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Software Engineer | Database Engine

Seattle / San Francisco / London / Bengaluru / LisbonFull-time$120k–$200k2026-11-09
No visa sponsorship

Core

Building a cloud-native distributed SQL database that unifies transactions and analytics for real-time data experiences.

Role type

Senior IC database engine software engineer

Builds

A distributed SQL database system with real-time capabilities

Domain

Cloud-native databases, distributed systems, SQL

Required skills

C++, C, operating systems, concurrency, multithreading, server architectures, algorithms, data structures, SIMD, LLVM codeGen, query optimization

Preferred skills

LLM, vector index, fault tolerance, search modules, costing modules

Technologies

C++, C, SIMD, LLVM, SQL

Responsibilities

Writing and testing software for database clusters, optimizing SQL query performance, developing query optimizer modules, improving cluster fault tolerance, implementing new features for production releases

Seniority

Mid-level, hands-on IC