Graph Database Engineer – Core Database(Kernel)
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Job Summary
Who We Are & Why Join Us
Avathon is revolutionizing industrial AI with a powerful platform that enables businesses to harness the full potential of their operational data. Our technology seamlessly integrates and contextualizes siloed datasets providing a 360-degree operational view that enhances decision-making and efficiency. With advanced capabilities like digital twins natural language processing normal behavior modeling and machine vision we create real-time virtual replicas of physical assets enabling predictive maintenance performance simulation and operational optimization. Our AI-driven models empower companies with scalable solutions for anomaly detection performance forecasting and asset lifetime extensionall tailored to the complexities of industrial environments.
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High-Growth Environment Thrive in a fast-scaling startup where agility collaboration and rapid professional growth are the norm.
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Position Summary:
We are looking for a Graph Database Kernel Engineer to work on the core systems of our graph database. You will help design and evolve the storage engine transaction system page cache schema and query execution foundations.Youll be part of a highly skilled engineering team that values technical rigor clean design and honest engineering discussions.
If you enjoy solving deep low-level computer science problems motivated by buildinghigh-performance reliable database internals that power real-world graph workloads then this role shall excite you. Our team has a mix of highly proficient people from multiple fields such as Machine Learning Data Science Software Engineering Operations and Big Data Analytics. We have a strong culture of collaboration and plenty of opportunity to learn make an impact and grow!
What You Will Do:
- Build and ship core kernel functionality of a graph database
- Design and maintain:
- Storage engines
- Transaction and concurrency control
- Page cache and memory management
- Schema and metadata handling
- Optimise graph traversal and query execution paths
- Work on multi-threaded performance-critical systems
- Write high-quality testable and maintainable systems code
- Debug and optimise CPU memory and IO bottlenecks
- Participate in design reviews roadmap discussions and architectural decisions
- Evaluate research and industry techniques to improve kernel innovation time and prototype kernel improvements
Youll Thrive in This Role If You Have:
- Strong experience building low-level or systems software
- Deep understanding of:
- Data structures and algorithms
- Concurrency and synchronization
- System design and performance trade-offs
- Proficiency in C and /or Scala
- Experience with graph databases or database internals
- Strong troubleshooting and debugging skills
- Experience working with large long-lived codebases
- A collaborative mindset - you enjoy discussing challenging and refining ideas
Nice to Have
- Experience with JanusGraph TinkerPop or similar graph systems Python
- JVM internals and performance tuning
- Storage engine or transaction system experience
- Exposure to distributed systems fundamentals
- 4 years of experience
Tech Stack
- Languages: C Scala
- Graph Stack: JanusGraph TinkerPop
- Focus Areas: Kernel systems indexing transactions schema query execution
- Engineering Values: Performance correctness simplicity and long-term maintainability
**A PLUS if you provide the link to your GitHub Website
Avathon is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin age pregnancy genetic information disability status as a protected veteran or any other protected category under applicable federal state and local laws.
Avathon is committed to providing reasonable accommodations throughout the recruiting process. If you need a reasonable accommodation please contact us to discuss how we can assist you.
Required Experience:
IC
Key Skills
- Databases
- SQL
- Database Development
- Microsoft SQL Server
- Database Design
- Performance Tuning
- NoSQL
- MySQL
- Postgresql
- Database Administration
- MongoDB
- Oracle
About Company
Avathon bridges legacy infrastructure with autonomous systems. Learn how to maximize asset life, enhance safety, and optimize performance with our AI platform.
