Percona

Scaling, Securing, and Managing the Best Open Source Databases on the Most Popular Platforms

Redis/Valkey Contributing Engineer

EngineerEngineerFull TimeRemoteTeam 201-500Since 2006H1B No SponsorCompany SiteLinkedIn

Location

United States

Posted

23 days ago

Salary

Not specified

Bachelor Degree4 yrs expEnglishOpen SourceRedisRustGo

Job Description

• responsible for the high-quality technical execution of Percona’s Redis/Valkey product and service capabilities • Deliver professional services/consulting engagements for strategic or complex projects • Contribute to software in Valkey and related/supporting open source projects • Identify ways to enhance, improve, or add to customers use of Redis or Valkey • Actively seek collaboration between organizations to build mutually beneficial open source projects • Acts as a technical escalation point for Global Services - takes ownership of complex/escalated Support tickets and owns them through to resolution • Supports and assists in the continual improvement of Percona’s quality of Support/Service delivery by participating in ticket reviews/spot checks to identify opportunities for improvement related to newly introduced Redis/Valkey ecosystem software • Provides feedback and guidance on Percona’s Valkey - and broader, where appropriate - software product strategy - contributing to functional specifications for product enhancements, changes, or new software products as applicable • Follow the latest industry developments and stay up-to-date on corporate competitors • Identifies trendsetter ideas by researching industry and related events, publications, and announcements; tracking individual contributors and their accomplishments • Supporting the Percona Go To Market teams on strategic, Valkey related opportunities • Talking at strategically identified conferences throughout the year • Leads/Builds/Participates in a collaborative community of Redis/Valkey experts within Percona • Support the creation of technical content for the community and Percona subscribers to consume. Blogs, Whitepapers, KnowledgeBase articles, webinars, and conference talks are all media types that may be used • Your hours will be flexible between America and European timezone as required

Job Requirements

  • 4-5 years experience as a contributor to Valkey/Redis or related technologies
  • Developed high performance, distributed data-layer applications in C, Rust, or other systems programming languages
  • Fluent written and spoken English communication skills
  • Professional, customer service-oriented attitude
  • Strong work ethic and entrepreneurial approach
  • Ability to communicate clearly and professionally under pressure
  • Strong mentoring/coaching skills
  • Ability to work independently with minimal direction
  • Demonstrated ability to communicate with Management at Customers/Partners in an escalation ownership and management capacity
  • Prior technical support experience is a must have - including providing services to agreed SLA’s

Benefits

  • flexible work hours
  • various paid time off programs
  • all your equipment for your remote office
  • funds for career development (external training, certifications, conferences)
  • ongoing connectivity allowances
  • opportunity to participate in our equity incentive plan
  • benefits supporting a healthy work/life balance such as The Percona Adventure Team, Work-from-Anywhere, FlowDays, FryDays, and overall flexibility
  • support for being socially responsible through the PAVE volunteering program and Women Transforming Technology

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