Backend Software Engineer, Cockroach Labs

• A passion for working on complex technical products
• An understanding of system design, API design, and infrastructure such as Kubernetes, AWS/GCP/Azure
• Exposure to topics such as distributed systems, concurrency control, data replication, file systems, or SQL processing
• 2+ years of relevant experience
• Experience building collaborative relationships with your colleagues. You enjoy being part of the code review process and partnering with your teammates on challenging problems
• A BS in Computer Science or equivalent experience

Desirable

• Cockroach Labs is the creator of CockroachDB, the most highly evolved cloud-native, distributed SQL database on the planet that scales fast, survives anything, and thrives anywhere. We created CockroachDB to unshackle teams from the constraints of their database. Join us on our mission to simplify how businesses build and operate world-changing applications!
• We are looking for backend software engineers who are excited about growing a cloud-native distributed SQL database to join our Disaster Recovery team. The Disaster Recovery team is responsible for backup & restore – everything from low-level implementation to high-level user experience. Our customers depend on this team to prepare for hard times. For some color on our projects, you can check out our blog post on protected timestamps
• Contribute to the growth of the open source database, CockroachDB. You bring your expertise and commitment to excellence to help build a database that makes data easy for everyone
• Develop in Go, but if you don't know it you'll learn while you're here
• Work closely with other engineers and product managers across our cloud and database teams
• Help foster a collaborative culture and exchange knowledge with a highly experienced technical organization
• Enhance Disaster Recovery features on Cockroach Cloud, our fully managed CockroachDB offering
• Ensure that CockroachDB remains scalable, survivable, and consistent as we continue to grow as a company
• In the first month you will join your engineering team and start to learn about our production systems, software development workflow, and the architecture of CockroachDB and CockroachCloud. We believe that it's essential for you to take this first month to become familiar with our technology, company, and our culture
• After 3 months you'll be a fully-fledged member of your team and comfortable contributing to CockroachDB. You will begin to determine the parts of our product that most interest you and work with your manager to focus your efforts on projects that align with your interests and our goals
• As our team grows you will have the opportunity to shape the direction of development for CockroachDB and CockroachCloud. We want our users to have a phenomenal experience using our product and you play a crucial role in making CockroachDB a joy to use. We also offer technical training and experienced mentorship to help you learn and grow