Senior Software Engineer, Client (Java + Go)

9 Minutes ago • 3 Years + • Programming • $160,000 PA - $190,000 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

Aerospike is a company focused on real-time data with a database built for infinite scale, speed, and sustainability. They empower companies to tackle seemingly insurmountable challenges and achieve what’s never been done before, powering mission-critical applications. Aerospike enables extreme-scale, real-time applications for fighting fraud, increasing shopping cart size, powering global digital payments, and delivering hyper-personalized user experiences. Industry leaders trust Aerospike as the foundation for their future. This role involves shaping the future of Aerospike’s high-performance Smart Client Libraries, which are intelligent agents managing cluster topology, connection pools, and ensuring sub-millisecond transaction performance. It's for someone who thrives on solving low-latency, high-concurrency problems and wants to own code at the heart of distributed systems.
Must have:
  • Design, implement, and maintain Smart Client Libraries in Java and Go
  • Collaborate with product, architecture, and customer teams to translate complex requirements into elegant, performant code
  • Optimize performance, reliability, and scalability of the end-to-end client-server communication stack
  • Contribute to documentation that helps other engineers thrive and build on your work
  • 3+ years of hands-on experience with Java
  • 3+ years of hands-on experience with Go
  • Deep knowledge of asynchronous and multithreaded programming
  • Proven ability to write high-performance, resource-efficient code
  • Self-driven and comfortable navigating ambiguous technical challenges independently
Good to have:
  • Additional experience in Rust, Python, or C#
  • Experience building or maintaining dependency libraries or SDKs
  • Familiarity with NoSQL databases and distributed systems
  • GitHub repos, StackOverflow contributions, or any open-source work

Job Details

At Aerospike, we dream big and deliver even bigger. Our mission is to unleash the power of the world’s real-time data with a database built for infinite scale, speed, and sustainability.

We empower companies to tackle seemingly insurmountable challenges and achieve what’s never been done before. That’s why we developed the world’s leading real-time database—powering mission-critical applications for the most innovative, category-disrupting organizations.

Aerospike enables extreme-scale, real-time applications that:

  • Fight fraud in microseconds.
  • Drive dramatic increases in shopping cart size.
  • Power global digital payments.
  • Deliver hyper-personalized user experiences to tens of millions.

Industry leaders like Airtel, Experian, Nielsen, PayPal, Snap, Verizon Media, and Wayfair trust Aerospike as the foundation for their future. They rely on us to act in the moments that matter.

Headquartered in Mountain View, California, with offices in London, Bangalore, and Tel Aviv, Aerospike is the uncontested leader in next-generation, always-on, hyperscale data solutions. Unlike legacy NoSQL systems, our patented Hybrid Memory Architecture unlocks today’s hardware to deliver unimaginable performance and value for the most demanding data workloads—from the edge, to the core, to the cloud.

At Aerospike, we’re pushing the boundaries of what modern data infrastructure can achieve. Our distributed NoSQL database is engineered for extreme speed, ultra-low latency, and seamless scalability — powering the core systems of some of the largest enterprises in the world. Built for the latest innovations in storage and memory technologies (including Intel’s Optane), our platform scales effortlessly from Gigabytes to Petabytes.

Your Impact

We’re looking for a seasoned engineer to help shape the future of Aerospike’s high-performance Smart Client Libraries. These libraries are more than just connectors — they’re intelligent agents that manage cluster topology, connection pools, and ensure sub-millisecond transaction performance for mission-critical applications.

This role is perfect for someone who thrives on solving low-latency, high-concurrency problems and wants to own code that sits at the heart of distributed systems powering everything from finance to telco to ad tech.

What You’ll Do

  • 🛠 Design, implement, and maintain Smart Client Libraries in Java and Go
  • 📐 Collaborate with product, architecture, and customer teams to translate complex requirements into elegant, performant code
  • Optimize performance, reliability, and scalability of the end-to-end client-server communication stack
  • 📄 Contribute to documentation that helps other engineers thrive and build on your work

What You Bring

  • 3+ years of hands-on experience with Java — required
  • 3+ years of hands-on experience with Go — required
  • 💡 Additional experience in Rust, Python, or C# — strong plus
  • 🔁 Deep knowledge of asynchronous and multithreaded programming — required
  • 🧠 Proven ability to write high-performance, resource-efficient code
  • 📦 Experience building or maintaining dependency libraries or SDKs — a bonus
  • 🗃️ Familiarity with NoSQL databases and distributed systems — highly desirable
  • 🧭 Self-driven and comfortable navigating ambiguous technical challenges independently

Bonus Points

  • 🔍 Show us your GitHub repos, StackOverflow contributions, or any open-source work — we love seeing real-world impact!

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About The Company

Headquartered in Mountain View, California, Aerospike also has a global presence with offices in London, Bangalore, and Tel Aviv. Aerospike does not accept resumes from staffing agencies with which we do not have a written agreement and specific engagement for a particular opening. Our employment activities, inquiries, and offers are managed through our HR/Talent department, and all candidates are presented through this channel only. We do not accept unsolicited resumes.

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