Staff Engineer SQL Engine

Join YugabyteDB, a leading distributed SQL database company, as a Staff Engineer on the Languages & Relational Technologies (LRT) team. In this role, you will design, build, and scale core database features, collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams, and contribute to the open-source YugabyteDB project. You will also mentor and influence other engineers in best practices for database internals, distributed systems, and performance-oriented software development.

• Design, build, and scale core database features that power YugabyteDB’s SQL layer.
• Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams to solve complex problems affecting distributed query planning, execution, and performance.
• Lead the design, development, testing, and release of new database features and enhancements in YugabyteDB.

• Deep understanding of systems engineering fundamentals, including operating systems, distributed systems, and databases
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to operate effectively in a collaborative, distributed team environment
• Experience with database internals, compilers, or query planning/optimization is a strong plus
• 8+ years of professional experience in software engineering, with a strong foundation in compiled languages such as C/C++
• Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD in Computer Science (or related field), or equivalent practical experience
• Experience building large-scale distributed systems and transactional engines
• Contributions to open source database or systems projects
• Prior leadership in technical architecture, performance tuning, and mentoring engineers
• Familiarity with PostgreSQL internals or other relational database engines