Member of Technical Staff (SQL Foundations)

Cockroach Labs; Toronto; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech company in Toronto seeks a backend software engineer to join the SQL Foundations team. You will contribute to building and enhancing CockroachDB, ensuring scalability and performance while learning and developing your skills in a collaborative environment. Ideal candidates have a passion for complex technical products and 2+ years of relevant experience. This full-time role offers robust benefits, including stock options and professional development funds.

Benefits

Stock Options

Medical Insurance

Vision Insurance

Dental Insurance

Life and Disability Insurance

Professional Development Funds

Flexible Time Off

Paid Holidays

Paid Sick Days

Paid Parental Leave

Retirement Benefits

Mental Wellbeing Benefits

Qualifications

• 2+ years of relevant experience ideal.
• Experience building collaborative relationships with your colleagues.
• Comfort using programming languages like Go, C / C++, Java, and Python.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the growth of CockroachDB with your expertise.
• Develop in Go and improve the performance of CockroachDB.
• Ensure that CockroachDB remains scalable, survivable, and consistent.

Skills

Distributed systems

Consensus

Data replication

Concurrency control

SQL processing

Go

C / C++

Java

Python

Education

BS in Computer Science or equivalent experience

Job description

The Role

Member of Technical Staff (SQL Foundations) at Cockroach Labs. We are looking for a backend software engineer excited about growing an open-source, cloud-native distributed SQL database to join our SQL Foundations team. This team works within the SQL layer of CockroachDB, focusing on sessions and schema management. Join the team to be a part of cutting edge work that provides foundational database functionality enabling a seamless experience for CockroachDB users.

You Will

• Contribute to the growth of CockroachDB through bringing your expertise and commitment to excellence to help build a database that makes data easy for everyone.
• Develop in Go, but if you don\'t know it, you\'ll learn while you\'re here.
• Improve the performance of CockroachDB.
• Work closely with other engineers and product managers across our cloud and database teams.
• Take part in a collaborative culture and exchange knowledge with a highly experienced technical organization.
• Ensure that CockroachDB remains scalable, survivable, and consistent as we continue to grow as a company.

The Expectations

In the first month, you will join your engineering team and start to learn about our production systems, software development workflow, and the architecture of CockroachDB and our cloud offerings. We believe that it\'s essential for you to take this time to become familiar with our technology, company, and our culture.

After three months, you\'ll be a fully-fledged member of the SQL Foundations team and feel comfortable contributing to CockroachDB. You will begin determining the parts of our product that most interest you and work with your manager to focus your efforts on projects that align with your interests and our goals.

We want our users to have a phenomenal experience using our product. You play a crucial role in making CockroachDB a joy to use, and as our team grows, you will have the opportunity to shape the direction of development for CockroachDB and CockroachDB Cloud. We also offer technical training and experienced mentorship to help you learn and advance your career into whatever you wish it to be.

You Have

• A passion for working on complex technical products and be proficient in topics such as distributed systems, consensus, data replication, concurrency control, file systems, or SQL processing.
• Comfort using programming languages like Go, C / C++, Java, and Python.
• Experience building collaborative relationships with your colleagues. You enjoy being part of the code review process and partnering with your teammates on challenging problems.
• 2+ years of relevant experience ideal.
• A BS in Computer Science or equivalent experience.
• Bonus: Experience building, running and debugging large-scale distributed systems in production.
• Bonus: Knowledge on SQL and query processing.

The Team

Rebecca Taft - Senior Manager, Engineering. Becca is responsible for the SQL Queries, CDC, and Migrations teams. She partners closely with product managers, engineering managers, and engineers to build and maintain an impactful roadmap. Becca has been at Cockroach Labs for over 7 years and helped build the CockroachDB query optimizer from the ground up. Prior to joining Cockroach Labs, she earned a PhD in Computer Science at MIT with a focus on database elasticity and multi-tenancy. In her spare time, she likes to travel and enjoy the outdoors with her husband and son.

Isaac Wong - EVP of Engineering. Isaac is responsible for the health of the engineering organization at Cockroach Labs. He partners closely with teams to ensure a balanced culture that promotes quality and innovation. Before joining Cockroach Labs, Isaac spent 16 years in life sciences with Medidata Solutions and later joined Cockroach Labs to pursue distributed, resilient SQL databases. In his spare time, he likes to draw, play the piano, and search NYC for cannoli\'s with his wife and kids.

Cockroach Labs is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer building a diverse and inclusive workforce. If you need additional accommodations to feel comfortable during your interview process, please email us at [e-mail].

Benefits

• Stock Options
• Medical Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Life and Disability Insurance
• Professional Development Funds
• Flexible Time Off
• Paid Holidays
• Paid Sick Days
• Paid Parental Leave
• Retirement Benefits
• Mental Wellbeing Benefits
• And more!

Seniority level

• Entry level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Engineering and Information Technology
• Industries
• Software Development

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