Database Engineer

This role involves designing and developing Tonbo, an open-source embedded KV database, and related components. The engineer will also be responsible for building a serverless, real-time analytics database utilizing Tonbo and object storage systems.

Must Have

• Proficiency in Rust or C++ for high-performance, production-ready code.
• Strong intuition for performance to estimate code costs.
• Skill in leveraging type systems for robust program architectures.
• Experience profiling and tuning code with metrics and performance tools.

Good to Have

• Familiarity with the internals of open-source databases like RocksDB.
• Experience building or contributing to data-intensive systems.

What You'll Do

• Design and develop Tonbo, our open-source embedded KV database, along with other related components
• Build a serverless, real-time analytics database on top of Tonbo and object storage systems

What We're Looking For

• Proficient in Rust or C++, with the ability to write high-performance, production-ready code
• Strong intuition for performance — you can quickly estimate the cost of each line of code
• Skilled at leveraging type systems to design robust and well-constrained program architectures
• Experience profiling and tuning code using metrics, flamegraphs, and other performance tools

Nice to Have

• Familiarity with the internals of open-source databases like RocksDB
• Experience building or contributing to data-intensive systems

How to Apply

Interested in joining our team? Please send your resume and a brief introduction to hiring@tonbo.io.