Software Engineer

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain a wide variety of software and cloud infrastructure for Data Stax's Astra Database as a Service (DBaaS) across all public clouds.
• Design, develop, and maintain software microservices including K8s operators, primarily for the full lifecycle of database from creation, ongoing operation to termination.
• Utilize Kubernetes for configuration and as an application platform to perform maintenance, scaling, networking and troubleshooting.
• Analyze user and system requirements for design software solutions that optimize performance, scalability, and cost efficiency in cloud environments.
• Implement and refine auto-scaling algorithms and heuristics to improve workload management across distributed components.
• Develop and execute synthetic load tests to validate performance under production-like conditions.
• Collaborate with hardware and infrastructure engineers to define system performance requirements and ensure seamless integration of hardware and software components.
• Monitor production runtime data, identify bottlenecks, and implement optimizations to reduce cloud resource consumption.
• Participate in the full software development lifecycle, including design, coding, debugging, and deployment of software features and enhancements.
• Maintain databases and related systems within the application area, ensuring high availability and data integrity.
• Prepare technical documentation and procedures for installation, maintenance, and user support.
• Interact with internal users and cross‑functional teams to define requirements and recommend system improvements.

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Computer Science or related field.
• Two (2) years of experience as a Software Engineer or related role.
• Experience utilizing Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Microsoft Azure, Kubernetes, Prometheus, Grafana, PromQL.

$135,187 to $175,000 per year.