PlanetScale
51 - 200 employees
☁️ SaaS
🏢 Enterprise
💰 $50M Series C on 2021-11
SaaS • Enterprise
PlanetScale is a leading cloud database platform known for its scalability and reliability, specifically as an OLTP database that allows MySQL databases to scale horizontally. Leveraging Vitess, an open-source project developed at YouTube, PlanetScale powers Tier 0 databases with scalable, distributed data management solutions trusted by major global brands like GitHub, Slack, and HubSpot. The platform offers deployment options across multi-tenant and single-tenant clouds, providing every user with robust performance backed by automatic sharding, query routing, and compliance with high security standards (such as SOC 2 Type 2 and HIPAA). PlanetScale is tailored for enterprises requiring reliable, efficient, and high-performing database solutions at scale, with extensive support and integration capabilities.
Software Engineer – PlanetScale Vitess
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🕒 May 20
🏄 California – Remote
💵 $120k - $290k / year
⏰ Full Time
🟡 Mid-level
🟠 Senior
🧑💻 Full-stack Engineer
👻 Ghost score 8%
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PlanetScale
51 - 200 employees
☁️ SaaS
🏢 Enterprise
💰 $50M Series C on 2021-11
SaaS • Enterprise
PlanetScale is a leading cloud database platform known for its scalability and reliability, specifically as an OLTP database that allows MySQL databases to scale horizontally. Leveraging Vitess, an open-source project developed at YouTube, PlanetScale powers Tier 0 databases with scalable, distributed data management solutions trusted by major global brands like GitHub, Slack, and HubSpot. The platform offers deployment options across multi-tenant and single-tenant clouds, providing every user with robust performance backed by automatic sharding, query routing, and compliance with high security standards (such as SOC 2 Type 2 and HIPAA). PlanetScale is tailored for enterprises requiring reliable, efficient, and high-performing database solutions at scale, with extensive support and integration capabilities.
📋 Description
• Design and build critical systems that power PlanetScale's database platform • Collaborate with a team of expert engineers to solve complex distributed systems challenges • Work independently to solve engineering and business problems with little direction • Work directly with customers to understand their needs and translate them into robust technical solutions
🎯 Requirements
• 5+ years of software engineering experience with a focus on backend systems • Strong proficiency in Go, with experience in other languages like Python, Java, or C++ • Experience with MySQL or other relational databases • Working knowledge of Kubernetes and containerized applications • Experience building and operating distributed systems at scale
🏖️ Benefits
• Health insurance • 401(k) matching • Flexible work hours • Paid time off • Professional development opportunities
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