Platform Engineer - III (DB Specialist - YugabyteDB)
Core
Design, develop, and optimize high-scale distributed database systems (YugabyteDB) serving 820M+ monthly active users and handling 85k RPS.
Role type
Senior Platform Engineer (Database Specialist)
Builds
Scalable messaging-first customer support platform
Domain
Fintech/Consumer Tech, Distributed Databases
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
YugabyteDB, Clojure, Java, System Architecture, Performance Benchmarking, Failure Detection, Linux/Unix, Algorithm Design
Preferred skills
Functional Programming, Project Management
Technologies
YugabyteDB, Clojure, Java, GNU/Linux, Mac OS X
Responsibilities
Design and develop product features scaling to 100K+ RPS; Own business-driven data management in YugabyteDB; Optimize database usage and maintain clusters; Stabilize and scale database infrastructure; Review code and ensure development best practices; Mentor peers.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with mentorship
