Senior Software Engineer — Open-Source DB & Cloud

Aiven; Helsinki; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity plan

Hybrid work policy

Equipment provided

Professional development budget

Wellbeing support

Global Time Off Commitment

Country-specific benefits

Job summary

Aiven is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join the Database OEM team. You will design customer-specific solutions for PostgreSQL, MySQL and Valkey and collaborate with product partners to translate requirements into scalable, automated services.

In this role you will mentor engineers, drive back-end development in Python, and help automate critical processes across high-value customers, ensuring reliability and security while balancing partner needs with internal goals.

Qualifications

• Excellent development skills in Python.
• 5+ years of experience with PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, or Valkey/Redis.
• Experience with backup solutions and backup strategies.
• Advanced understanding of Linux OS.
• Experience with automated testing and distributed systems.
• Experience with performance improvements 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 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

Distributed systems

Performance improvements

Security vulnerability resolution

Backup strategies

Linux OS

Automated testing

English fluency

Multi-tenancy

White labeling

Tools

PostgreSQL

MySQL

MariaDB

Valkey/Redis

Backup tools

Job description

Aiven is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join the Database OEM team. You will design customer-specific solutions for PostgreSQL, MySQL and Valkey and collaborate with product partners to translate requirements into scalable, automated services.

In this role you will mentor engineers, drive back-end development in Python, and help automate critical processes across high-value customers, ensuring reliability and security while balancing partner needs with internal goals.