Sr Software Engineer - Capella Columnar

Couchbase
$176,000-$207,000 USD
life insurance
United States, California, Santa Clara
3250 Olcott Street (Show on map)
Mar 04, 2025
As industries race to embrace AI, traditional database solutions fall short of rising demands for versatility, performance, and affordability. Couchbase is leading the way with Capella, the developer data platform for critical applications in our AI world. By uniting transactional, analytical, mobile, and AI workloads into a seamless, fully managed solution, Couchbase empowers developers and enterprises to build and scale applications with unmatched flexibility, performance, and cost-efficiency-from cloud to edge. Trusted by over 30% of the Fortune 100, Couchbase is unlocking innovation, accelerating AI transformation, and redefining customer experiences. Come join our mission. Senior Software Engineer - Capella Columnar As a key contributing member of the Capella Columnar development team, you will be responsible for designing and implementing distributed database systems that push the boundaries of scalability, efficiency, and reliability for modern data analytics in the cloud. You'll have the opportunity to work on various critical areas of database systems, including the query compiler, query optimizer, execution runtime, and storage layer. Responsibilities: - Contribute to the core database platform with features, enhancements and customer facing initiatives. - Work cross-functionally across product management, QA, Performance and other teams to deliver industry leading solution to customers. - Write best quality code adhering to open source coding standards. - Take full ownership of the tasks while ensuring the timely delivery. - Be a good team player and work together with team members to successfully deliver on the tasks. Requirements: - Bachelor's/Master's degree in computer science or equivalent. - PhD degree in computer science or equivalent is a plus. - 5-7 years of development experience on enterprise system software or equivalent database research. - Strong understanding of distributed systems and database internals. - Good fundamental knowledge of OS, networks and system programming. - Good understanding of multi-threading and concurrent programming. - Proficient in Java. - Experience with one or more cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure). - Golang or Python experience is a plus. - Experience with building JDBC/ODBC drivers for BI tools is a plus. - Experience with data lake technologies (Apache Iceberg, Apache Hudi, etc.) is a plus. The anticipated starting base pay range for this role is listed below. Base salary is not the only component of our competitive total rewards package - you may also be eligible for bonus, commissions, equity, and other benefits as described below. Actual compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, licenses and certifications, and specific work location. Base Pay Range $176,000 — $207,000 USD Why Couchbase? Modern customer experiences need a flexible cloud database platform that can power applications spanning from cloud to edge and everything in between. Couchbase's mission is to simplify how developers and architects develop, deploy and consume modern applications wherever they are. We have reimagined the database with our fast, flexible and affordable cloud database platform Capella, allowing organizations to quickly build applications that deliver premium experiences to their customers- all with best-in-class price performance. More than 30% of the Fortune 100 trust Couchbase to power their modern applications and build innovative new ones. See our recent awards to learn why Couchbase is a great place to work.We are honored to be a part of the Best Places to Work Award forthe Bay Areaandthe UK. Couchbase offers a total rewards approach to benefits that recognizes the value you create here, so that you in turn may best serve yourself and your family. Some benefits include: Generous Time Off Program - Flexibility to care for you and your family Wellness Benefits - A variety of world class medical plans to choose from, along with dental, vision, life insurance, and employee assistance programs* Financial Planning - RSU equity program, ESPP program, Retirement program* and Business Travel Insurance Career Growth - Be valued, Create value approach Fun Perks - An ergonomic and comfortable in-office / WFH setup. Food & Snacks for in-office employees. And much more! Note: some programs are not applicable to all countries. Please discuss with a Couchbase recruiter to learn more. 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