Category-defining tech. Career-defining 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 head-on and focus on solutions that create lasting impact.

Because when our customers win we all win.

The Role

Were looking for a Software Engineer to join our Storage team. Storage is the team responsible for Pebble CockroachDBs storage engine. Storage is the bedrock of our database product and is responsible for the safe durable and efficient persistence and retrieval of data on top of which the rest of the database is built.

Our team develops and maintains Pebble an innovative Log Structured Merge (LSM) Tree storage engine purpose built for Multi Version Concurrency Control (MVCC) data. Additionally our team develops higher layer storage features for integration with CockroachDB such as MVCC APIs for mutation and iteration and the Enterprise Encryption At Rest (EAR) feature in CockroachDB. The team also has a hand in the development operation and troubleshooting of our Cockroach Cloud product as it relates to the various storage offerings of the cloud providers on top of which Cockroach Cloud runs.

You Will

• Contribute to the growth of CockroachDB through bringing your expertise and commitment to excellence to help build a database that makes data easy for everyone.
• Develop in Go but if you dont know it youll learn while youre here.
• Improve the performance of CockroachDB.
• Work closely with other engineers and product managers across both the cloud and database teams.
• Work in an environment in which access to state-of-the-art AI-assisted planning and development is provided.
• Take part in a collaborative culture and exchange knowledge with a highly experienced technical organization.
• Ensure that CockroachDB remains scalable survivable and consistent as we continue to grow as a company.

The Expectations

In your first 30 days you will become an integrated member of our engineering team. Youll spend time learning about the Storage teams domain processes and people as well as learning about CockroachDB and CockroachDB Cloud. We believe that its essential for you to take this first month to become familiar with our technology and our company.

After 3 months you will be fully integrated into the team and comfortable contributing to the Storage teams execution in partnership with Product and Design. Youll have built an understanding of the Storage teams tech stack and feel comfortable with the architecture and components the team develops and maintains. Youll understand the teams priorities and roadmap.

After 6 months youll be fully integrated into the Storage team and have a deep understanding of the tech stack and other areas of the Engineering organization.

You Have

• Experience working on complex technical products and have exposure to distributed systems concurrency control file systems data replication or memory management.
• Comfort using programming languages like Go C/C Java and Python. We use Go but if you dont know it youll learn while youre here.
• A solid product architecture knowledge and grasp how a variety of team interactions may impact it.
• Experience (or strong interest) in adopting AI-centric development workflows.
• 3 years of relevant experience is ideal.
• A BS MS or PhD in Computer Science or equivalent experience.
• Bonus: Experience with storage systems (e.g. preferably Log-Structured Merge Trees Pebble etc.)
• Bonus: Experience building running and debugging large-scale distributed systems in production.
• Bonus: you want to play an active role in how we use AI to reduce toil and build high-quality software.

The Team

Reporting to Andy Xu - Manager Engineering

Andy leads the Storage team within the Database Platform organization where he oversees the development of Pebble a Log Structured Merge (LSM) tree implementation (akin to RocksDB but with innovative features for a SQL database). Based in Seattle with his family Andy enjoys hiking playing badminton and spending quality time with his children outside of work.

Jordan Lewis - VP of Engineering

Jordan is the Head of Engineering for Cockroach Labs. Hes responsible for the teams that build maintain and keep CockroachDB reliably serving the needs of Cockroach Labs most demanding customer base. He joined Cockroach Labs as a Database Engineer in 2016 when it was just 25 people before moving into engineering leadership leading the Global Engineering organization. Jordan lives in his hometown of Brooklyn NY with his wife. Outside of work he enjoys folk music and riding his electric scooter around town.

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

• Stock Options
• Medical Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Life and Disability Insurance
• Professional Development Funds
• Flexible Time Off
• Paid Holidays
• Paid Sick Days
• Paid Parental Leave
• Retirement Benefits
• Mental Wellbeing Benefits
• And more!