Software Engineer - PlanetScale Vitess

PlanetScale is a rapidly growing company reinventing the database space. They are seeking a Software Engineer to join their core engineering team to build the next generation of database infrastructure.

Responsibilities:

• You will design and build critical systems that power PlanetScale's database platform, serving millions of queries per second for some of the world's largest applications
• You will collaborate with a team of expert engineers to solve complex distributed systems challenges
• You will work independently to solve engineering and business problems with little direction and high autonomy
• You will work directly with customers to understand their needs and translate them into robust technical solutions

Requirements:

• 5+ years of software engineering experience with a focus on backend systems
• Strong proficiency in Go, with experience in other languages like Python, Java, or C++
• Experience with MySQL or other relational databases
• Working knowledge of Kubernetes and containerized applications
• Experience building and operating distributed systems at scale
• Experience with database internals, query optimization, or distributed consensus algorithms
• Contributions to open-source projects, especially in the database or infrastructure space
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure)
• Knowledge of monitoring, observability, and debugging tools
• Previous experience at a high-growth technology company