Database Engineer — Analytics Engineering NYC

Parade

DB is a transactional alternative to Elasticsearch built on Postgres. We build state‑of‑the‑art full‑text search and columnar analytics as a Postgres extension. Companies like Modern Treasury, BILT Rewards, Alibaba Cloud, and Unify

GTM use Parade

DB to add transactional guarantees to their search indexes, perform JOINs on their search data, and eliminate ETL/change data capture tools. We are a small, focused team of engineers dedicated to creating an inclusive and enjoyable work environment. We have an office in San Francisco with some team members distributed across the United States and Canada. We’re a Series A company with a flat structure, strong investors, and lots of room for growth.

• A solid foundation in data systems/database internals
• Experience working with Postgres databases internals (bonus points if you have experience with pgrx)
• Proficiency in systems programming with C/C++/Rust/Zig (bonus points for Rust)
• Strong background in full‑text search systems and/or data analytics/query engines is a plus
• Familiarity with Tantivy and/or OLAP query engines like Apache Data Fusion is a plus

We’re seeking someone creative, independent, and excited by difficult technical challenges who can teach us as much as they learn from us. The ideal candidate will bring thoughtful opinions to the team, be excited to engage with and learn from customers, and be willing to wear many hats.

• Be part of the core team of a fast‑growing infrastructure startup
• Wear many hats and interface directly with customers
li>Be passionate about the Postgres ecosystem, databases, search technologies, and/or data analytics
• Be excited about diving deep into the internals of Postgres and writing high‑performance, safe Rust code to elevate Postgres for search and analytical workloads
• Learn about the internals of Tantivy, Apache Data Fusion, and columnar file formats like Parquet/Arrow to inspire optimizations in ParadeDB
• Believe in open‑source and want to contribute to building a sustainable open‑source business
• Have autonomy over your work and the opportunity to make impactful design decisions

• Meaningful experience working with Postgres internals, whether through core Postgres contributions or high‑quality Postgres extension work
• Prior experience working on complex data systems in Rust, C++, C or Zig, and can navigate complex codebases (bonus points if you have open‑source contributions to showcase)
• Architected data system(s) focusing on performance, scalability, and maintainability (bonus points if in Rust)
• Optimized and debugged complex systems using profiling tools
• Prior experience at a small, high‑performing startup
• Overall, you’re smart, willing to work hard, communicative, and open to learning about any service or framework you may not have worked with before

• Develop and optimize the Parade
  
  DB Postgres extension by implementing features that interface with Postgres block storage, query planner, executor, index definition, and more using Postgres APIs via pgrx
• Develop with the internals of Tantivy, sometimes making modifications to Tantivy as required, to implement new features within the Parade
  
  DB extension
• Design and implement efficient data structures and algorithms for search and analytical functionalities, drawing inspiration from or directly utilizing existing open‑source projects like Tantivy and Data Fusion
• Optimize query performance and resource utilization using profiling tools
• Develop and maintain documentation, including API references and user guides
• Engage directly with customers and the open‑source community on Git Hub and Slack
• Contribute to technical writing, product demos, and content marketing
• Help shape Parade
  
  DB’s product roadmap and technical direction

Please send your resume and anything else you'd like to share to  We will get back to you as soon as we can. Parade

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