Principal Software Engineer - Distributed Storage
Company: PingCAP
Location: Seattle
Posted on: April 18, 2024
Job Description:
Join us as we scale our business in NA/EMEA by building on our
tremendous success around the world. The massive database market is
going to double over the next few years (the IDC estimates it to be
$119B+ by 2025) and PingCAP is a global player positioned as a
major disruptor with TiDB Database and Database as a Service
offering.TiDB is an open-source, cloud-native, distributed SQL
database for elastic scale and real-time analytics. Large and
high-growth organizations in markets as varied as financial
services, logistics, gaming, e-commerce and software as a service
have successfully deployed and expanded their TiDB footprint on
mission-critical applications.Our strong open-source community
roots (32,000 stars on GitHub), innovative products and inclusive
culture draw passionate and dedicated people to our company. Learn
more about PingCAP careers and join our team to be at the forefront
of innovation and growth.Responsibilities
- Design and implement core kernel features of TiKV to improve
performance, scalability, and reliability.
- Optimize data structures, algorithms, and concurrency
mechanisms in TiKV to maximize throughput and minimize
latency.
- Collaborate with the open-source community to review and merge
contributions to the TiKV codebase, ensuring adherence to best
practices and coding standards.
- Lead efforts to enhance TiKV's backup and restore capabilities
at the kernel level, including but not limited to developing
efficient snapshotting and Pitr mechanisms.
- Analyze and improve TiDB's performance, stability, and
scalability in the cloud environment.
- Troubleshoot and resolve customers' critical issues such as
performance, stability, or scalability.
- Document design decisions, implementation details, and
performance optimizations in technical specifications, design
documents, and code comments.
- Stay updated on the latest developments in distributed systems
research and industry trends, and contribute insights and expertise
to inform our technology roadmap.
- Mentor junior engineers and help to grow the whole team's
technical capability.Qualifications
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering,
or a related field.
- 5+ years of experience in database, storage, and/or distributed
system development.
- Experience with TiKV or similar distributed key-value stores
(e.g., RocksDB, etc.) is highly desirable.
- Familiarity with cloud-native technologies(e.g., AWS, GCP,
Azure infra) and container orchestration platforms (e.g.,
Kubernetes) is a plus.
- Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work
independently as well as part of a team.
- Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate
effectively with cross-functional teams.
- A passion for learning and staying updated on emerging
technologies and industry trends.$180,000 - $260,000 a yearThe
annual anticipated base salary range for U.S. candidates for this
role is USD 180K to $260K. The actual individual base pay will
depend on various factors such as the complexity and responsibility
of the role, work locations, job levels, and relevant experience
and skills. This role is also eligible to participate in PingCAP's
Bonus and Equity Plan, as well as our Sales Compensation Plan if it
is a sales role. In order to comply with local legislation and
provide greater transparency to candidates, we share base salary
ranges on all US job postings regardless of desired hiring
location. Please note that actual salaries may vary and fall
outside of this range depending on factors such as a candidate's
qualifications, geographic location, skills, experience, and
competencies. Other benefits include health insurance, flexible
vacation time, paid holidays, and parental leave. Salaries for
candidates outside the U.S. will vary based on local compensation
structures.We encourage people from underrepresented groups to
apply. Come advance with us! In keeping with our values, no
employee or applicant will face discrimination/harassment based on:
race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, age, gender,
marital domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender
identity, disability status, or veteran status. PingCAP also
strives to prevent other, subtler forms of inappropriate behavior
(e.g., stereotyping) from ever gaining a foothold in our
organization. Whether blatant or hidden, barriers to success have
no place at PIngCAP.
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