About HarperDB
HarperDB is a high-performance distributed application platform. It combines a database, in-memory cache, and real-time message broker to allow users to create enterprise-grade solutions with fewer moving parts, fewer lines of code, and a superior developer experience.
Job Description:
As a Node.js Engineer on our Delivery Team, you will play a critical role in our pre-sales process by helping us deliver pilot projects for potential HarperDB customers. You'll work closely with the Sales and Solutions Engineering teams to understand customer requirements, design and develop high-performance pilot projects using HarperDB, and showcase the value proposition of our platform.
This is a hands-on, technical role that requires a strong understanding of web development principles and expertise in Node.js. You'll be instrumental in demonstrating the capabilities of HarperDB and helping us close deals.
Responsibilities:
- Develop and maintain proof of concept applications using Node.js in alignment with client objectives and technical feasibility.
- Collaborate closely with our sales team to understand client needs for pilot projects.
- Provide prompt and expert technical support to address customer questions and concerns during pilot development.
- Continuously expand knowledge of HarperDB's architecture and functionality to maximize pilot effectiveness.
- Coordinate with external developers to assist and support their efforts in building and maintaining pilots using HarperDB technology as needed.
- Demonstrate HarperDB features to customers and adapt communication to meet their specific needs and objectives.
Qualifications:
- Required: Extensive understanding and experience with Node.js, at least four years in a professional environment, with a focus on building scalable solutions.
- Demonstrated experience in software development and technical project delivery, particularly in a pre-sales or customer-facing capacity.
- Strong understanding of database technologies, cloud platforms, and architecture design principles.
- Exceptional problem-solving skills with the ability to translate business requirements into effective technical solutions.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, enabling effective collaboration with cross-functional teams and external stakeholders.
- Proactive mindset with a willingness to learn and adapt to new technologies and methodologies.
- Ability to manage multiple projects concurrently in a fast-paced environment while maintaining attention to detail.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical field (or equivalent experience)
Bonus Qualifications:
- Prior experience with HarperDB or similar distributed database solutions.
- Prior experience in load testing, solution architecture, and platform integration is advantageous.
Why Join Us:
- Opportunity to be part of a high-growth startup with a collaborative and supportive team culture. Find us on Built In's Best Places to Work list.
- Flexible work environment with remote work options and a focus on work-life balance.
- Competitive compensation package including base salary, commission, and benefits.
- Room for career advancement and professional development opportunities.
If you are a motivated self-starter who thrives in a fast-paced environment and shares our values of transparency, authenticity, and empowerment, we want to hear from you!
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What We Do
HarperDB is a globally-distributed edge application platform. It reduces complexity, increases performance, and lowers costs by combining user-defined applications, a high-performance database, and an enterprise-grade streaming broker into a single package. The platform offers unlimited horizontal scale at the click of a button, and synchronizes data across all the nodes in a cluster in milliseconds. HarperDB simplifies the process of delivering applications and the data that drives them to the edge, which dramatically improves both the user experience and total cost of ownership for large-scale applications. Deploying HarperDB on global infrastructure enables a CDN-like solution for enterprise data and applications.
HarperDB is partnered with global companies like Akamai, Verizon, AWS, and Lumen to bring a complete solution to the market. Their customers include massive gaming companies, global retailers, digital advertising innovators, and more.
HarperDB has over 130K deployments and 15K community members. Their leadership has a deep and diverse background in solving complex tech challenges for organizations from startups up to Fortune 100 companies and beyond. HarperDB has achieved RedHat certification on OpenShift, and is deployable anywhere, including Linode, DigitalOcean Marketplace, hyper-scaler clouds, and more.
HarperDB has been awarded Best Small Companies to Work For by BuiltIn, Top Edge Computing Companies to Watch, Startup of the Year by Hackernoon. Within the last year, our CEO has been awarded the Ethical Leader of the Year by the University of Colorado and was recognized as a Titan 100 for the Colorado Titan 100 Awards.
Why Work With Us
HarperDB is an innovation-motivated company that solves the most complex problems facing technology at scale. Leading with transparency and radical authenticity, employees receive specific and timely feedback driving rapid career growth and a strong sense of ownership. At HarperDB, we build people up to realize their full potential.
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