Discord · 3 months ago
Senior Software Engineer- Database Infrastructure
Discord is a platform used by over 200 million people monthly, primarily for gaming. They are seeking a Senior Software Engineer for their Database Infrastructure team to build and operate large-scale data systems, ensuring reliability and performance while collaborating across teams.
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Responsibilities
Build and operate large-scale, reliable and performant data systems with ScyllaDB, PostgreSQL, ElasticSearch, Linux and Rust
Collaborate with product and infrastructure teams to develop storage primitives enabling all of Discord
Exercise "First Principles Thinking" to always deliver what matters most to our users
Work with a talented team of engineers who have built one of the largest communication platforms in the world
Qualification
Required
4+ years of experience with building distributed systems and datastore infrastructure
Experience with highly-available and distributed databases: e.g. ScyllaDB, Cassandra, BigTable, DynamoDB, CockroachDB, Postgres w/HA, etc
Proficiency with at least one statically-typed programming language: e.g. Rust, Go, Java, C, C++
Strong operating systems, distributed systems and concurrency control fundamentals
Familiarity with Linux internals
Comfortable working in fast paced environments
Preferred
Experience with Cassandra or Scylla
Experience with Rust
Knowledge of DevOps tools like Salt, Terraform or Kubernetes
Benefits
Equity
Benefits
Relocation assistance may be available
Company
Discord
Discord is an online voice, video, and text communication platform designed for creating communities.
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