Category-defining tech. Career-defining work.

Lots of tech companies disrupt. But, many fail when they try to scale. We're different. CockroachDB makes it easier for companies to build and scale apps. This is how and why we're helping some of the most innovative companies on the planet. We tackle problems head-on and focus on solutions that create lasting impact. 

Because when our customers win, we all win. 

The Role

Cockroach Labs is looking for passionate individuals to support our efforts to make CockroachDB cluster management a breeze for our customers as a Software Engineer, Backend (Cluster Management). This is a hands-on role where you’ll be working on a variety of technical projects related to cluster management. We are looking for creative individuals, capable of combining software and systems engineering to design, develop, cluster management solutions across various infrastructures like Kubernetes, VMs, bare metal. A successful candidate will combine the technical know-how with an empathetic and compassionate approach to engaging with the product and engineering teams across Cockroach Labs. 

In this role, you’ll join a small but growing Cluster Management team, using your experience and skills to significantly influence the culture and product  at Cockroach Labs. You will:

• Implement and maintain cluster management solutions for CockroachDB across different infrastructures. 
• Work with technologies like Golang, Kubernetes and operators, Helm Charts, Terraform and more. 
• Plan and lead cluster management projects for the CockroachDB product.
• Act as a subject matter expert on CockroachDB cluster management best practices.
• Participate in on-call rotation for Cluster Management team’s incident response process

The Expectations

In your first 30 days, you will become an integrated member of our engineering team. You’ll become familiar with our production systems, software development workflow, and application architecture for CockroachDB and CockroachCloud. We believe that it's essential for you to take this first month to become familiar with our technology and our company.

In your second month, you’ll focus on gaining familiarity with our cluster management challenges and domain. You’ll contribute to designing our state of the art cluster management solutions for CockroachDB.

In your third month, you’ll become a point person for a major cluster management feature, also helping implement or review one or more significant projects in the team.

You Have

The qualifications below are ideal, but not all required. We strongly encourage candidates who do not have all the qualifications listed below to apply

• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes or other orchestration frameworks
• Previous experience with developing management solutions for distributed systems or databases. 
• 8+ years of experience in a software development role(We have multiple openings across levels).
• Solid understanding of computer science and systems fundamentals. 
• Experience with tools like infrastructure management tools like helmcharts, terraform etc.  
• The desire and capability to take a structured approach to solving large scale, complex problems
• The ability to take a caring and empathetic approach to relationship building and problem solving

The Team

BabuSrithar - Site Lead, India 

BabuSrithar is the Site Leader for India. He is responsible for our growth strategy and is a cultural champion in the region. He is passionate about building high-quality software products and lean teams by leveraging everyone's potential. He enjoys working with people and learning along the way. Before joining Cockroach Labs, BabuSrithar held senior leadership positions at companies like Nutanix, Clumio and recently he was VP of engineering at Apty where he led the engineering globally. When not at work, he enjoys his time with his 5-year-old and family. 

Isaac Wong - VP of Engineering

Isaac is responsible for the health of the engineering organization at Cockroach Labs. He partners closely with teams to ensure we have a balanced culture that promotes quality and innovation in pursuit of our goals. Before joining Cockroach Labs Isaac was in life sciences for 16 years with Medidata Solutions where he had a front row seat on the exciting ride from a 30 person startup to more than 2000 people worldwide. But the lure of distributed, resilient, and consistent SQL databases, along with the amazing technology and culture at Cockroach Labs proved too much. When not working he likes to draw, play the piano, and search NYC for cannoli's with his wife and kids.

Cockroach Labs is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer building a diverse and inclusive workforce. If you need additional accommodations to feel comfortable during your interview process, please email us at accessibility@cockroachlabs.com.

Cockroach Labs has a hybrid work model, with Roachers that are local to one of our offices coming in on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays and working flexibly the rest of the week. While we’ve learned valuable lessons working remotely, nothing can replace the connection, creativity, and fun that occurs when Roachers get together and we are committed to fostering a workplace that encourages collaboration and allows us all to do our best work.

Benefits

• Medical Insurance
• Flexible Time Off
• Paid Parental Leave
• Mental Wellbeing Benefits
• And more!