SingleStore

Data Platform

Sr.SoftwareEngineer

Sunnyvale, California, United States Remote Friendly
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The Brief

“Sr. Software Engineer at SingleStore. Skills: Distributed systems, Cloud infrastructure, Database technology, Golang, Kubernetes, System-level software development. Lead technical design and decision-making for large, release-defining projects impacting SingleStore’s cloud platform. Design and implement new capabilities across networking, control plane, and managed service infrastructure, with main focus on our billing systems”

What You'll Achieve.

Deliver meaningful business impact; Ensure our platform meets the needs of both long-standing enterprise customers and new adopters; Raise the technical bar across the team

Industry & Context.

Data Platform
Problems you'll solve

Solve complex, mission-critical system problems; Investigate and resolve difficult issues; Investigate, debug and fix issues

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

6+ years of experience developing and debugging system-level software in Golang or similar language, Familiarity with distributed systems managed via Kubernetes, Demonstrated ability to design and build highly reliable, high-performance system software, Experience working in environments where performance, scalability, and reliability are critical, Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience

Nice to Have

Experience building cloud-native SaaS platforms, Experience working with frontend web frameworks like React, Background with cloud based metering and billing and generally accepted account practices

What You'll Do.

Lead technical design and decision-making for large

release-defining projects impacting SingleStore’s cloud platform

Design and implement new capabilities across networking

and managed service infrastructure

with main focus on our billing systems

mission-critical system problems with solutions that are scalable

Collaborate closely with Product Management to translate customer and business requirements into robust technical solutions

Investigate and resolve difficult issues in production and development environments while balancing multiple responsibilities

debug and fix issues with billing data synchronization

Contribute to data visualization dashboards

Mentor and guide engineers on system design

and architectural best practices

raising the technical bar across the team

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Partner closely across Product, Sales, and Go-To-Market teams; Collaborate closely with Product Management; Mentor and guide engineers

Process & Methodology

End-to-end ownership of large, release-defining projects

Full Job Description

SingleStore engineers build the real-time data platform powering some of the world’s most demanding applications. Our cloud-native architecture enables high-performance transactional and analytical workloads at scale, and our teams ship production code continuously throughout the year. We operate in a fast-moving, highly collaborative environment where engineers own their work end-to-end and partner closely across Product, Sales, and Go-To-Market teams to deliver meaningful business impact. Position Summary We are seeking a Senior/Principal Software Engineer to join the Engineering team and play a critical role in designing and delivering core capabilities for SingleStore’ s. This is a senior technical role with end-to-end ownership of large, release-defining projects at the intersection of distributed systems, cloud infrastructure, and database technology. As a Software Engineer, you will set technical direction, solve complex system-level problems, and act as a force multiplier across the organization. You will work closely with Product and customer-facing teams to ensure our platform meets the needs of both long-standing enterprise customers and new adopters. This role is ideal for an engineer who thrives on deep technical challenges, takes pride in building durable systems, and enjoys mentoring others while remaining hands-on. Note: This role is open across multiple levels. Final leveling (Senior, Staff, or Principal) will be determined based on experience, scope of impact, and demonstrated technical leadership throughout the interview process. Role and Responsibilities Lead technical design and decision-making for large, release-defining projects impacting SingleStore’s cloud platform. Design and implement new capabilities across networking, control plane, and managed service infrastructure, with main focus on our billing systems Solve complex, mission-critical system problems with solutions that are scalable, maintainable, and resilient. Collaborate closely wi

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