Staff Engineer Sql Engine

Yugabyte

Sunnyvale, CA, United States
Base: usd 150,000 - usd 250,000; bonus/equity: inc...
Hybrid (2-3 days onsite in sunnyvale, ca)
Design, build, and scale core database features
Distributed query planning, execution, and performance
High-quality c/c++ code
Yugabyte is seeking a Staff Engineer for its Languages & Relational Technologies team to develop and enhance core database features for YugabyteDB, a PostgreSQL-compatible distributed database. The role requires extensive experience in software engineering, particularly with C/C++, and offers competitive compensation and benefits

Job Summary

  • As a Staff Engineer on the Languages & Relational Technologies (LRT) team, you will help design, build, and scale core database features that power YugabyteDB’s SQL layer.
  • Identify and implement performance improvements — including plan optimization, batching/parallelism, and advanced push-downs to data nodes.
  • We work in a hybrid model, with the team together in our Sunnyvale office 2–3 days per week.

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Yugabyte is seeking a Staff Engineer for its Languages & Relational Technologies team to develop and enhance core database features for YugabyteDB, a PostgreSQL-compatible distributed database. The role requires extensive experience in software engineering, particularly with C/C++, and offers competitive compensation and benefits.

Salary

Base: USD 150,000 - USD 250,000; Bonus/Equity: Inclusive of variable/incentive for some roles, as well as equity (when applicable); Benefits: health plans, retirement plans, and unlimited paid time off (PTO)

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • design, build, and scale core database features
  • distributed query planning, execution, and performance
  • high-quality C/C++ code
  • performance improvements
  • database scalability and throughput

Nice-to-have

  • strengthen distributed SQL capabilities
  • collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams
  • mentor and influence other engineers

Key Requirements

  • 8+ years of professional experience in software engineering
  • Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD in Computer Science
  • Experience with database internals, compilers, or query planning/optimization

Work Rights

Not specified

Sponsorship: available

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