Software Engineer, Database Reliability & Performance

Devopsroles; San Francisco (CA); Remote; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/dental/vision insurance

FSA

Flexible Time Off

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

401(k)

Wellness programs

Professional development budget

Financial planning

Job summary

InfluxData, a remote-first company, seeks a skilled IC with database QA expertise to join the Database Performance and Reliability Team. You will help ensure reliability, correctness, and high performance of InfluxDB Enterprise 3 across complex workloads, leveraging AI-driven tooling as part of daily workflows.

In this role you will own automated test pipelines, collaborate with core developers, and drive proactive performance analysis while contributing to on-call rotations and comprehensive

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 5 years of experience in software quality, reliability, or similar.
• Strong QA and testing experience for distributed data systems and performance.
• Willingness to work with AI-assisted tooling for debugging and troubleshooting.

Responsibilities

• Own and execute automated reliability, regression, and correctness test workflows in CI/CD.
• Implement and maintain repeatable test contracts for query accuracy and data lifecycle.
• Differentiate functional validation from exhaustive reliability testing under real workloads.
• Collaborate with core developers to translate specs into formal test constraints.
• Investigate performance data variations and identify bottlenecks pre-production.
• Participate in on-call rotations as needed.
• Develop and review automated reports to flag latency regressions and data issues.

Skills

Rust

C/C++

Golang

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

CircleCI

Job description

InfluxData is the creator of InfluxDB, the leading time series platform used to collect, store, and analyze all time series data at any scale. Developers can query and analyze their time-stamped data in real-time to discover, interpret, and share new insights to gain a competitive edge. InfluxData is a remote-first company with a globally distributed workforce. For more information, visit www.influxdata.com.

We are seeking a highly skilled individual contributor (IC) with background knowledge on Database and QA to join the Database Performance and Reliability Team. In this role, you will be working closely on the InfluxDB Enterprise 3 product and be instrumental in ensuring the reliability, correctness, stability and high performance of our core database platform across complex data models and workloads. AI is integrated into our daily workflow, proficiency and hands-on experience with AI-driven tools and techniques are essential.

What you'll be doing

• Own and execute automated reliability, regression, and correctness test workflows within the CI/CD pipeline.
• Implement and maintain repeatable test contracts utilizing frameworks like internal tools to validate query accuracy, product lifecycle, database compactions, and recoverability.
• Differentiate between standard functional validation and exhaustive reliability testing—simulating real-world customer workloads, database restarts, memory exhaustion, and deployments.
• Collaborate closely with core developers to convert high-level engineering specifications and customer root-cause analyses into formal, repeatable test constraints.
• Investigate complex performance data variations, capture system profiles, and proactively identify architectural bottlenecks before production deployment.
• Be part of an on-call rotation when need arises.
• Develop and Review automated reports on a regular cadence to flag suspicious query latency regressions, data divergence bugs, or resource starvation issues to relevant engineering stakeholders.

What we're looking for

• Coding Proficiency: Deep hands-on experience developing using Rust (highly preferred) or a desire to learn Rust with system experience in [C++|Golang].
• Strong QA and Testing Experience: Proven track record in performance, regression, and reliability validation frameworks. Ability to confidently establish repeatable baselines for distributed data systems.
• Solid understanding of CS fundamentals with minimum Bachelor’s degree and 5 years of work experience.
• Comfort using modern AI assistants and tools (e.g., Claude) for quick troubleshooting, on-the-fly utility generation, and analyzing logs and pattern anomalies at scale.
• Competency working with containerized environments and orchestration frameworks like Docker and Kubernetes, alongside modern CI utilities such as CircleCI.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to effectively work asynchronously.

Bonus if you've had experience

• Building distributed systems.
• Working with database internals and various cloud vendors.
• Participating in an on-call rotation.
• Working with distributed products and teams.

Why Join InfluxData?

• Contribute to validate the core features of our database.
• Join an agile, collaborative team that is remote now and in the future that values innovation and open communication.
• Be a part of a culture that is dynamic, supportive, and committed to open source.

Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis.

Interview Information

Our interview process begins remotely. Interviews are typically conducted via Zoom. To ensure every candidate can participate, please let us know if you are unable to access Zoom. Some roles may require an in-person meeting with a team member as part of the final stage.

Benefits

• Medical/dental/vision insurance with 100% coverage for employees
• Company contribution to your FSA
• Flexible Time Off - take the time you need
• Life Insurance, short and long term disability insurance
• 401(k)
• Wellness programs
• Annual professional development budget
• Financial planning and legal advice

Core Values

Our employees are the heart of the company and only by having a core set of beliefs and values will we be successful. We hire and live by these core values:

• We value each other
• We get stuff done
• We believe humility drives learning
• We embrace failure
• We are committed to open source

Visit our careers page to learn more about working at InfluxData.

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