Senior Software Engineer

### Who you are
- At least 5 years of relevant experience
- Excellent foundation in computer science and algorithms
- Experience in developing distributed, multi-tenant, auto-scalable backend services
- Proficient knowledge of one or more statically typed back-end programming languages (Go, Kotlin, Java, Scala)
- Experience with at least one of the major public cloud providers: AWS, Google, Azure
- Experience with NoSQL and relational databases and database fundamentals, including data storage, data replication, data modeling, and data access patterns
- Experience with developing, deploying, and maintaining distributed services with containers (Docker) & orchestration (Kubernetes, EKS, GKE)
- Experience with Git and CI/CD pipeline engines
- Technical knowledge and understanding of techniques and standards for authentication, authorization, and encryption
- Proficient in Go
- Experience with NoSQL database development
- Experience with Terraform, Ansible, and other DevOps technologies
- Experience with the Kubernetes Operator pattern
- Experience with a workflow engineer (ArgoCD, Temporal)

### What the job involves
- We’re growing fast and investing deeply in our Cloud Platform—a multi-cloud, multi-tenant platform that brings the power of Aerospike to customers with maximum simplicity, speed, and scale
- We’re looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to join our Cloud team and play a key role in designing and building the next generation of our platform services
- Your work will directly shape the way global enterprises deploy, manage, and scale Aerospike in the cloud—and will help push the boundaries of what real-time, always-on systems can achieve
- Drive real impact. You’ll build core backend systems that are foundational to our multi-cloud SaaS platform—helping customers deploy and manage high-performance, globally distributed applications with ease
- Collaborate deeply. You’ll work closely with product managers, architects, QA, and other developers to move fast on a strategic roadmap that reflects real-world customer needs for internal and external developers
- Build for scale. From optimizing performance to designing for multi-tenancy and auto-scaling, you’ll write production-grade code that’s secure, maintainable, and blazing fast
- Elevate quality. You’ll champion code quality and test coverage, raise the bar for engineering standards, and help us build systems that just work—even under extreme load
- Innovate boldly. At Aerospike, we value curiosity, courage, and creativity. You’ll bring new ideas to the table, prototype rapidly, and be empowered to experiment and lead with technology
- Communicate regularly with stakeholders, project managers, quality assurance teams, and other developers regarding progress on a long-term technology roadmap
- Produce quality code, raising the bar for team performance and speed
- Write code and tests, build prototypes, resolve issues, and profile and analyze bottlenecks
- Optimize backend services for performance and scalability
- Develop automated unit and integration tests to ensure business needs are met
- Join the on-call rotation for services in your focus area as a technical expert to help address customer-impacting issues

### Benefits
- Comprehensive health plans & FSAs
- Healthy in-office snacks
- 401(k)
- Unlimited PTO
- Well-equipped workspace with standing desks, high-quality equipment and a fully stocked kitchen
- Weekly happy hours and regular company events
- Global team - you have the chance to connect with an international community and gain a global perspective