Remote Database Engine Engineer: MVCC & Performance

BairesDev; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

100% remote work

USD compensation or local currency

Home-office hardware & software setup

Flexible hours

Parental leave, vacations & holidays

Global Top 1% talent environment

Mentorship and growth opportunities

Job summary

BairesDev is hiring a Software Engineer (Database) to develop and optimize core database engine internals for scalable data systems. You will design high-performance storage, replication, and persistence layers, and tighten SQL semantics while ensuring data consistency.

Join a globally distributed team with remote-first culture, flexible hours, and opportunities for professional growth. The role emphasizes advanced systems programming and collaboration with architecture teams to improve

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in Software Engineering with a focus on database engine internals.
• Proven expertise in systems programming using C, C++, or Rust.
• Deep understanding of storage engine internals, including B-tree/LSM trees and MVCC.
• Proficiency in implementing replication protocols, WAL, and deep SQL semantics.
• Strong background in query optimization and low-level resource management.
• Advanced proficiency in English.

Responsibilities

• Develop and refine core engine components, including storage engines and query optimization logic.
• Implement robust concurrency control mechanisms using MVCC to ensure data consistency.
• Design and maintain reliable data persistence layers, focusing on WAL and B-tree/LSM structures.
• Engineer distributed data systems by building and optimizing replication protocols.
• Enhance the database's ability to handle complex SQL semantics and low-level resource management.
• Collaborate with systems architects to improve performance, scalability, and reliability of the database engine.

Skills

Database internals

Systems programming

English proficiency

Tools

C

C++

Rust

Job description

BairesDev is hiring a Software Engineer (Database) to develop and optimize core database engine internals for scalable data systems. You will design high-performance storage, replication, and persistence layers, and tighten SQL semantics while ensuring data consistency.

Join a globally distributed team with remote-first culture, flexible hours, and opportunities for professional growth. The role emphasizes advanced systems programming and collaboration with architecture teams to improve