Responsibilities
- Manage and maintain the reliability of a large MySQL infrastructure accessed through ProxySQL, including participation in round-the-clock incident response
- Develop automated systems that reduce manual operations and enhance platform stability
- Create software and internal tools to streamline database platform management, monitoring, and scaling, applying software engineering principles to infrastructure
- Optimize performance at every level of the stack, including hardware, operating system, storage, networking, and SQL queries, proactively addressing performance constraints
- Advocate for sound database practices during product design discussions, offering expert input on architecture, data structure, scalability, and system interoperability
- Lead the planning and rollout of database version updates and full-stack upgrades with minimal impact on service availability
- Influence long-term database direction by assessing new technologies such as distributed databases and contributing to company-wide engineering standards
Benefits
- Make a meaningful impact: serve a global user base that relies on privacy-first services independent of advertisers, investors, or government influence
- Join a talented, close-knit, and diverse team with members from top academic institutions worldwide
- Access to modern tools and equipment necessary for high-performance engineering work
- Opportunities for professional growth through challenging projects and early responsibility
- Comprehensive benefits including health insurance, retirement plans, generous time off, and wellness programs
- Equity participation from day one, aligning personal success with company outcomes
- Daily office-provided meals and snacks
- Transportation support covering public transit, bicycle expenses, or parking fees
- Flexible scheduling with focus on results rather than fixed hours
Work Arrangement
Hybrid — Geneva, Zürich, Barcelona, London, Paris
Other
- Participation in a 24/7 on-call incident response schedule
- Up to 30% of work time can be performed remotely
- Candidate Privacy Notice: Application data is stored in Greenhouse for legitimate business purposes and will be deleted or anonymized when no longer needed
- The company only accepts resumes submitted directly by applicants, not through third parties
