Software Engineer, Backend (Cluster Management)

• Implement and maintain cluster management solutions for CockroachDB across different infrastructures.
• Work with technologies like Golang, Kubernetes and operators, Helm Charts, Terraform and more.
• Plan and lead cluster management projects for the CockroachDB product..
• Act as a subject matter expert on CockroachDB cluster management best practices.
• Participate in on-call rotation for Cluster Management team s incident response process

• In your first 30 days, you will become an integrated member of our engineering team. You ll become familiar with our production systems, software development workflow, and application architecture for CockroachDB and CockroachCloud. We believe that its essential for you to take this first month to become familiar with our technology and our company.
• In your second month, you ll focus on gaining familiarity with our cluster management challenges and domain. You ll contribute to designing our state of the art cluster management solutions for CockroachDB.
• In your third month, you ll become a point person for a major cluster management feature, also helping implement or review one or more significant projects in the team.

• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes or other orchestration frameworks
• Previous experience with developing management solutions for distributed systems or databases.
• 5+ years of experience in a software development role(We have multiple openings across levels).
• Solid understanding of computer science and systems fundamentals.
• Experience with tools like infrastructure management tools like helmcharts, terraform etc
• The desire and capability to take a structured approach to solving large scale, complex problems
• The ability to take a caring and empathetic approach to relationship building and problem solvin

Benefits

• Medical Insurance
• Flexible Time Off
• Mental Wellbeing Benefits
• And more!