Staff Software Engineer - Online Storage
Plaid
3 days ago
San Francisco, CA, USA or Seattle, WA, USA
Staff+
H1B Sponsor
Base Salary
$187k - $330k/yr
Responsibilities
- Build and scale systems to support large datasets and high-throughput workloads.
- Design and evolve resilient, distributed storage systems.
- Navigate ambiguity and drive clarity across complex storage challenges.
- Diagnose and resolve technical issues within storage engines.
- Lead reliability-focused migrations to ensure seamless transitions.
- Build foundational storage capabilities to reduce friction for product engineers.
Requirements
- Strong software engineering experience with a focus on backend or platform systems.
- Deep expertise in storage technologies.
- Experience deploying and orchestrating databases at scale.
- Strong background in database performance optimization, preferably with SQL databases.
- Experience designing and evolving storage platforms.
- Infrastructure experience with tools such as Terraform and AWS.
- Hands-on experience with databases like TiDB, MySQL, or MongoDB.
- Experience building internal tooling and automation for reliability.
Tech Stack
AWSGoMongoDBMySQLTerraformTypeScript
Categories
BackendData EngineeringDevOpsSecurity