Yugabyte is the company behind YugabyteDB, the AI-ready, multi-modal, distributed PostgreSQL database for cloud-native apps. Trusted by industry leaders including Shopify, Paramount+, GM, Kroger, Fiserv, and NPCI, YugabyteDB has been deployed in over 100 countries and powers more than 5 million clusters worldwide.
Together, our hard-working team of experts and our industry-leading technology are uniquely positioned to meet the demands of modern workloads: geo-distributed, ultra-resilient, and built to scale without limits.
Our Yugabeings (distributed, like our database) span 12+ countries and multiple time zones, sharing expertise from diverse backgrounds and industries.
We are looking for strong engineers who exemplify collaboration, teamwork, empathy and like to lead by example. We enjoy working with people who are driven and thrive in a fast-paced startup environment, and who have a strong desire to build an internet-scale, extensible control plane with strong emphasis on simplicity and user experience.
Role and Responsibilities
- Design, develop, test, debug and maintain components of the cloud infrastructure
- Manage operational priorities of the DBaaS
- Establish process for handling and leading response to security new vulnerabilities
- Lead certification efforts from the security perspective
- Participate in penetration testing efforts
- Design and build DBaaS processes for key management, rotation storage, encryption, and password management
- Strong software design and implementation skills in building infrastructure frameworks
- Experience building and operating extensible, scalable resilient data systems
- Working knowledge of Java and Python Experience using public cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, or Azure)
- Containerization tooling (Docker, EKS, Kubernetes)
- Infrastructure as Code Tooling (Example: Terraform, Cloudformation, Etc.)
- Configuration Management Tooling (Ansible, Chef, Etc.)
- Automation Scripting (Python preferred)
- Solid understanding of basic systems operations (disk, network etc)
- Willingness and ability to learn new languages and concepts
- 6+ years of relevant experience
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:
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Skills Required
- Strong software design and implementation skills in building infrastructure frameworks
- Experience building and operating extensible, scalable resilient data systems
- Working knowledge of Java and Python
- Experience using public cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, or Azure)
- Containerization tooling (Docker, EKS, Kubernetes)
- Infrastructure as Code Tooling (Example: Terraform, Cloudformation, Etc.)
- Configuration Management Tooling (Ansible, Chef, Etc.)
- Automation Scripting (Python preferred)
- Solid understanding of basic systems operations (disk, network etc)
- 6+ years of relevant experience
Yugabyte Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Yugabyte and has not been reviewed or approved by Yugabyte.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is positioned as competitive for U.S. engineering roles, with total compensation described as aligned with mid-stage startup norms. Base salary ranges for mid-level engineers are framed as strong relative to the Bay Area market.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is characterized as comprehensive, spanning medical, dental, and vision with high employer premium coverage in the U.S. Mental health support and low-deductible plan design are also highlighted as meaningful parts of the package.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time-off offerings are described as broad, including unlimited PTO with typical usage levels cited and additional holiday coverage. Parental leave policies are called out as a notable component of the overall benefits mix.
Yugabyte Insights
What We Do
At Yugabyte, we're building a diverse, multi-generational company with the vision to make YugabyteDB the distributed SQL database of choice for mission-critical cloud native applications. After a decade spent modernizing their IT infrastructure and applications, we are seeing companies enter a new phase of database modernization initiatives. We aim to be their database partner on this journey.
Why Work With Us
It’s easy to claim that your company is a best place to work, but at Yugabyte we know that we are. Why? Because our Yugabeings tell us so. Being able to work with and learn from smart people all over the world, along with a sense of ownership, mentoring opportunities, and pride in a job well done. That's what being a Yugabeing is all about.
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