Database Infrastructure Engineer — Rust, Scylla & Equity

Discord; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 160,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading gaming communication platform is seeking an experienced backend engineer to build and operate large-scale data systems. Your role will involve collaborating with product teams and delivering high-impact solutions. We're looking for candidates with 2-4 years of backend infrastructure experience and proficiency in Rust or similar languages. The position offers a competitive salary range of $160,000 to $180,000 plus equity and benefits. Join us to shape the future of gaming communication!

Qualifications

• 2-4 years of experience with building backend infrastructure.
• Ability to troubleshoot, debug, and test complex systems in a live, production environment.
• Strong operating systems, distributed systems, and concurrency control fundamentals.
• Proficiency with at least one statically-typed programming language.

Responsibilities

• Build and operate large-scale, reliable data systems.
• Collaborate with product and infrastructure teams to develop storage primitives.
• Deliver what matters most to users through first principles thinking.

Skills

Backend infrastructure building

Troubleshooting complex systems

Operating systems fundamentals

Distributed systems knowledge

Concurrency control fundamentals

Programming in statically typed languages

Tools

ScyllaDB

PostgreSQL

ElasticSearch

Rust

Linux

Job description

A leading gaming communication platform is seeking an experienced backend engineer to build and operate large-scale data systems. Your role will involve collaborating with product teams and delivering high-impact solutions. We're looking for candidates with 2-4 years of backend infrastructure experience and proficiency in Rust or similar languages. The position offers a competitive salary range of $160,000 to $180,000 plus equity and benefits. Join us to shape the future of gaming communication!