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Database Engineer — Postgres Internals
What we do
ParadeDB is a transactional alternative to Elasticsearch built on Postgres. We build state-of-the-art full-text search and columnar analytics as a Postgres extension. Companies like Modern Treasury, BILT Rewards, Alibaba Cloud, many others use ParadeDB to:
- Eliminate ETL/change data capture tools
- Add transactional guarantees to their search indexes
- Perform JOINs on their search data
We're a small, focused team of engineers dedicated to creating an inclusive and enjoyable work environment. We have an office in San Francisco, with some team members distributed across the United States and Canada. We’re a Series A Company with a flat structure, strong investors, and lots of room for growth.
What we want
We're looking for a Postgres database internals engineer to join our team full-time. The ideal candidate should have:
- A solid foundation in data systems/database internals
- Experience working with Postgres databases internals (bonus points if you have experience working with pgrx)
- Proficiency in systems programming with C/C++/Rust/Zig (bonus points for Rust)
- Strong background in full-text search systems and/or data analytics/query engines is a plus
- Familiarity with Tantivy and/or OLAP query engines like Apache DataFusion is a plus
We're seeking someone creative, independent, and excited by difficult technical challenges who can teach us as much as they learn from us. The ideal candidate will bring thoughtful opinions to the team, be excited to engage with and learn from customers, and be willing to wear many hats.
What you want
- You want to be part of the core team of a fast-growing infrastructure startup
- You want to wear many hats and interface directly with customers
- You’re passionate about the Postgres ecosystem, databases, search technologies, and/or data analytics
- You’re excited about diving deep into the internals of Postgres and writing high-performance, safe Rust code to elevate Postgres for search and analytical workloads
- You’re excited to learn about the internals of Tantivy, Apache DataFusion, and columnar file formats like Parquet/Arrow to inspire optimizations in ParadeDB
- You believe in open-source and want to contribute to building a sustainable open-source business
- You want autonomy over your work and the opportunity to make impactful design decisions
A small, focused team building a Postgres-native alternative to Elasticsearch. The team is distributed across the United States and Canada and is passionate about data systems, search, analytics, Postgres, and Rust.
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