Software Engineer - Sharded Postgres (Neki)

PlanetScale is a rapidly growing company reinventing the database space, offering both PostgresQL and Vitess clusters. They are seeking a Software Engineer to join their core engineering team to build the next generation of database infrastructure, focusing on their sharded PostgreSQL product, Neki.

Responsibilities:

• You will work on building the best solution for sharded Postgres, a project we're calling Neki: https://www.neki.dev/
• You will design and build critical systems that power PlanetScale's database platform, serving millions of queries per second for some of the world's largest applications
• You will collaborate with a team of expert engineers to solve complex distributed systems challenges
• You will work independently to solve engineering and business problems with little direction and high autonomy
• You will work directly with customers to understand their needs and translate them into robust technical solutions

Requirements:

• 5+ years of software engineering experience with a focus on backend systems, database engines, query planners, etc
• Strong proficiency in Go, with experience in other languages like Python or C++
• Experience with not just operating, but developing PostgreSQL, MySQL or other databases
• Experience building and operating distributed systems at scale
• Experience with database internals, query optimization, or distributed consensus algorithms
• Contributions to open-source projects, especially in the database or infrastructure space
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure)
• Knowledge of monitoring, observability, and debugging tools
• Previous experience at a high-growth technology company