Software Engineer, Database Systems

About Cirrascale

Cirrascale is committed to delivering robust and scalable computing solutions. Our mission is to innovate within the tech industry while fostering a collaborative and inclusive environment. We pride ourselves on a culture of integrity, innovation, and a relentless pursuit of excellence.

Position Summary

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the Cirrascale team to implement and refine the software code and database systems for our services - Ensuring performance, reliability, and cost-effectiveness.
• Develop and optimize solutions for handling high volumes of data transactions - Focusing heavily on throughput, latency, and efficient resource utilization within our database connections.
• Write highly efficient application-level database related code - Optimizing queries, indexing strategies, and connection management to ensure seamless interaction with our data stores.
• Drive the implementation and effective utilization of Cassandra, AlloyDB and PostgreSQL within our ecosystem - Ensuring effective use of these technologies.
• Continuously identify and eliminate performance bottlenecks in database interactions and complex data transformations - Driving improvements in system responsiveness.
• Provide steadfast engineering support during critical deployments - Ensuring the stability and performance of our data infrastructure under the weight of production loads.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. Citizen.
• 5+ years of professional software development experience with a strong focus on backend systems and database engineering.
• Expert-level proficiency in Python for building high-performance backend services and asynchronous and distributed applications.
• Proven expertise in database systems. This requires a solid understanding of internals, tradeoffs, and optimization techniques, not merely foundational SQL knowledge.
• Very strong working knowledge and practical experience with relational databases and non relational (NoSQL) databases, including advanced features, tuning, and partitioning.
• Hands-on, production-level experience with non relational (NoSQL) database clusters in high-volume environments, encompassing data modeling and query optimization.
• Practical experience with AlloyDB, understanding its operational characteristics and effective application.
• Exceptional understanding of concurrency control, transaction management, and indexing strategies.
• Demonstrated experience in environments processing high volumes of distributed data with stringent latency requirements.
• Familiarity with containerized environments (Docker, etc.) and distributed systems architecture.
• Experience with C++, Go, and Rust is highly advantageous, as our infrastructure encompasses a polyglot architecture.
• Strong problem-solving skills, with the ability to diagnose complex issues across distributed systems and data layers.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills to work effectively within our cross-functional teams.

Additional Requirements

• Growth stage

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