Senior Software Engineer

Description

VAST Data is looking for a Core Database Developer (Database Internals) to join our growing team!

This is a great opportunity to be part of one of the fastest-growing infrastructure companies in history, an organization at the center of the revolution in artificial intelligence, which is creating a hurricane of change.

We are looking for a talented Software Engineer to design, build, and optimize the core engine of our high-performance database system. This is a deep, systems-level role focused on the internal workings of a database . You will be responsible for creating the fundamental components that store, retrieve, and process data efficiently.

Requirements

Key Responsibilities

• Design & Develop Database Components : Implement and enhance core database features, including the storage engine, query execution engine, and transaction manager.
• Optimize Performance : Work on low-level data structures (like B-Trees or LSM-Trees), concurrency control mechanisms (MVCC), and query optimization algorithms to improve speed and efficiency.
• Build the Query Engine : Develop the system that parses, plans, and executes user queries against our data structures.
• Ensure Reliability : Implement mechanisms for data recovery, consistency, and durability.

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