C/C++ Software Development Engineer, Percona
+ Equity incentive plan
Scaling, security, and management for OS databases
Job no longer available
Scaling, security, and management for OS databases
201-500 employees
Job no longer available
+ Equity incentive plan
201-500 employees
Company mission
To help users get the most out of open source technology, without inflated fees or lock-ins.
Role
Who you are
- Strong background in C or C++ development
- 3+ years of relevant work experience or active participation in open source project development
- Deep understanding of Valkey/Redis or other key: value databases with prior experience contributing to open-source projects preferred
- Excellent collaboration skills, with the ability to work well in decentralized open-source communities
- Effective communication skills for internal and external collaboration
Desirable
- Hands-on knowledge of Redis or other database internals
- Being an active member of an open source developer community
- Having a track record of contributing to a database project or other open source projects
- Proven success working in a distributed environment
- Experienced conference speaker, technical blog writer, activity on public forums or mailing lists
What the job involves
- As an Upstream Contributor at Percona, you will play a crucial role in the open-source ecosystem
- Your primary responsibility will be to improve the Valkey project by actively contributing code, advocating best practices, and fostering a collaborative environment within the core Valkey and Redis community
- You'll also work closely with Percona’s engineering, product, and community teams to provide insights that will guide the development of Percona's add-ons, extensions, and integrations
- As a core contributor, roughly 80% of your time will be spent contributing to Valkey’s codebase helping to deliver against its roadmap
- During the the remaining 20% you will:
- Actively participate in community discussions, maintain a visible presence in mailing lists or forums, and contribute to documentation
- Serve as the bridge between the Valkey team and our own product, engineering, and community teams to ensure the compatibility and innovation of our own features and integrations with the upstream project
- Partner with other internal experts to serve as an escalation point in helping diagnose and resolve customer issues
- Share your deep understanding of Redis and Valkey with teams across Percona to help them enhance their skills and understanding
- Be a vocal advocate for the Valkey ecosystem, representing the project at conferences, webinars, and community events
- Provide feedback to the community and maintainers to guide future development
Otta's take
Sam Franklin
CEO of Otta
Open-source technology brings with it a range of benefits, from agility to cost-effectiveness, making it a prime target for businesses adding to their tech roster. However, they may find themselves forced into software, contracts or processes they neither need or want, in order to gain access to those that they do. Percona provides unbiased, open-source database expertise, giving anyone, anywhere access to the tools necessary to turn their ideas into a viable business.
Percona was founded in 2006 to support consumers and users in the open-source community. It is now a leader in providing enterprise-class support, services and software for open-source databases, both in on-premises and cloud environments. The company accommodates growth and development by deploying agile solutions to keep its clients moving at the pace of their customers’ needs. Clients pay for the advice and expertise provided, rather than for the company to unlock critical software features.
Percona employs a global network of experts, and boasts both an impressive customer list with high renewal rates. The company continues to update and add to its product offerings as well as remaining committed to keeping its software free to download.
Insights
Few candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
-3% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (1 round)
Jan 2008
$1m
GRANT
Total funding: $1m
Company benefits
- Interaction with a global, multinational team.
- Work from the home location of your choice, interacting daily through corporate chat services and email, with team and department meetings scheduled throughout the year in fun locations around the globe.
- The hardware and software you need to be successful in your home office, as well as travel expenses, educational opportunities, and more.
- Take part in the community through our Data Performance Blog, or by attending or speaking at our open source conference, Percona Live, as well as other conferences and tradeshows throughout the year.
- Opportunities to meet industry experts, authors, and speakers as you share knowledge and network with the community.
- Flexible hours, providing you time to spend with your family, volunteer, work out, or take time for external hobbies.
- A generous paid-time-off package. We care about the work you produce, not just the location or time zone you work in.
- A robust employee training program, to support and encourage personal and professional development. Through internal training programs, external opportunities, and job growth options, we want employees to grow their careers.
Company HQ
Bull Durham, Durham, NC
Founders
Peter Zaitsev
(Co-founder)Former CEO of the company. Co-founder and Member of the Board at Altinity and at FerretDB. Co-founder and Chair of the Board at Ivinco. Founded two other companies.
Vadim Tkachenko
(Co-founder & CTO)Board Member at Altinity. Former Performance Engineer at MySQL AB. Prevously owned StealthWeb.
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