Jobs at Aiven

Lead ownership of People tech stack and AI roadmap to automate HR processes, integrate HRIS/ATS/Jira with Aiven Atlas, build analytics and predictive models, deploy agentic AI responsibly, and drive AI literacy across the People function.

Own go-to-market for Aivens core open-source products: develop positioning and competitive messaging for technical buyers, produce sales enablement content, run competitive intelligence and webinars, plan product launches, and align with DevRel, demand gen, and sales to convert developer adoption into enterprise deals.

Own and optimize the end-to-end self-serve user lifecycle from sign-up to activation, conversion, retention, and expansion. Design nurture programs, in-product messaging, segmentation frameworks, and monetization interventions. Partner with Product and Data to define activation/health signals, build automated responses, and report on activation, conversion, expansion, and churn metrics.

Build and maintain managed open-source data services (e.g., DataHub) on Aiven. Work full-stack (Python backend and React/TypeScript frontend), upstream OSS contributions, and design production-ready AI pipelines (synthetic metadata, text-to-SQL, automated discovery) to create a unified context layer for data platforms.

The Engineering Manager for Observability will lead a team focused on providing observability solutions, ensuring operational excellence, customer satisfaction, and product differentiation through innovative features and strategic planning.

The Senior Software Engineer will provide observability solutions, focusing on operational excellence, innovative feature development, and customer support, while leading the team in implementing technical solutions and fostering collaboration.

Build and maintain backend services for a cloud data platform: write high-quality code, implement and monitor features, ensure testing coverage, participate in architecture and roadmap planning, conduct code reviews, improve security, performance, and mentor junior engineers. Specializations include platform generalist, IAM, cloud infrastructure, or cloud networking.

Develop and maintain managed PostgreSQL and analytics services: write production-quality Python code, optimize OLTP and OLAP performance, build ETL and data pipelines, automate operations, improve scalability and reliability, troubleshoot customer issues, conduct PR reviews, and mentor engineers.

Develop and maintain automation and operational tooling for PostgreSQL, MySQL and Valkey services. Write high-quality Python code, participate in design and PR reviews, troubleshoot customer incidents, improve scalability, reliability, backups, performance, security fixes, and mentor other engineers.

Design and deliver partner-specific solutions for PostgreSQL, MySQL and Valkey services. Write and review high-quality Python code, automate processes, improve scalability, reliability and operational quality, investigate and resolve customer issues, collaborate with product teams, and mentor engineers.

Build and maintain automation and operational tooling for PostgreSQL, MySQL and Valkey services. Develop reliable, scalable systems, write production-quality Python code, improve performance and security, automate backups and testing, investigate incidents, mentor engineers, and contribute to technical planning.

Build and maintain cloud PostgreSQL and analytics services: write Python code, optimize OLTP/OLAP performance, develop ETL pipelines, automate operations, improve scalability and reliability, troubleshoot customer issues, and mentor other engineers.

Develop and maintain Valkey cloud services by writing reliable Python backend code, automating operations, improving scalability and reliability, performing PR reviews, resolving customer issues, mentoring engineers, and implementing backups, testing, and performance/security fixes.

Customer-facing Solutions Architect supporting pre-sales: assess customer needs, design demos and POCs, run pilots, respond to RFPs, relay feedback to Product/Engineering, and present technical content at events. Travel up to 10%.

Lead Aiven's internal and external communications: craft and scale company narratives, run internal cadences, translate technical product strategy for wider audiences, manage crisis communications, partner with execs, GTM and agencies, and define metrics for engagement and media impact.

Lead the App Layer Platform team to deliver a reliable, scalable, and secure app platform. Own roadmap, operational excellence, customer escalations, platform optimization, delivery, team development, and AI tooling adoption while collaborating across timezones.

Own and deliver group consolidation and IFRS financial reporting, lead monthly/quarterly close, own revenue recognition under IFRS 15, manage external audits, represent tax positions in financial statements, prepare group and investor reporting, and continuously improve reporting processes and controls.

Provide end-to-end technical support for enterprise developers using Aiven-managed open-source data technologies across public clouds. Troubleshoot PostgreSQL, MySQL, Kafka and OpenSearch issues, communicate with customers, escalate complex problems, reproduce bugs in Jira, contribute to knowledge bases, and optionally assist with Python automation and feature development while working APAC shift patterns.

Drive new customer acquisition and close full sales cycle for North American customers (<$250M ARR), convert PLG/trial signals into revenue, generate pipeline via outbound and marketing, qualify opportunities using MEDDPICC, engage technical decision-makers, conduct demos, and meet defined quota metrics (10 new logos, $300K ARR).

The GTM Enablement Manager will develop enablement programs, train sales teams, create content, measure program success, and enhance tools for sales effectiveness.