Senior Software Engineer, Aiven
PostgreSQL
+ Equity
AI-ready open source data platform
Open for applications
AI-ready open source data platform
201-500 employees
Open for applications
+ Equity
201-500 employees
Company mission
To help customers create outcomes and accelerate building applications.
Role
Who you are
- Excellent development skills in Python
- 5+ years of experience working with one of these databases - PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, SQL Server, OracleDB
- Experience with backup solutions and backup strategies
- Advanced understanding of Linux OS
- Experience with automated testing
- Distributed systems knowledge
- Experience with performance improvements, bug fixes, and security vulnerability resolution
- Fluency in English, verbal and written
Desirable
- Good understanding of security (software, networking)
- Experience in infrastructure as code
- Experience in cloud DBAAS production environments
- Experience in production software environments
What the job involves
- We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer to work on our cloud operations platform turning the best open source technologies into frustration-free cloud services
- You’ll be part of the team that is focused on developing the PostgreSQL services and improving their scalability and reliability
- Our philosophy is to automate everything and to avoid repetitive manual work in everything we do
- Our own backend systems are mostly implemented in Python with bits of Java, Go and C
- Write high-quality, maintainable code and release quality features
- Participate in technical discussions and perform PR reviews
- Contribute to technical planning and backlog management
- Help investigate and resolve customer issues
- Mentor and empower other engineers
- Automate processes to eliminate repetitive manual work
- Develop and improve the scalability and reliability of PostgreSQL service
Application process
- Once applying you should hear from our Talent Experience team within 5 days regarding the status of your application
- If you are selected to move forward you can generally expect 4 stages with us
- 30-45 minute call with one of our Talent Partners
- 45 minute Depth of Expertise Interview with the hiring manager
- Skills interview and or presentation for 1 hour with the wider team
- Company values interview for 1 hour
Our take
The cloud infrastructure is booming as more businesses rely on open-source technologies to run their operations at scale. In this fast-growing space, Finnish company Aiven has carved out a strong reputation since founding in 2016. The company provides fully managed cloud services, helping organizations use open-source tools without the hassle of managing the technical details themselves.
The company works with a wide range of clients around the world, offering services that cover everything from databases to messaging systems and analytics tools. So, Aiven is helping businesses streamline their cloud operations and focus on growth instead of infrastructure headaches. Making complex technology accessible, reliable, and scalable for teams of all sizes.
Recently, Aiven his a major milestone of surpassing $100M in annual recurring revenue, a signal of its growing impact in the cloud space. To support this next phase of growth, it's opening a new hub in Cork, Ireland, creating a bunch of new jobs over three years.This expansions puts AIven in a prime position to scale internationally and bring its managed open-source solutions to more companies.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
6% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
May 2022
$210m
SERIES D
Oct 2021
$60m
SERIES C
Total funding: $420m
Company benefits
- Stocks: Stock options for permanent employees
- Learning & growth: Get ahead with an individual learning budget, access to a web learning platform, coaching, and the ever-growing Aiven library.
- Work/life balance: Flexible, regular working hours, and hybrid work friendly.
- Health care: Private health and dental care.
- Work equipment: The tools you need to do your job.
- Cool, collaborative work spaces: with free drinks, treats and fruit.
Company HQ
Kamppi, Helsinki
Leadership
Oskari Saarenmaa
(Co-Founder CEO)Senior Software Engineer and Software Architect for F-Secure Corporation from 2002 to 2011.CEO and Software Architect of Ohmu Ltd. from 2010 to 2016.
Heikki Nousiainen
(Co-Founder & Field-CTO)Experience as Information Security Specialist for TietoEnator. Lead Software Architect for F-Secure Corporation from 2008 to 2015.
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