Senior Software Engineer

Summary

Join PingCAP, a global leader in the database market, and contribute to the development of TiKV, a distributed key-value store. The company offers a unique opportunity to work on cutting-edge technology and be at the forefront of innovation. As a key member of the team, you will design and implement core kernel features, optimize data structures and algorithms, and collaborate with the open-source community. You will also play a crucial role in enhancing TiKV's backup and restore capabilities and troubleshooting customer issues. This position requires a strong background in database systems, distributed systems, and a passion for solving complex problems. PingCAP provides a competitive salary and benefits package.

Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
• 5+ years of experience in database, storage, and/or distributed system development
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently as well as part of a team
• Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams
• A passion for learning and staying updated on emerging technologies and industry trends

Responsibilities

• Design and implement core kernel features of TiKV to improve performance, scalability, and reliability
• Optimize data structures, algorithms, and concurrency mechanisms in TiKV to maximize throughput and minimize latency
• Collaborate with the open-source community to review and merge contributions to the TiKV codebase, ensuring adherence to best practices and coding standards
• Lead efforts to enhance TiKV's backup and restore capabilities at the kernel level, including but not limited to developing efficient snapshotting and Pitr mechanisms
• Analyze and improve TiDB's performance, stability, and scalability in the cloud environment
• Troubleshoot and resolve customers' critical issues such as performance, stability, or scalability
• Document design decisions, implementation details, and performance optimizations in technical specifications, design documents, and code comments
• Stay updated on the latest developments in distributed systems research and industry trends, and contribute insights and expertise to inform our technology roadmap
• Mentor junior engineers and help to grow the whole team's technical capability

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with TiKV or similar distributed key-value stores (e.g., RocksDB, etc.) is highly desirable
• Familiarity with cloud-native technologies(e.g., AWS, GCP, Azure infra) and container orchestration platforms (e.g., Kubernetes) is a plus

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Flexible vacation time
• Paid holidays
• Parental leave