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Job Summary
We are currently looking for a hands-on Senior Software Engineer - Database Internals to join our EDB Postgres Distributed (EPD) product development team (formally known as BDR-Bi Direction Replication), building our strategic replication technologies. As a core capability of our portfolio, PGD enables our customers with highly available and performant multi-node and cross-regional Postgres clusters for modern distributed computing environments.
Joining as a member of the team, you will be expected to design, develop and document new system capabilities and improve existing system capabilities in accordance to customer requirements while meeting EDB’s quality standards.
*Candidate Note-This position is 100% remote for candidates based in the United States only.
What your impact will be:
- Analyze business requirements and translate them into executable tasks.
- Design, code, test, and document new PGD capabilities requested by customers.
- Improving the performance and usability of existing PGD capabilities.
- Perform root cause analysis on production incidents to prescribe optimal solutions and recommend prevention strategies.
- Collaborate closely with other members of the development team on large software features.
What you will bring:
- Ability to work independently and as part of a distributed international team
- 5+ years of experience working as a hands-on software engineer
- Strong C programming skills
- Strong problem-solving skills, at times this may be under pressure when in production
- Calm and methodical approach with good communication skills
- 3-5 years+ experience building and deploying distributed systems in the cloud
- In-depth understanding of databases and knowledge of SQL
- Understands and willing to follow whole modern software development life cycle processes
What will give you an edge:
- Experience with databases in production environments
- Experience with Python and Perl
- Experience with the major Cloud Providers; AWS, Azure, GCP
- Experience with Ansible, Docker and Kubernetes
- Experience with test driven development
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We know it takes a unique mix of people and skills to help us in our mission to supercharge Postgres, and we understand that not everyone will check every box. We’d love to hear from you and we want you to apply!
EDB is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. EDB was built on a commitment to trust and respect each other and to embrace an array of people and ideas. These values remain at the center of our culture and are key to our company’s integrity.
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