Remote Go Senior Software Engineer

Description:

• We are seeking a talented and dynamic full-time remote Golang Software Engineer to help us build an Open Source K8s Database Operator.
• The work is challenging, but it is also fun and rewarding, significantly impacting the Kubernetes ecosystem.
• This is a unique opportunity to work from home in a great team on a 100% open source project.
• Collaborate with a geographically distributed team to design and implement new features for Kubernetes DBs operators.
• Participate in code reviews to ensure high-quality software.
• Work closely with a product manager, QA team, and community contributors to shape the Operator’s roadmap and prioritize features that bring the most outstanding value.
• Build robust and resilient database solutions focusing on ensuring data integrity, fault tolerance, and high availability across distributed systems.
• Contribute to upstream projects we leverage to bring our solutions to the community.
• Serve as a mentor to junior developers, guiding best practices in software design, coding, testing, and debugging, particularly in large-scale distributed database systems.
• Blog, present, and evangelize our software to help increase adoption and keep our thriving community growing.
• Engage with other departments in Percona to ensure we’re delivering value-driven solutions.

Requirements:

• A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field or equivalent experience is required.
• A minimum of 3 years of experience in Go development and object-oriented design with a strong understanding of SOLID, KISS, and DRY principles is necessary.
• Strong experience with databases (preferable) or Kubernetes is required.
• Experience with Kubernetes operators is a nice to have.
• Experience with Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery tools such as Jenkins, CircleCI, and Travis is required.
• Experience with high concurrency threading models, atomics, and locking primitives is necessary.
• Knowledge of various programming and scripting languages such as BASH, Perl, and Python is required.

Benefits:

• Percona offers generous benefits including flexible work hours and various paid time off programs.
• All necessary equipment for your remote office will be provided.
• Funds for career development, including external training, certifications, and conferences, are available.
• Ongoing connectivity allowances are provided.
• Employees have the opportunity to participate in our equity incentive plan.
• Benefits that support a healthy work/life balance include The Percona Adventure Team, Work-from-Anywhere, FlowDays, FryDays, and overall flexibility.
• We support being socially responsible through our PAVE volunteering program and Women Transforming Technology initiatives.