Staff Platform Engineer (Control Plane)

Yugabyte is on a mission to become the default transactional database for enterprises building cloud-native applications. They are seeking a highly skilled Staff Software Engineer to join their Yugabyte Aeon team, focusing on enhancing and maintaining Yugabyte Aeon for seamless deployment and management of YugabyteDB across various environments.

Responsibilities:

• Define and drive the technical vision, architecture, and strategy for YugabyteDB’s Database-as-a-Service (DBaaS)
• Lead and execute engineering projects from planning to deployment, ensuring timely and high-quality delivery
• Guide and mentor junior engineers and teams, promoting best practices and knowledge sharing
• Identify opportunities to improve engineering processes and adopt new technologies
• Provide expert-level technical guidance and serve as a technical point person for projects and initiatives

Requirements:

• A Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
• 10+ years of software development, 3+ years of technical leadership experience
• Expert knowledge in system architecture, cloud native development, and distributed systems
• Strong proficiency in design, programming (Java), and debugging skills
• Influence, guide, and motivate engineers and teams across the organization without a direct reporting line
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills for aligning stakeholders and presenting ideas in diverse forums
• Collaborate with stakeholders across various departments, including product managers, designers, and other engineers, to achieve business goals
• Anticipate future technical challenges and help define a long-term roadmap for the product and the company