, maintainable code
• * You have strong experience with distributed systems, databases, and performance optimization
• * You are comfortable working with large codebases and can quickly understand and contribute to complex systems
• * You thrive in a collaborative environment and enjoy mentoring junior engineers
• * You have excellent problem-solving skills and can debug complex issues across multiple systems
• * You are self-motivated and can work independently with minimal guidance while making sound technical decisions
• * 5+ years of software engineering experience with a focus on backend systems, database engines, query planners, etc
• * Strong proficiency in Go, with experience in other languages like Python or C++
• * Experience with not just operating, but developing PostgreSQL, MySQL or other databases
• * Experience building and operating distributed systems at scale
• * Experience with database internals, query optimization, or distributed consensus algorithms
• * Contributions to open-source projects, especially in the database or infrastructure space
• * Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure)
• * Knowledge of monitoring, observability, and debugging tools
• * Previous experience at a high-growth technology company

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