Staff Software Engineer, Storage Platform

## Responsibilities - Design and implement distributed storage systems, including sharding strategies, query routing layers, and database proxy services - Improve availability, failover, and disaster recovery capabilities across multi-region deployments - Build and enhance control plane automation that manages thousands of databases and caching clusters at scale - Optimize database performance and throughput by analyzing query patterns, improving connection pooling, and implementing observability standards - Partner with product and infrastructure teams to standardize how services connect to Postgres, NoSQL, and caching systems while meeting regulatory and security requirements ## Requirements - Deep expertise in PostgreSQL (Aurora PostgreSQL preferred) and strong understanding of relational database internals - Experience building or operating distributed systems, including horizontal sharding, replication, and distributed transactions (e.g., two-phase commit) - Proficiency in Go and/or Rust, with experience building backend or infrastructure services - Hands-on experience with Kubernetes, AWS managed services (RDS, DynamoDB), and observability tooling (metrics, logging, tracing) - Strong understanding of system reliability, performance tuning, and cost optimization in high-scale production environments ## Nice to Have - Experience with cloud-native architectures and container orchestration - Familiarity with financial systems and regulatory compliance - Experience with machine learning or AI integration in storage systems ## Benefits - Challenging, high-impact work to grow your career. - Performance-driven compensation with multipliers for outsized impact, bonus programs, equity ownership, and 401(k) matching. - Best-in-class benefits to fuel your work, including 100% paid health insurance for employees with 90% coverage for dependents. - Lifestyle wallet — a highly flexible benefits spending account for wellness, learning, and more. - Employer-paid life & disability insurance, fertility benefits, and mental health benefits. - Time off to recharge including company holidays, paid time off, sick time, parental leave, and more! - Exceptional office experience with catered meals, events, and comfortable workspaces.