Categorydefining work.

Lots of tech companies disrupt. But many fail when they try to scale. Were different. CockroachDB makes it easier for companies to build and scale apps. This is how and why were helping some of the most innovative companies on the planet. We tackle problems headon and focus on solutions that create lasting impact.

Because when our customers win we all win.

The Role

CockroachDB is the backbone of storing global services. As an Engineer on the Cloud Platform team you will help manage and scale our CockroachDB Cloud services and infrastructure which span multiple cloud providers including AWS Azure and GCP. You will oversee our production systems spending time developing systems tooling and infrastructure that ensures stable and scalable infrastructure and the reliability and quality of our cloud offerings as we deliver CockroachDB to our customers. In this role you will collaborate across multiple teams building CockroachDBs cloud offerings and the development and product teams working on the actual database.

Our team is enabling key features of running on CockroachDB Cloud such as multiregion deployments customer managed encryption keys and elastic scaling. The platform is deployed globally and will push the limits of the services cloud vendors provide today.

You Will

• Design build and maintain our internal and customer facing systems with Cockroach Cloud.
• Design write and deliver software and systems that increase product reliability and operational efficiency.
• Develop custom tools as necessary.
• Keep a complex system running and solve problems relating to missioncritical services.
• Design implement operate and troubleshoot the automation and deployment of internal and production Kubernetes clusters to maximize performance and availability.
• Participate in an oncall rotation for our production systems and hosted services.

The Expectations

In your first 30 days you will onboard and gain exposure to our current internal and customerfacing production systems. Working with our existing Cloud Platform and engineering teams you will learn how our systems are built and deployed and help to manage aspects of our overall Cloud operations. We believe that its essential for you to take this first month to become familiar with our technology and our company.

After three months youll be integrated fully into the team. You will develop and own tooling for infrastructure reliability automation and other issues related to CockroachDB Clouds stability and scalability. You will identify new opportunities for automating processes streamlining delivery deploying new core functionality and building great tools. You will help make Cockroach Cloud the best platform to host CockroachDB on by bringing your expertise to our database product.

You Have

• Expertise with at least one cloud provider such as AWS Azure or GCP and Cloud APIs.
• Expertise in analyzing monitoring and troubleshooting largescale distributed systems.
• Experience managing large projects/initiatives to completion on your own.
• Experience in software development using one or more of the following: Go C C Python Java.
• Experience running Kubernetes clusters in a production environment.
• Familiarity with infrastructure tooling such as Terraform or Pulumi.
• Proficiency in working with algorithms data structures and production troubleshooting.
• Debugged and optimized code to automate routine tasks.
• A working knowledge of web and network protocols and standards (HTTP TLS DNS etc.)
• Previous oncall experience.
• Experience building collaborative relationships with your colleagues. You enjoy being part of the code review process partnering with your teammates on complex problems and mentoring less senior engineers.
• Ideally 8 years of professional experience and a degree in CS or related field.

The Team

BabuSrithar Site Lead India

BabuSrithar is the Site Leader for India. He is responsible for our growth strategy and is a regional cultural champion. He is passionate about building highquality software products and lean teams by leveraging everyones potential. He enjoys working with people and learning along the way. Before joining Cockroach Labs BabuSrithar held senior leadership positions at companies like Nutanix Clumio and recently he was VP of engineering at Apty where he led the engineering globally. When not at work he enjoys his time with his 3yearold and family.

Cockroach Labs is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer building a diverse and inclusive workforce. If you need additional accommodations to feel comfortable during your interview process please email us at .

Cockroach Labs has a hybrid work model with Roachers that are local to one of our offices coming in on Mondays Tuesdays and Thursdays and working flexibly the rest of the week. While weve learned valuable lessons working remotely nothing can replace the connection creativity and fun that occurs when Roachers get together and we are committed to fostering a workplace that encourages collaboration and allows us all to do our best work.

Benefits

• Medical Insurance
• Flexible Time Off
• Paid Parental Leave
• Mental Wellbeing Benefits
• And more!