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MariaDB

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201 - 500 employees

Founded 2009

🏢 Enterprise

Enterprise • Open Source • Database

MariaDB is a company that develops and provides an open-source cloud-native relational database solution. Known for its MariaDB Server and MariaDB Enterprise offerings, it delivers high availability, auto-failover capabilities, and supports both transactional and analytical workloads. MariaDB is favored for its flexibility, cost-effectiveness compared to proprietary databases, and support for various data models, including relational and JSON. It is widely used in Linux distributions as a replacement for MySQL and is popular among developers for its open-source innovation and ease of use.

📋 Description

• Take ownership of a core product in the MariaDB developer tools portfolio. Lead its development, testing and build processes using AI coding agents. • Implement APIs, SDKs and AI agent skills that make building on MariaDB feel like magic. • Ensure seamless integration with modern, AI driven development workflows, including popular frameworks, IDEs, and CI/CD pipelines. • Build and refine the interfaces that DBAs and developers use to interact with our products. • Work closely with other teams at MariaDB to provide developers and DBAs with the best integrated solution possible.

🎯 Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in software engineering and product ownership, specifically within the realm of developer tools, database technologies, or infrastructure-as-a-service. • Passion for excellent, production-level code and understand the nuances of what makes a tool indispensable versus a nuisance. • Hold your own in a deep dive on SQL optimization, distributed systems, or the intricacies of MariaDB. • Can apply modern development techniques to complex, large-scale codebases, and know how to use AI agents for major refactoring, implementing features and testing tasks. • Understand the unique dynamics of Open Source and how to build tools that the community will love and contribute to. • Deep familiarity with MariaDB Server or MySQL ecosystems. • Experience with high-availability and scaling tools like MaxScale or in-memory computing platforms like GridGain. • Proficiency in C++, Python and TypeScript and a deep understanding of how they interface with data layers. • Familiarity with Kubernetes, Docker, and cloud-provider DBaaS offerings.

🏖️ Benefits

• A globally distributed team where your code truly matters. • Remote or Hybrid work options (location dependent) • Projects that stretch your skills and make an impact at scale. • Competitive pay, 25 days paid annual leave (plus holidays), and a culture that values creativity and clean engineering.