Yugabyte

Yugabyte

Director of Engineering, Core Database

Sunnyvale, CA · Director

Work authorization required$220k-$250kDetected 78 days ago
GoC++Distributed SystemsSQLNoSQLPostgreSQLCloud PlatformsKubernetesKafkaMachine LearningSparkProduct ManagementProduct StrategyShopifyResearchLeadershipCollaborationMentoring

About the role

  • Yugabyte is the company behind YugabyteDB, the AI-ready, multi-modal, distributed PostgreSQL database for cloud-native apps.
  • We work in a hybrid model, with the team together in our Sunnyvale office 2-3 days per week.

Responsibilities

  • Recruit, mentor, and manage high-performing engineering teams.

Requirements

  • The ideal candidate will have demonstrated senior leadership in domains directly applicable to distributed databases:
  • Core Programming Languages: Hands-on experience in systems programming languages, particularly C/C++ and Go.
  • YugabyteDB/PostgreSQL: Experience with PostgreSQL internals or PostgreSQL-compatible distributed databases.
  • Cloud & Kubernetes: Hands-on experience with modern public cloud infrastructure and cloud-native technologies such as Kubernetes and Prometheus.
  • Data Technologies: Experience with technologies common in the Yugabyte ecosystem, such as Apache Bookkeeper, Spark, Kafka, or other NoSQL/Graph databases (e.g., Neo4J).
  • Our Yugabeings (distributed, like our database) span 12+ countries and multiple time zones, sharing expertise from diverse backgrounds and industries.

Skills

  • As well as equity (when applicable), and benefits including health plans, retirement plans, and unlimited paid time off (PTO).
  • The pay range for this position is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary.
  • The actual pay will vary based on factors including experience, qualifications, and skill level.
  • Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:
  • As an equal opportunity employer, Yugabyte is committed to a diverse workforce.

Compensation

  • We feel strongly about equal pay for equal work, and transparency in compensation is one way to help achieve that.

Equal opportunity

  • Employment decisions regarding recruitment and selection will be made without discrimination based on race, color, religion, national origin, gender, age, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, genetic information or characteristic, gender identity and expression, veteran status, or other non-job related characteristics or other prohibited grounds specified in applicable federal, state and local laws.

Visa & Work Authorization

  • Due to the Proclamation, "Restriction on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers", which went into effect on September 21, 2025, at this time we are no longer able to sponsor new H-1B visa petitions filed after September 21, 2025 for new hire
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