Job Summary:
Dice is partnering with a well-funded infrastructure startup that is developing a next-generation cloud database platform. They are seeking an experienced Distributed Systems Engineer to build their managed cloud platform, focusing on distributed systems, Kubernetes, and cloud-native infrastructure.
Responsibilities:
• Designing and building a cloud-native control plane for a managed database platform
• Developing Kubernetes Operators and Controllers to provision, upgrade, scale, and maintain customer clusters
• Building automation around backups, replication, failover, monitoring, and lifecycle management
• Designing APIs and orchestration systems that manage stateful infrastructure
• Working closely with cloud-native database technologies and the wider Postgres ecosystem
• Improving deployment, testing, monitoring, and operational tooling
• Collaborating directly with customers to solve complex infrastructure challenges
• Helping shape product strategy, technical architecture, and engineering best practices
Qualifications:
Required:
• Building distributed systems or cloud infrastructure platforms
• Developing Kubernetes Operators, Controllers, CRDs, or other Kubernetes-native software
• Designing APIs, control planes, orchestration platforms, or infrastructure automation
• Production development experience in Go or Rust
• Operating reliable production workloads on Kubernetes
• Experience with infrastructure tooling such as Terraform, Helm, Bash, or Python
Preferred:
• Database operators or Database-as-a-Service platforms
• Cloud-native Postgres technologies
• Search platforms, analytical databases, or high-performance data systems
• Open-source contributions
• Experience working in early-stage or high-growth startups
Company:
Dice is the go-to career marketplace for tech professionals. Founded in 2010, the company is headquartered in Drachten, NLD, with a team of 201-500 employees. The company is currently Growth Stage.