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Software Engineer - Sharded Postgres (Neki)

Software Engineer building PlanetScale's sharded PostgreSQL platform (Neki) from scratch. Focus on distributed systems, database engines, and high-scale query performance with strong Go and backend experience.

120k – 290k/yr
Hybrid5+ YOEBackend Engineering

About the role

Responsibilities

  • Design and build critical systems that power PlanetScale's sharded PostgreSQL platform (Neki)
  • Serve millions of queries per second for some of the world's largest applications
  • Collaborate with expert engineers to solve complex distributed systems challenges
  • Work independently to solve engineering and business problems with high autonomy
  • Work directly with customers to understand their needs and translate them into robust technical solutions

Requirements

  • 5+ years of software engineering experience with a focus on backend systems, database engines, query planners
  • Strong proficiency in Go, with experience in other languages like Python or C++
  • Experience developing PostgreSQL, MySQL or other databases (not just operating)
  • 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

Compensation & Benefits

  • Base salary range: $120,000 - $290,000 USD
  • Total compensation includes base salary + variable comp + benefits + equity

Skills

GoPostgresMySQLDistributed SystemsQuery OptimizationDatabase InternalsPythonC++AWSGCP
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