Software Engineer - Infrastructure

Planetscale

Remote
Base: $120,000 - $290,000 usd; bonus/equity: not s...
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Distributed systems
Databases
Performance optimization
** PlanetScale is seeking a Software Engineer for its remote team to help build and enhance its innovative database infrastructure. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in backend systems, particularly with distributed systems and databases, and will thrive in a collaborative, autonomous environment. **

Job Summary

  • 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 directly with customers to understand their needs and translate them into robust technical solutions.

Matching Summary

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** PlanetScale is seeking a Software Engineer for its remote team to help build and enhance its innovative database infrastructure. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in backend systems, particularly with distributed systems and databases, and will thrive in a collaborative, autonomous environment. **

Salary

Base: $120,000 - $290,000 USD; Bonus/Equity: Not specified; Benefits: Not specified

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • distributed systems
  • databases
  • performance optimization
  • large codebases
  • Go programming language

Nice-to-have

  • mentoring junior engineers
  • database internals
  • open-source contributions
  • cloud platforms
  • high-growth technology company

Key Requirements

  • 5+ years of software engineering experience
  • focus on backend systems
  • Experience with MySQL or other relational databases
  • Working knowledge of Kubernetes
  • Experience building and operating distributed systems at scale

Work Rights

Not specified

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