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Distributed Systems Engineer — Postgres Platform

ParadeDB · San Francisco, CA, US / Remote (US; CA) · Remote

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About ParadeDB

Unify application data, vectors, and full-text search in one Postgres. Backed by Y Combinator.

About the role

ParadeDB is a Postgres-native alternative to Elasticsearch. We build state-of-the-art search (full-text, vector, and hybrid) and columnar analytics as a Postgres extension. We’re looking for a distributed systems engineer to join our team full-time and help build ParadeDB Cloud.

What they're looking for

  • 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 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
More about this role

ParadeDB is a Postgres-native alternative to Elasticsearch. We build state-of-the-art search (full-text, vector, and hybrid) and columnar analytics as a Postgres extension.

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 primarily distributed across the United States and Canada, with a small office in San Francisco. We’re a Series A company with a flat structure, strong backing from investors, and plenty of room for growth.

We’re looking for a distributed systems 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.

  • Meaningful experience building distributed systems, cloud platforms,...

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