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Lots of tech companies disrupt. But, many fail when they try to scale. We're different. CockroachDB makes it easier for companies to build and scale apps. This is how and why we're 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.

Databases are the beating heart of every business in the world.

Cockroach Labs is the creator of CockroachDB, the most highly evolved cloud-native, distributed SQL database on the planet that scales fast, survives anything, and thrives anywhere. We created CockroachDB to unshackle teams from the constraints of their database. Join us on our mission to simplify how businesses build and operate world-changing applications!

About the Role

We are looking for backend software engineers who are excited about growing a cloud-native distributed SQL database to join our Disaster Recovery team. The DR team is responsible for the core systems that safeguard customer data, including backup and restore functionality, physical cluster replication, and logical data replication. These features enable customers to recover rapidly from catastrophic failures and protect against data loss. The team also owns and maintains CockroachDB’s distributed job system and the bulk ingestion code path, both of which are essential to database performance and scalability.

As a member of the DR team, you will have a unique opportunity to work across the entire database stack, from the SQL layer down to the storage engine, to design and implement features that strengthen CockroachDB’s disaster recovery capabilities.

You Will

Contribute to the growth of the open source database, CockroachDB.
Develop in Go, but if you don't know it you'll learn while you're here.
Help foster a collaborative culture and exchange knowledge with a highly experienced technical organization.
Design and implement features for backup, restore, and replication to improve resilience and recovery times.
Collaborate closely with Product, SRE, and Support to address customer needs and resolve escalations.
Improve reliability, performance, and usability of disaster recovery workflows.
Ensure that CockroachDB remains scalable, survivable, and consistent as we continue to grow as a company.

The Expectations

In the first month you will join your engineering team and start to learn about our production systems, software development workflow, and the architecture of CockroachDB. We believe that it's essential for you to take this first month to become familiar with our technology, company, and our culture.

After 3 months you'll be a fully-fledged member of the Disaster Recovery team and comfortable contributing to CockroachDB. You will begin to determine the parts of our product that most interest you and work with your manager to focus your efforts on projects that align with your interests and our goals.

As our team grows you will have the opportunity to shape the direction of development for CockroachDB. We want our users to have a phenomenal experience using our product and you play a crucial role in making CockroachDB a joy to use. We also offer technical training and experienced mentorship to help you learn and grow.

You Have

A passion for working on complex technical products.
Experience working on databases, distributed systems, consensus, data replication, concurrency control, file systems or SQL processing.
Comfort using programming languages like Go, C/C++, Java, and Python.
2+ years of relevant experience.
Experience building collaborative relationships with your colleagues. You enjoy being part of the code review process and partnering with your teammates on challenging problems.
Strong self-directed learning skills, with the ability to ramp up on new technologies and codebases as needed.
A BS in Computer Science or equivalent experience.
The discipline to use AI as an augmentation tool without compromising correctness, reliability, or system integrity.
An unwavering prioritization of long-term stability, security, and architectural soundness over speed.
Final authority over everything that goes to production- AI assists your work; it does not replace your judgment.

As a bonus, you might have

Experience building, running and debugging large-scale distributed systems in production.

The Team

You will work closely with our the engineering leadership team including:

Reporting to Andy Xu - Manager, Engineering

Andy leads the Disaster Recovery team within the Database Engineering organization, where he oversees the development of CockroachDB's backup & restore, and physical cluster replication. Based in Seattle with his family, Andy enjoys hiking, playing badminton, and spending quality time with his children outside of work.

Nick Travers - Director, Engineering

Nick joined Cockroach Labs in 2021 and leads the Database Platform group - Storage, KV, Server, Disaster Recovery, and Change Data Capture. Originally from Perth, Australia, he lives in Los Angeles with his family. Arsenal supporter, occasional cook, outdoors person.

Isaac Wong - EVP of Research & Development

Isaac is responsible for the health of the engineering organization at Cockroach Labs. He partners closely with teams to ensure we have a balanced culture that promotes quality and innovation in pursuit of our goals. Before joining Cockroach Labs Isaac was in life sciences for 16 years with Medidata Solutions where he had a front row seat on the exciting ride from a 30 person startup to more than 2000 people worldwide. But the lure of distributed, resilient, and consistent SQL databases, along with the amazing technology and culture at Cockroach Labs proved too much. When not working he likes to draw, play the piano, and search NYC for cannolis with his wife and kids.

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 accessibility@cockroachlabs.com.

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 we’ve 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!

The annual anticipated base salary range for U.S. candidates for this role is listed in USD below. Salary is one component of the Cockroach Labs’ Total Rewards package, which also includes, for each employee: stock options, medical insurance, vision insurance, dental insurance, life and disability insurance, funds towards professional development resources, flexible paid time off, 11 paid holidays a year, 10 paid sick days a year, paid parental leave, a 401(k) plan, and wellbeing benefits.

We set standard ranges for all U.S.-based roles based on function, level, and geographic location, benchmarked against similar stage growth companies. Actual salaries may vary and fall outside of this range depending on factors such as a candidate’s qualifications, geographic location, skills, experience, and competencies. In addition, we are often open to a wide variety of profiles, and recognize that the person we hire may be less experienced (or more senior) than this as posted.

Salaries for candidates outside the U.S. will vary based on local compensation structures.

This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our Careers Page.

Annual Anticipated Base Salary Range (U.S)

$134,000—$177,100 USD

Member of Technical Staff (Disaster Recovery)

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