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Appian Corporation

Lead Database Engineer

Mclean, VA · On-site

Database Engineers in Appian's Public Sector Customer Success department build the scalable ... engine. * Establish ETL functions to clean, transform, and transport legacy data into the new ...

Appian Corporation

Lead Database Engineer

Mclean, VA · On-site

Database Engineers in Appian's Public Sector Customer Success department build the scalable ... engine. * Establish ETL functions to clean, transform, and transport legacy data into the new ...

Socket.dev

Lead Database Engineer

Mclean, VA · On-site

$125K - $250K/yr

The Opportunity As a Database Engineer, you will design, develop, and maintain a complex data ... engine. * Establish ETL functions to clean, transform, and transport legacy data into the new ...

Polygon.io, Inc

Careers / Rust Engineer - Foundational Platform Embark on an exciting journey as a Rust Database Engineer at Massive, where you will be instrumental in crafting our next-gen database engine, a new ...

Ryde Technologies, LLC

Cloud DBA

Phoenix, AZ · On-site

Partner with DevOps to manage infrastructure using Terraform or CloudFormation. * Integrate ... Engine-Specific Administration * Perform engine-specific maintenance: * Oracle: statistics ...

Ryde Technologies, LLC

Cloud DBA

Phoenix, AZ · On-site

Partner with DevOps to manage infrastructure using Terraform or CloudFormation. * Integrate ... Engine-Specific Administration * Perform engine-specific maintenance: * Oracle: statistics ...

Ryde Technologies, LLC

Cloud DBA

Phoenix, AZ · On-site

Partner with DevOps to manage infrastructure using Terraform or CloudFormation. * Integrate ... Engine-Specific Administration * Perform engine-specific maintenance: * Oracle: statistics ...

Ask IT Consulting

Sr. Database Administrator

Mclean, VA

$50.25 - $69.25/hr

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Math or Science * 15 plus years of Oracle experience * 5 plus ... Database Engine Tuning Advisor and the SQL Server Profiler * Experience with building and ...

Ask IT Consulting

Sr. Database Administrator

Mclean, VA · On-site

$50.25 - $69.25/hr

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Math or Science * 15 plus years of Oracle experience * 5 plus ... Database Engine Tuning Advisor and the SQL Server Profiler * Experience with building and ...

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Experienced Software Developer

Bellevue, WA • On-site

Gaia Platform
Software Development • 1 - 10 employees
Learn more about Gaia Platformexternal

Full-time

Re-posted 11 days ago

Key responsibilities

  • Design and implement major subsystems of the Gaia Platform database engine.

  • Collaborate with partners to explore opportunities at the boundary of hardware and software and influence future computing device design.

  • Contribute to building a new architectural model centered around data, in-memory databases, and data-based programming models.

Job description

Company Description

We are a Bellevue, WA startup and building the company from the ground up. We are currently coming out of stealth mode and this is your opportunity to get in early, on the ground floor. Our founders have a history of industry-changing successes in Enterprise software. With many years of technical leadership experience at both Microsoft and Amazon, the team has built many platforms that programmers have been using since the 1990's. This new venture is going to have a significant impact; they are creating a new programming architectural model that is centered around data, in-memory databases, and data-based programming models. They are looking for passionate individuals who want to make an impact on the intersection of hardware and software. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to create the database engine for the next wave of computing. You will engage, collaborate, and create alongside the best and brightest. This is a startup opportunity, one that will change the industry and the world we live in.

Job Description

Do you want to help drive the next architectural shift? We are building a new architectural model that is centered around data, in-memory databases, and data-based programming models for autonomous machines and other autonomous environments.

Gaia Platform is seeking experienced software engineers to help build our in-memory database system. As a member of the Engineering team, you will be part of the design and implementation of one or more major subsystems of the Gaia Platform database engine. You'll also work with partners to exploit opportunities at the boundary of hardware and software, and influence the design of future computing devices.

Please note: We are currently only accepting applicants that meet at least the required skills listed below.  Please take the time to review our required skills before applying.

Required:

  • 4+ years of professional experience in software development
  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field, or an equivalent in relevant work experience
  • Proven track record delivering large software systems
  • Experience working on Database Engine internals such as access methods, transactions, locking, logging and recovery, failover, query compilation, optimization, and execution, etc.

Preferred:

  • 7+ years of relevant engineering experience
  • MS or PhD in computer science with a specialization in database systems
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Strong mentoring and technical leadership skills
  • Proficiency in C/C++ and one or more additional modern programming languages

Desired:

  • Familiarity with Object-Relational Mapping and/or Object-Oriented Databases
  • Knowledge of techniques for building in-memory database engines
Qualifications
  • 4+ years of professional experience in software development
  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field, or an equivalent in relevant work experience
  • Proven track record delivering large software systems
  • Experience working on Database Engine internals such as access methods, transactions, locking, logging and recovery, failover, query compilation, optimization, and execution, etc.
Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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