Platform Engineer — Postgres Platform

What we do

ParadeDB is a Postgres-native alternative to Elasticsearch. We are building a unified Postgres platform for transactions, text and vector search, filters, facets, and joins, so you don’t need to move your data to a separate database.

Companies like Modern Treasury, BILT Rewards, Alibaba Cloud, and many others use ParadeDB to:

• Eliminate ETL/change data capture tools

• Add transactional guarantees to their search indexes

• Perform JOINs on their search data

• Unify their search & transactional stack for agentic workloads

We're a small, focused team of engineers dedicated to creating an inclusive and enjoyable work environment. We’re based in San Francisco, with some of our team working remotely across the US and Canada. We’re a Series A company with a flat structure, strong backing from investors, and plenty of room for growth.

What we want

We’re looking for a platform engineer to join our team full-time and help build ParadeDB Cloud.

ParadeDB Cloud is our managed database platform built on Kubernetes and CloudNativePG. We're building a cloud-native control plane and Kubernetes operators that make it easy for customers to deploy and operate ParadeDB at scale.

The ideal candidate should have:

• Meaningful experience building distributed systems, cloud platforms, Kubernetes operators/controllers, or similarly complex infrastructure software

• A solid understanding of Kubernetes internals, including reconciliation loops, controllers, CRDs, and cloud-native architecture

• Experience designing and building APIs, control planes, orchestration systems, or automation frameworks that manage stateful infrastructure

• Experience developing production software in Rust (preferred) or Go and operating reliable production systems on Kubernetes

• Familiarity with infrastructure tooling such as Terraform, Helm, and Bash/Python

• Experience with CloudNativePG, database operators, database-as-a-service platforms, or other stateful systems is a plus

• Familiarity with Elasticsearch-type workloads, analytical databases, or high-performance data systems is a plus

• Contributions to high-quality open-source projects and prior experience at a small, high-performing startup are a plus

We're seeking someone creative, independent, and excited by difficult technical challenges. You'll bring thoughtful opinions, learn quickly, engage directly with customers, and help us build a world-class product.

What you want

• You want to be part of the core team of a fast-growing infrastructure startup

• You want to build a cloud database platform from the ground up

• You’re passionate about distributed systems, databases, Kubernetes, and cloud infrastructure

• You’re excited to dive deep into Kubernetes and Postgres to build the best Postgres platform

• You’re excited about designing controllers, automation systems, and platform infrastructure that operate databases at scale

• You believe in open-source and want to contribute to building a sustainable open-source business

• You want autonomy over your work and the opportunity to make impactful design decisions

What you'll do

• Design and contribute to building the ParadeDB Cloud control plane

• Design and implement Kubernetes controllers and operators for provisioning, operating, upgrading, and scaling ParadeDB clusters

• Build automation around backups, replication, failover, maintenance operations, monitoring, and lifecycle management

• Develop APIs, cloud integrations, and orchestration systems that power the ParadeDB Cloud platform

• Work closely with CloudNativePG and the broader Postgres ecosystem, contributing upstream when required

• Develop deployment, monitoring, and testing infrastructure around ParadeDB Cloud and the ParadeDB database product

• Engage directly with customers to understand their requirements and help shape the product roadmap

• Develop and maintain documentation, including API references and user guides

• Contribute to technical writing, product demos, and content marketing

• Help shape ParadeDB's product roadmap and technical direction

What's next

Please send your resume and anything else you'd like to share to founders@paradedb.com. We will get back to you as soon as we can. We're excited to meet you!

ParadeDB is committed to fostering a welcoming and inclusive work environment for people of all backgrounds. We urge candidates of all backgrounds to apply. If you require specific accommodations, please let us know at accommodations@paradedb.com.

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