Systems Software Engineer

Storage

Confirmed live in the last 24 hours

Locations

Remote

Experience Level

Entry

Junior

Mid

Senior

Expert

Desired Skills

C/C++/C#

Java

Postgres

Rust

Python

Requirements

Expertise in programming languages like Rust (plus), Python, C/C++, Java
Passion for building systems software. Performance engineering and distributed systems are topics that excite you!
We are distributed team of 40 people working from North America, Europe, and the Middle East
Team with decades of experience building databases and deep knowledge of Postgres internals
We have experienced Postgres hackers on the team (check Heikki, Anastasia, Arseny, Matthias)
We aim for a diversity of thoughts and backgrounds
We are keen to be a fast-moving flat org and avoid hierarchical structures
You have an opportunity to be an early employee in the fast-scaling ambitious team
You can work 100% remote: we'll handle all formalities to arrange work from your home
We pay top of the market in most parts of the world
We grant equity (stock options) for all full-time hires
We offer a competitive benefits package in line with all tech companies (top-notch equipment, unlimited vacations, paid parental leaves, med insurance, and much more)
We are distributed, yet make our bonds during regular offsites (the last one was in Mexico)
The entire hiring process is fully remote
Once you have submitted your CV, our team will review it and we can contact you to schedule an initial call with one of our co-founders
If we move on to the next steps, you will have 1:1 calls with our Software Engineers
Once all the interviews are over, our team will swiftly analyze the results of all the steps and present the final decision

Responsibilities

Build a custom storage system to replace our earlier usage of RocksDB
Build a custom file format for storing database pages and write ahead log records
Create distributed consensus protocols to provide durability while minimizing latency
Replace Postgres's traditional file-based storage with our cloud storage engine
Build a Postgres protocol proxy (similar to pgbouncer)
Sandbox Postgres using seccomp

Desired Qualifications

Experience using databases. Knowledge of database internals is a plus

About Us

Neon is building open-source cloud-native PostgreSQL. Our architecture separates storage from compute, allowing for stateless and serverless Postgres. We’re a well funded startup with deep knowledge of Postgres internals and decades of experience building databases. We are a systems company; we work on low level code with strict performance and correctness requirements.

Neon was created by a team of Postgres hackers, and led by CEO Nikita Shamgunov (co-founder of SingleStore). Neon is built on open-source principles and is focused on giving back to the Postgres and developer communities.

What You’ll Do Here

Build a custom storage system to replace our earlier usage of RocksDB.
Build a custom file format for storing database pages and write ahead log records.
Create distributed consensus protocols to provide durability while minimizing latency
Replace Postgres’s traditional file-based storage with our cloud storage engine
Build a Postgres protocol proxy (similar to pgbouncer)
Sandbox Postgres using seccomp.

You Have

Expertise in programming languages like Rust (plus), Python, C/C++, Java
Experience using databases. Knowledge of database internals is a plus.
Passion for building systems software. Performance engineering and distributed systems are topics that excite you!

Our Team

We are distributed team of 40 people working from North America, Europe, and the Middle East
Team with decades of experience building databases and deep knowledge of Postgres internals
We have experienced Postgres hackers on the team (check Heikki, Anastasia, Arseny, Matthias)
We aim for a diversity of thoughts and backgrounds
We are keen to be a fast-moving flat org and avoid hierarchical structures

Our Investors

Top-tier investors backed up Neon’s vision:
- We raised $54.3m from GGV Capital, Khosla Ventures, General Catalyst, Founders Fund
- Our angels investors are prominent technologists, and ecosystem players. More than 20 awesome angels supported Neon, including Nat Friedman, Elad Gil, Mike Ovitz, Ajeet Singh, Guillermo Rauch, Søren Brammer Schmidt, and Wes McKinney
- Our Board includes Quentin Clark, Glenn Solomon, Joe Morrissey, and Leigh Marie Braswell

Our Offer

You have an opportunity to be an early employee in the fast-scaling ambitious team
You can work 100% remote: we’ll handle all formalities to arrange work from your home
We pay top of the market in most parts of the world
We grant equity (stock options) for all full-time hires
We offer a competitive benefits package in line with all tech companies (top-notch equipment, unlimited vacations, paid parental leaves, med insurance, and much more)
We are distributed, yet make our bonds during regular offsites (the last one was in Mexico)

Our Hiring Process

We like to keep things and get awesome people fast. Our goal is to get a hiring process done within a week from the moment we reviewed your application.

The entire hiring process is fully remote.
Once you have submitted your CV, our team will review it and we can contact you to schedule an initial call with one of our co-founders.
If we move on to the next steps, you will have 1:1 calls with our Software Engineers
Once all the interviews are over, our team will swiftly analyze the results of all the steps and present the final decision.

11-50 employees

Website

Cloud-native PostgreSQL database