At Citus Data we turn PostgreSQL, the world's most advanced open
source database, into a distributed database by adding the open source
Citus extension. This gives Citus users all the powerful abilities of
PostgreSQL, combined with the ability to scale out across any number of
servers. This is a new and fun way of building a distributed database.
By building on top of Postgres servers, Citus can perform distributed
SQL commands by executing single-node SQL commands across many servers
in parallel and merging or reshuffling the results, all while utilising
the Postgres planner, indexes and other features, which puts Citus years
ahead of other distributed databases. At the same time, Postgres'
extension APIs allow Citus to seamlessly integrate into the database and
appear as a single Postgres server.
Citus is a pragmatic and powerful database that powers businesses
with up to a PB of data and is becoming the go to solution for business
outgrowing a single database server, especially in the cloud.
We're looking for senior engineers on the database development team
which is responsible for development of the Citus extension and related
tools, and providing custom solutions for customers. Programming is done
primarily in C, but without all the usual messiness thanks to Postgres'
elegant internal APIs. We also build tools to help customers in
whichever language is appropriate. If you're interested in working on
distributed SQL, high availability, distributed transactions, seamless
scale out, and other parts of a distributed database, and you're excited
about working in a distributed organisations with engineers from
companies like Amazon and Heroku, then Citus might be the place for you.
Candidates should have:
- M.S. in Computer Science or familiarity with CS research
- 4+ years experience in software development
- Developed large-scale distributed systems or database systems
- A thorough understanding of data structures and algorithms
- Familiarity with a systems programming language
- Willingness to work with remote teams in different time zones
Apply now by sending your resume to imagine@citusdata.com
