Database Kernel Development - Architect

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About the Position:

The Database engineering team is based in the Bay Area, Toronto and India. The team has the DNA of building highly scalable, mission critical enterprise products. As part of building our team in India, we are looking for engineers and leaders who are passionate about working on the RDBMS technology of massive scale and one that thrives with continuous innovation.

We are looking for a Database Kernel Development Architect who has strong database internals work experience. You will work with a team that is responsible for architecting, developing and testing of a RDBMS. In this role, you will participate in design and architecture reviews, test plan reviews, and code reviews, even on projects you are not directly executing day to day, and do hands-on coding for one or more projects. Work closely with team of top talent and highly motivated software engineers with varying levels of expertise in relational database development. Invest heavily in coaching and mentoring the LMTS and PMTS Engineers that you work with, giving special emphasis to defining and solving non-functional requirements.

As an architect of the database development team, you will be responsible for:

• Architecting, designing and coding the features for high quality
• Participate in design and architecture reviews, test plan reviews, and code reviews
• Proactively inspect and assess the quality of the work being done by the Engineering teams in the organizations that you support
• Prioritize delivering working product to customers over architectural purity, focusing on real-world solutions
• For your teams' proposals, vet plans for technical feasibility and proactively communicate risks that the teams might not see
• Demonstrate engineering expertise by working closely with architects, and engineering managers to execute on the strategy for your feature areas, help plan the backlogs, and enable your Scrum team to execute that roadmap flawlessly
• Demonstrate deep understanding of customer use cases to guide architectural decisions.
• Assess the feasibility of technical feature proposals.
• Engage with Directors and Senior Directors every day to help them leverage the technical capabilities of their teams and to understand the risks and benefits of different proposals.
• Explore cutting edge technologies, design patterns, and Engineering Best Practices, and coach Technical Leads on their application.
• Write proposals and assessments that you share broadly across your organization for comment and review.
• Drive cross team collaborative work environment with other Scrum Leads and engineering managers that fosters autonomy, innovation, learning, respect and transparency while holding a high bar for delivery

Requirements:

• 15+ years of experience with relational database kernel development, demonstrated by working on designing , architecting critical areas of a successful commercial or an open source RDBMS
• Excellent communication skills and problem-solving skills
• Experience with highly-scalable and highly-available systems
• Experience working with a group of developers in a high-pace high-demand environment
• Proficiency in C/C++ software development

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