Staff / Principal Software Engineer – Cloud Platform & SaaS
Core
Lead the architecture, reliability, and scaling of a managed multi-cloud SaaS database platform (SingleStore Helios) and partner with AI initiatives.
Role type
Staff/Principal Software Engineer (Cloud Platform & SaaS)
Builds
Multi-tenant Kubernetes operators, control planes, and orchestration workflows for global database clusters.
Domain
Cloud-native distributed databases, Kubernetes, and AI infrastructure.
Required skills
Kubernetes internals, Go, Python, cloud networking, distributed systems debugging, systems programming, RFC/ADR authoring, mentorship
Preferred skills
DBaaS experience, CNCF open-source contributions, Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform, Pulumi)
Technologies
Kubernetes, Go, Python, Envoy, Cilium, Istio, AWS, Azure, GCP, Terraform, Pulumi
Responsibilities
Design multi-cloud networking topologies and service mesh performance; develop fault-tolerant backend services; diagnose complex production infrastructure failures; mentor senior engineers and lead cross-functional reviews.
Seniority
Principal, strategic architecture & hands-on leadership
