Staff Engineer

Yugabyte; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 2,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Yugabyte is seeking a Staff Engineer for their Distributed Storage & Transactions team in Bengaluru, Karnataka. In this role, you will design, build, and scale the core components of YugabyteDB, addressing challenges like consistency and fault tolerance. Ideal candidates have 8+ years of experience in C/C++ programming and a deep understanding of distributed systems. The position offers the opportunity to contribute to open-source projects and mentor other engineers, all while working in a collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Deep understanding of distributed systems fundamentals.
• Experience working on storage engines or databases.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and development of core storage features.
• Write high-quality C/C++ code with comprehensive tests.
• Troubleshoot performance issues in distributed systems.
• Improve database scalability as cluster sizes and transaction rates grow.

Skills

System programming using C/C++

Distributed systems fundamentals

Problem-solving skills

Education

Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD in Computer Science

Job description

Role Overview

As a Staff Engineer on the Distributed Storage & Transactions (DST) team, you will play a critical role in designing, building, and scaling the core distributed storage, replication, and transaction foundations of YugabyteDB.

You will work on some of the most challenging problems in distributed systems — including consistency, durability, fault tolerance, performance, and scalability — while collaborating closely with query layer, platform, and cloud teams. This role is ideal for engineers who thrive in low‑level systems work and want to shape the future of a globally distributed database.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, testing, and delivery of core storage and replication features in YugabyteDB.
• Write high‑quality C/C++ code with comprehensive automated tests; actively participate in design discussions and code reviews.
• Troubleshoot and resolve correctness, stability, and performance issues in complex distributed storage and transactional subsystems.
• Improve database scalability and throughput as cluster sizes, data volumes, and transaction rates continue to grow.
• Build and streamline database management operations, including:
  • Horizontal cluster scale‑out
  • Incremental and point‑in‑time backups
  • Online schema and index operations
  • Rolling upgrades and blue‑green deployments
• Identify and implement performance improvements across the storage engine, transaction processing, and replication layers.
• Contribute to the open‑source YugabyteDB project, helping evolve its storage architecture and operational reliability.
• Mentor and influence other engineers in distributed systems design, performance engineering, and systems‑level debugging.

Required Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional software engineering experience, with a strong foundation in systems programming using C/C++.
• Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD in Computer Science (or related field), or equivalent practical experience.
• Deep understanding of distributed systems fundamentals, including replication and consensus, transactions and consistency models, fault tolerance and recovery.
• Experience working on storage engines, databases, or other infrastructure‑level systems.
• Strong problem‑solving skills and the ability to operate effectively in a collaborative, distributed team environment.

Preferred Skills

• Hands‑on experience with distributed storage systems, transactional engines, or consensus protocols.
• Familiarity with LSM‑tree based storage engines, WALs, snapshots, or compaction strategies.
• Experience with PostgreSQL internals or other relational database engines is a strong plus.
• Prior contributions to open‑source systems or database projects.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

As an equal opportunity employer, Yugabyte is committed to a diverse workforce. Employment decisions regarding recruitment and selection will be made without discrimination based on race, color, religion, national origin, gender, age, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, genetic information or characteristic, gender identity and expression, veteran status, or other non‑job related characteristics or other prohibited grounds specified in applicable federal, state and local laws.

H‑1B Visa Sponsorship

Due to the Proclamation, “Restriction on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers”, which went into effect on September 21, 2025, at this time we are no longer able to sponsor new H‑1B visa petitions filed after September 21, 2025 for new hires. We are still able to consider candidates who require H‑1B extensions, changes of employer, or other types of work authorization.

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