Senior Backend Engineer - Databases
Core
Building the underlying storage system for a general-purpose data platform that supports AI agents with reliable, governed access to enterprise context, including ingestion, query planning, and distributed execution.
Role type
Senior IC backend engineer (databases)
Builds
A scalable, multi-tenant SaaS database service with OLAP and OTLP capabilities running on multiple cloud providers.
Domain
Cloud-native data infrastructure and AI agent data intelligence
Required skills
Distributed systems, query engines, data formats, golang/C++/Rust, cloud-native environments, observability tools
Preferred skills
Distributed query engines, data warehouses, data lakes, data engineering tools
Responsibilities
Design and implement ingestion, query planning, and distributed query execution; build APIs for agent-facing data retrieval; define multi-tenant architecture with quotas and audit logs; operate services with metrics and traces; shape technical direction and engineering practices.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC