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Principal Software Engineer - Postgres

AMER🌐 Remote💼 Full-time💰 $215,000–$215,000🗓 2026-06-05 → 2026-07-31

Core

Building next-generation database infrastructure and extending PostgreSQL internals for real-time analytics and AI workloads.

Role type

Principal Software Engineer (Database Systems)

Builds

High-performance database storage, replication, and query execution systems

Domain

Data Infrastructure / Database Systems

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | infrastructure

Required skills

Systems programming (C/C++/Rust), PostgreSQL internals, Concurrency modeling, Performance engineering, Distributed systems, Open-source contribution

Preferred skills

Go, Cloud-native infrastructure integration

Technologies

C, C++, Rust, Go, PostgreSQL

Responsibilities

Lead design and implementation of advanced systems features (storage, replication, query execution), Contribute to and extend Postgres internals, Prototype and build extensions, Profile and optimize database performance, Provide technical leadership and mentor senior engineers, Operate with significant autonomy driving projects to production

Seniority

Principal, strategic & mentorship

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