Staff Engineer • Senior

Who you are

You have a strong background in systems engineering with a focus on performance-oriented coding — your experience includes building and optimizing SDKs or libraries that enhance application performance and reliability. You value clean APIs and maintainable code, ensuring that your contributions lead to robust software solutions. Your collaborative nature allows you to communicate effectively with team members and stakeholders, guiding architectural decisions and mentoring junior engineers along the way. You thrive in a hybrid work environment, balancing in-office collaboration with remote flexibility.

You possess deep expertise in Java, having developed high-performance applications that require low latency and high throughput. Your familiarity with additional programming languages such as Rust, Python, or C# enhances your versatility in tackling diverse engineering challenges. You have experience with NoSQL systems, which allows you to design solutions that meet the demands of modern data-driven applications. Your technical influence is evident in your ability to lead projects and drive innovation within your team.

Desirable

Experience with cloud-native tools or open-source contributions is a plus, as it aligns with Aerospike's mission to deliver scalable and sustainable database solutions. You are comfortable navigating complex systems and enjoy the challenge of optimizing performance in real-time applications. Your mentoring skills are well-developed, enabling you to guide less experienced engineers in their professional growth and technical development.

What you'll do

As a Staff Software Engineer at Aerospike, you will take technical ownership of the Smart Client Libraries, ensuring they meet the high-performance standards required by our customers. You will design and implement core components that manage topology, routing, and connection pools, contributing to the overall reliability and speed of our database solutions. Your hands-on approach will involve coding, testing, and optimizing these libraries to achieve sub-millisecond transaction times.

You will collaborate closely with the Client Engineering team, providing guidance on architectural decisions and best practices. Your role will include mentoring engineers, helping them to develop their skills and confidence in building high-performance software. You will also engage with cross-functional teams to understand customer needs and translate them into technical requirements, ensuring that our solutions align with market demands.

In addition to your technical responsibilities, you will play a key role in shaping the growth of the Client Engineering team in Bangalore. Your insights and leadership will help foster a culture of innovation and excellence, driving the team to achieve its goals and deliver exceptional results.

What we offer

At Aerospike, you will be part of a mission-driven company that values speed, scalability, and sustainability in database technology. We offer a hybrid work environment that allows for flexibility while maintaining strong team collaboration. You will have the opportunity to work on cutting-edge technology that powers mission-critical systems for global innovators across various industries, including fintech, telco, ad-tech, retail, and AI/ML.

We encourage you to apply even if your experience doesn't match every requirement — your curiosity and willingness to learn are just as important as your technical skills. Join us in our mission to enable real-time data at global scale and make a significant impact in the world of database technology.