Aerospike is the real-time database for mission-critical use cases and workloads, including machine learning, generative, and agentic AI. Backed by NEA.
About the role
We are seeking a Principal Software Engineer to serve as a technical authority and strategic architect for our Cloud Engineering organization. In this role, you will define the architectural vision and drive the execution of our next-generation, global multi-cloud SaaS platform. Your work will fundamentally shape how global enterprises deploy, operate, and scale Aerospike at extreme velocity and petabyte scale—pushing the absolute limits of real-time, always-on distributed systems.
What they're looking for
- 10+ years of hands-on experience designing, building, and operating large-scale distributed systems and cloud platforms
- Proven Track Record: Experience acting in a Principal, Staff+, or Lead Architect capacity for a high-growth SaaS, IaaS, or database platform
- Deep Distributed Systems Expertise: Mastery of fault tolerance, consensus protocols, multi-tenant isolation, data partitioning, and consistency models
- Cloud-Native Systems Mastery: Deep expertise in Go (preferred) or other statically typed languages (Java, C++, Rust), alongside advanced Kubernetes internals and custom controller/operator development
- Multi-Cloud Architecture: Deep production experience across major public clouds (AWS, GCP, Azure) at massive scale
- Data & Storage Systems: Deep conceptual and practical understanding of NoSQL internals, access patterns, storage engine mechanics, and high-throughput data pipelines
More about this role
We are seeking a Principal Software Engineer to serve as a technical authority and strategic architect for our Cloud Engineering organization. In this role, you will define the architectural vision and drive the execution of our next-generation, global multi-cloud SaaS platform.
Your work will fundamentally shape how global enterprises deploy, operate, and scale Aerospike at extreme velocity and petabyte scale—pushing the absolute limits of real-time, always-on distributed systems.
- Architect at Enterprise Scale: Drive the multi-year technical vision, architecture, and roadmap for our multi-cloud SaaS platform, ensuring high availability, sub-millisecond efficiency, and seamless multi-tenancy.
- Establish Engineering Standards: Set the bar for system design, security, reliability, operational excellence, and testing across the entire engineering organization.
- Drive Technical Leadership & Strategy: Partner closely with executive stakeholders, product leadership, and principal architects to translate complex enterprise needs into scalable, resilient platform capabilities.
- Force Multiply: Mentor and elevate senior and staff engineers, foster a culture of deep technical rigor,...
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