Software Engineer II

The LRT group is responsible for the language layer and relational execution engine powering YugabyteDB. We care deeply about correctness, performance, and usability of the system we are building. We are always looking for innovative solutions to these challenges, be it from other industry applications, academic research or original contributions, as our team's work powers a broad range of components. The team's work areas include query planning and optimization, consistent online schema changes, as well as a broad set of SQL features including stored procedures, triggers, geo-partitioned tables, or GIN indexes for text search.

Role and Responsibilities

• Research, design, implement, test and release new database features and enhancements
• Write high quality C/C++ code and comprehensive test cases. Participate in the code review process
• Troubleshoot correctness, stability or performance issues related to statement planning and execution in a complex distributed system
• Identify and implement performance improvements such as enhancing plan selection, batching or parallelizing work, or pushing down plan subtrees to the data nodes
• Improve database scalability as we expand cluster sizes and transaction throughput
• Contribute to the growth of our open source database product, YugabyteDB

Requirements:

• Strong understanding of databases (SQL, NoSQL), cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, Azure), and containerization (Kubernetes, Docker).
• Experience with distributed systems, data replication, and high-availability architectures.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to simplify complex technical topics.
• Passion for helping customers succeed and a track record of owning technical sales wins.
• Hands-on experience with YugabyteDB or similar distributed SQL or SQL technologies (AuroraDB, Google Spanner, Azure Cosmos DB etc.).
• Familiarity with modern application stacks (Spring Boot, Node.js, Golang, GraphQL).
• Experience in selling or supporting open-source software.

We feel strongly about equal pay for equal work, and transparency in compensation is one way to help achieve that. The cash compensation for this role is market competitive, with a range of USD 150,000-USD 195,000, inclusive of variable/incentive for some roles. As well as equity (when applicable), and benefits including health plans, retirement plans, and unlimited paid time off (PTO). The pay range for this position is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. The actual pay will vary based on factors including experience, qualifications, and skill level.

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Due to the Proclamation, "Restriction on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers", which went into effect on September 21, 2025, at this time we are no longer able to sponsor new H-1B visa petitions filed after September 21, 2025 for new hires. We are still able to consider candidates who require H-1B extensions, changes of employer, or other types of work authorization.