Senior Software Engineer, Analytics - Aiven - Etätyö - Globaali

We’re a global team of over 400 people, working together to push the boundaries of open-source technology and multi-cloud solutions. Our vision is to help developers, builders, and creators bring their ideas to life with speed and simplicity, by providing a cloud data platform that makes open-source databases, search, streaming, and application infrastructure easily accessible to everyone. The Role: We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer to work on our cloud operations platform turning the best open source technologies into frustration-free cloud services. You’ll be part of the team that is focused on developing the PostgreSQL services and building out our new managed analytics offering. Our goal is to bridge the gap between traditional transactional databases and analytical processing. Our philosophy is to automate everything and to avoid repetitive manual work in everything we do. Our own backend systems are mostly implemented in Python with bits of Java, Go and C. What You'll Do: - Write high-quality, maintainable code and release quality features. - Participate in technical discussions and perform PR reviews. - Optimize data storage and query performance for both OLTP (PostgreSQL) and OLAP workloads. - Contribute to technical planning and backlog management. - Help investigate and resolve customer issues. - Mentor and empower other engineers. - Automate processes to eliminate repetitive manual work. - Develop and improve the scalability and reliability of PostgreSQL service. What We're Looking For: Don’t worry if your experience doesn’t line up perfectly – we still encourage you to apply! We believe in investing in our crabs’ professional growth. Must Have: - Excellent development skills in Python - 5+ years of experience working with one of these databases - PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, SQL Server, OracleDB - Experience in data engineering, including building ETL pipelines and working with large-scale datasets. - Good understanding of data modeling, schema design, and query optimization. - Experience with backup solutions and backup strategies - Advanced understanding of Linux OS - Experience with automated testing - Distributed systems knowledge - Experience with performance improvements, bug fixes, and security vulnerability resolution - Fluency in English, verbal and written. Nice to Have: - Good understanding of security (software, networking) - Experience with OLAP technologies, columnar databases, stream processing or distributed computing engines. - Experience in infrastructure as code - Experience in cloud DBAAS production environments - Experience in production software environments Amazing! What’s next: If you think Aiven is the place for you and that our Values align with yours, send us your resume and we’ll get in touch! Global Benefits: Our global benefits are designed to help you thrive and grow, personally and professionally: - Participate in Aiven’s equity plan. - Balance work and life with our hybrid work policy. - Choose the equipment you need to set yourself up for success. - Use your Professional Development Plan budget for learning opportunities. - Receive holistic wellbeing support through our global Employee Assistance Program. - Inquire about our Global Time Off Commitment (Parental and Sick Leave, as well as Personal Time) - Enjoy country-specific benefits for our global cast. How to Recognize and Avoid Employment Scams: There has been a rise in fake job postings used by scammers to get personal information. At Aiven, all of our emails relating to recruitment come from an @aiven.io, @greenhouse.io or @eu.greenhouse.io domain and all of our interviews are conducted by video call or in person. Our interviews will never occur via text or chat. If you’re unsure of the legitimacy of a job opportunity/offer pertaining to Aiven, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us at recruitment@aiven.io. Equal Opportunities: Aiven provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for employment without regard to age, gender identity, national or ethnic origin, religion, sexual orientation, physical and mental ability, marital and family status or without regard to any other similar personal attributes. Aiven complies with applicable local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company operates. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, training and any other terms and conditions related to employment.