Software Engineer - DBaaS at Nutanix

The Opportunity

Join Nutanix as a Software Engineer specializing in Database-as-a-Service (DBaaS). In this role, you will be pivotal in enabling standardization and enhancing efficiency, agility, scalability, and cost savings for database operations across organizations. Your responsibilities will include provisioning, ensuring high availability, patching, scaling, upgrades, backup/restore, and creating efficient database copies. You will also contribute to and utilize various open-source technologies, helping to build a multi/hybrid cloud DBaaS offering that supports multiple Database Engines.

Engineering / R&D at Nutanix

The NDB team at Nutanix is a global team of 100 engineers located primarily in San Jose, CA, with members across the USA, India, and Serbia. The team is dedicated to delivering Project Beacon, which aims to enable applications (starting with databases) to be written once and run anywhere by providing data-centric PaaS level services. This involves developing a single API and console for consistent management across environments, thus fully embracing the benefits of a hybrid multicloud setup.

Your Role

• Architect, design, and develop core software components for our multi-hybrid cloud enterprise Database-as-a-Service.
• Gain a deep understanding of customer (developers) use cases for various databases and design innovative solutions to meet customer requirements.
• Define functionality that is easy-to-use and intuitive for customers (developers).
• Collaborate closely with development, test, documentation, and product management teams to deliver high-quality products in a fast-paced environment.
• Employ a methodical design approach that is future-ready, efficient, scalable, and robust.

What You Will Bring

• Experience with Microservices, Kubernetes, and Cloud Native applications.
• Proficiency in software development, particularly in languages like Go, Java, or C++.
• Ability to write efficient, high-quality code.
• Strong understanding of object-oriented concepts and design.
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or a related field, with up to 3 years of experience. An advanced degree in Computer Science is preferred.

About the Team

Meet Krunal Jhaveri, your Hiring Manager. Krunal joined Nutanix NDB in 2021 and leads the development effort for the NDB Control Plane and the developer ecosystem in the US. His previous experience includes roles at VMware, Cisco, and Microsoft, where he built and managed efficient enterprise software services. Krunal is inspired by the opportunity to build a small team that develops a hybrid multi-cloud service in the multi-billion dollar DBaaS space and is passionate about contributing to open-source projects.

How We Work

We operate in a hybrid style, with team members coming to the office 2-3 days a week. We strive to minimize meetings and foster a culture of writing and sharing documents, which has led to more flexible schedules and transparent knowledge sharing. We also enjoy twice-a-week Nutanix lunch days, providing a great opportunity to connect with the team and other colleagues in person.