Software Engineer, Storage

Quick Facts

• Role: Software Engineer, Storage

Description

You will own the storage data layer that underpins every product surface: databases, caches, and the strategy for provisioning, querying, and scaling data stores. You’ll design a robust multi-database topology for growth, instrument and add guardrails for database queries, define which data store to use per workload, and lead cache infrastructure end-to-end.

Responsibilities

• Design the next-generation data architecture, evolving the storage layer into a partitioned, resilient topology
• Build query attribution and guardrails to instrument queries by service and prevent problematic queries from reaching production
• Define the “when to use what” strategy for data stores, creating guidance and golden pathways for choosing the right engine
• Own cache infrastructure end-to-end: reliability, capacity planning, and cache correctness patterns

Requirements

• Experience with relational databases at scale (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL, or similar OLTP systems)
• Experience building and scaling databases or data infrastructure
• Understanding of database performance, reliability, and caching

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Experience with database sharding, migration, or decomposition in production environments
• Ability to explain tradeoffs between storage engines and support workload-appropriate decisions
• Proactive operational excellence: backups, monitoring, query performance, and capacity planning
• Strong software engineering fundamentals and enjoyment building foundational systems other engineers depend on

Compensation and Benefits

• Annual salary: $140,000 - $225,000 USD
• Total rewards may include equity, comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage, a 401(k) plan, short & long-term disability insurance, life insurance, and other discounts and perks