Senior Software Engineer, Database OEM Open-Source Cloud

Aiven; Helsinki; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity plan

Hybrid work policy

Equipment

Professional Development Budget

Wellbeing support via EAP

Parental and Sick Leave

Country-specific benefits

Job summary

Aiven is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join our Database OEM team. This highly visible role focuses on delivering our database services (PostgreSQL, MySQL, and Valkey) to strategic partners, balancing internal needs with partner requirements.

You will design customer-specific solutions, drive automation, and collaborate with product teams to ensure scalable, reliable services and top-tier partner support. Excellent communication and attention to detail are essential.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience with one of these databases: PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, Valkey/Redis.
• Excellent development skills in Python.
• Experience with backup solutions and backup strategies.
• Advanced understanding of Linux OS.
• Experience with automated testing.
• Distributed systems knowledge.
• Experience with performance improvements, bug fixes, and security vulnerability resolution.
• Understanding of white labelling solutions and multi-tenancy challenges.
• Fluency in English, verbal and written.

Responsibilities

• Write high-quality, maintainable code and release quality features.
• Participate in technical discussions and perform PR reviews.
• Contribute to technical planning and backlog management.
• Help investigate and resolve customer issues.
• Mentor and empower other engineers.
• Automate processes to eliminate repetitive manual work.
• Develop and improve the scalability, reliability, and operational quality of our PostgreSQL, MySQL, and Valkey services in the context of our partners’ offering.

Skills

Python

PostgreSQL

MySQL

MariaDB

Valkey/Redis

Linux

Automated testing

Distributed systems

Performance improvements

Security vulnerability fixes

White labelling

Multi-tenancy

English

Job description

Aiven is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join our Database OEM team. This highly visible role focuses on delivering our database services (PostgreSQL, MySQL, and Valkey) to strategic partners, balancing internal needs with partner requirements.

You will design customer-specific solutions, drive automation, and collaborate with product teams to ensure scalable, reliable services and top-tier partner support. Excellent communication and attention to detail are essential.