Lead Software Engineer

• Build a world-class database-as-a-service platform that will provide frictionless cloud services for our customers using MySQL, PostgreSQL, Redis, and Kubernetes
• Write efficient and optimized code to build tools and applications that facilitate database management and orchestration
• Manage and optimize databases to ensure high availability, performance, and security
• Utilize Kubernetes to develop and maintain controllers for managing databases and related resources
• Develop automation for database and Kubernetes-related tasks such as provisioning, backup, scaling, and monitoring.
• Provide technical expertise and input into the team’s roadmap.
• Coordinate activities of senior members of the team and provide technical leadership.

• 5+ years of extensive experience managing highly scalable databases and database infrastructure
• Experience with Kubernetes, including developing and maintaining controllers
• Knowledge and experience with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Google Cloud, Azure) and their managed database services (e.g., RDS, Amazon Aurora)
• Demonstrated proficiency in MySQL, PostgreSQL, and/or Redis including schema design, query optimization, and performance tuning.
• Proven experience in software development with proficiency in Go
• Experience with containerization technologies (Docker)
• Experience in infrastructure as code frameworks (Terraform)
• Experience working with Agile methodologies
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to troubleshoot and resolve database-related issues
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.
• Fluency in English, verbal and written

• Experience in cloud DBaaS production environments
• Familiarity with Crossplane or similar tools for controlling cloud-managed services

Fostering a diverse, welcoming and inclusive environment is important to us. We work hard to make everyone feel comfortable bringing their best, most authentic selves to work every day. We celebrate our talented Relics’ different backgrounds and abilities, and recognize the different paths they took to reach us – including nontraditional ones. Their experiences and perspectives inspire us to make our products and company the best they can be. We’re looking for people who feel connected to our mission and values, not just candidates who check off all the boxes. 

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We believe in empowering all Relics to achieve professional and business success through a flexible workforce model. This model allows us to work in a variety of workplaces that best support our success, including fully office-based, fully remote, or hybrid.

Our hiring process

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