Distributed Systems Engineer — Postgres Platform

ParadeDB; California (MO); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

ParadeDB is seeking a passionate infrastructure engineer to join their team full-time in California. The ideal candidate should have a solid foundation in cloud infrastructure and Kubernetes, along with experience in production environments. Responsibilities include engaging with customers and working on innovative cloud solutions. This position requires creativity and adaptability.

Qualifications

• Solid foundation in cloud infrastructure and Kubernetes.
• Experience working with Kubernetes in a production environment.
• Experience operating Postgres in a production environment.
• Proficiency in infrastructure tooling like Terraform, Helm, YAML, Bash/Python.

Responsibilities

• Engage directly with customers in a solutions engineering role.
• Work on Bring-Your-Own-Cloud solutions.

Skills

Cloud infrastructure/architecture

Kubernetes

Postgres

Terraform

Helm

Bash/Python

Customer engagement

Job description

ParadeDB is looking for an infrastructure engineer to join our team full‑time. The ideal candidate should have:

• A solid foundation in cloud infrastructure/architecture and Kubernetes
• Experience working with Kubernetes in a production environment (bonus points if you have experience working with CloudNativePG)
• Experience operating Postgres in a production environment (bonus point if you have experience working with Postgres features like logical replication and backups)
• Proficiency in infrastructure tooling like Terraform, Kubernetes, Helm, YAML, Bash/Python, etc.
• Experience engaging with customers directly in a solutions engineering/SRE‑type role or working on a Bring-Your-Own-Cloud type of solution
• Familiarity with Elasticsearch‑type workloads or analytical databases is a plus

We're seeking someone creative, independent, and excited by difficult technical challenges who can teach us as much as they learn from us. The ideal candidate will bring thoughtful opinions to the team, be excited to engage with and learn from customers, and be willing to wear many hats.