Graduate SWE - Distributed Databases

Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field (graduating in late 2025 or 2026)
• Strong foundation in Object-Oriented Programming and software engineering principles
• Proficiency in Java, Python, or C++
• Understanding of distributed systems fundamentals and backend system design concepts
• Working knowledge of SQL and NoSQL databases
• Familiarity with concepts such as scalability, fault tolerance, consistency, and high availability
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a passion for large-scale infrastructure and database technologies

What you'll be doing

• Design, develop, and maintain components of large-scale distributed database systems
• Contribute to solutions addressing replication, partitioning, consistency, and fault tolerance challenges
• Improve database performance, scalability, reliability, and operational efficiency
• Participate in technical design discussions, code reviews, and engineering documentation
• Collaborate with platform and product engineering teams to support evolving business requirements
• Support the operation and monitoring of production database services
• Build expertise in distributed systems and database technologies through increasing ownership of critical infrastructure components

Nice to haves

• Experience with Kafka, Kubernetes, cloud-native technologies, or distributed systems projects is a plus

Perks and benefits

• Starting in September 2026, full-time position
• Salary of $50,500 for Bachelor's graduates or $58,500 for Master's graduates, plus additional benefits