Software Engineer - PlanetScale Vitess

PlanetScale•San Francisco, CA

23d•$120,000 - $290,000

About The Position

PlanetScale is growing rapidly and reinventing the database space. The PlanetScale platform offers both Postgres and Vitess clusters. Vitess, an open-source database clustering system for horizontal scaling of MySQL, enables businesses to efficiently handle large-scale data workloads — without sacrificing developer experience. Our customers entrust us with what is often their most precious digital asset, their data, so the stakes couldn't be higher. We're looking for a Software Engineer to join our core engineering team and help us build the next generation of database infrastructure.

Requirements

5+ years of software engineering experience with a focus on backend systems
Strong proficiency in Go, with experience in other languages like Python, Java, or C++
Experience with MySQL or other relational databases
Working knowledge of Kubernetes and containerized applications
Experience building and operating distributed systems at scale

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

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.
Collaborate with a team of expert engineers to solve complex distributed systems challenges.
Work independently to solve engineering and business problems with little direction and high autonomy.
Work directly with customers to understand their needs and translate them into robust technical solutions.