Software Engineer Database Infrastructure

TL;DR

Software Engineer (Database Infrastructure): Develops and operates large-scale data systems for hirify.global's 200M+ users with an accent on databases, disk storage, and Rust-based data access services. Focus on building reliable and performant systems using ScyllaDB, PostgreSQL, and ElasticSearch, and collaborating with product and infrastructure teams.

Location: San Francisco Bay Area

Salary: $160,000 to $180,000

Company

hirify.global is a multiplatform platform used by over 200 million people every month, especially for playing video games.

What you will do

• Build and operate large-scale, reliable and performant data systems with ScyllaDB, PostgreSQL, ElasticSearch, Linux and Rust.
• Collaborate with product and infrastructure teams to develop storage primitives enabling all of hirify.global.
• Exercise "First Principles Thinking" to always deliver what matters most to our users.
• Work with a talented team of engineers who have built one of the largest communication platforms in the world.

Requirements

• 2-4 years of experience with building backend infrastructure
• Ability to troubleshoot, debug, and test complex systems in a live, production environment
• Strong operating systems, distributed systems, and concurrency control fundamentals
• Proficiency with at least one statically-typed programming language: e.g. Rust, Go, Java, C, C++
• Comfortable working in fast paced environments

Nice to have

• Experience with highly-available and distributed databases: e.g. ScyllaDB, Cassandra, Vitess, Postgres w/HA, etc.
• Experience with Rust
• Knowledge of DevOps tools like Salt, Terraform or Kubernetes

Culture & Benefits

• Committed to inclusion and providing reasonable accommodations during the interview process.