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Senior Systems Software Engineer (Postgres)

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Job Overview

Neon is seeking a skilled Senior Systems Software Engineer to join our team. You will play a crucial role in ensuring that PostgreSQL runs smoothly on the Neon cloud platform. This involves contributing to various parts of the system, including:

  • The interface between PostgreSQL and the storage system.
  • The interface with the Neon control plane and monitoring.
  • The open-source PostgreSQL project and its ecosystem.

Key Responsibilities

  • Participate in the design and implementation of our Postgres features.
  • Write low-level systems code.
  • Deploy changes to a farm of 500k+ Postgres instances.
  • Participate in on-call rotation and drive operational excellence.

Qualifications

  • At least 4 years of production experience in software engineering.
  • Experience with developing Postgres features and/or extensions.
  • Experience with maintaining and developing large production systems.
  • Passion for building systems software, performance engineering, and distributed systems.
  • Strong sense of ownership, accountability, and pride.

Preferred Skills

  • Some experience with Rust.
  • Experience with open-source projects and public development.

About Neon

Neon is building open-source cloud-native PostgreSQL. Our architecture separates storage from compute, allowing for serverless Postgres. We are a well-funded startup with deep knowledge of Postgres internals and decades of experience building databases. Our team is distributed across 25+ countries, focusing on North American and European time zones.

Our Offer

  • Opportunity to be an early employee in a fast-scaling, ambitious team.
  • 100% remote work with all formalities handled for home-based work.
  • Equity (stock options) for all full-time hires.
  • Competitive benefits package including top-notch equipment, unlimited vacations, and paid parental leaves.
  • Regular offsites to strengthen team bonds.

Join us in our mission to create a cloud-native Postgres database service for every developer. Be part of a team that values transparency, contribution, accountability, and proactivity.

Benefits
Extracted with AI

  • Equity (stock options)
  • Remote work
  • Unlimited vacations
  • Paid parental leaves
  • Top-notch equipment

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