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SingleStore
Actively Hiring
SingleStore is one platform for all data. The future starts with The Database of Now™
  • B2B
  • Scale Stage
    Rapidly increasing operations
  • Top Investors
    This company has received a significant amount of investment from top investors
  • +4

Database Performance Engineer

Posted: 3 months ago
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About the job

Position Overview

Our customers are at the forefront of some of the most interesting data in the world, using SingleStore DB to push the boundaries daily. To do this well, they leverage the expertise of our Support Engineering Team, composed of technical subject matter experts on the frontlines of critical product and customer issues.

Our Database Performance Engineers develop a deep understanding of the SingleStore query optimizer and query execution. They leverage that knowledge to help customers achieve the full lightspeed capabilities of the SingeStore engine.

This is a customer-facing role where the problems that you are investigating and solving have been escalated to you straight from our customers. The Database Performance Engineer role is within our Support Engineering department and reports to Support Engineering management. Additionally, some of your closest colleagues will be members of the Query Optimization and Query Execution engineering teams as you collaborate on the behavior of the optimizer, bugs, and general product behavior daily.

You should be excited to:

  • Explore new features and improvements that are making your job easier and providing you with a constant source of new subject matter and product features to delve into.
  • Dive into the internals of our query optimizer to become an expert with our query engine.
  • Keep up to date on the ways statistical information is collected on tables and used in our cost-based query optimizer.
  • Discover how even small changes in query text can achieve 10x performance gains.
  • Reproduce query performance problems across various on-premise and cloud platforms to understand the whole scope of an issue, even parts that are Linux or systems-related.
  • Enlighten a customer on database implementation for peak performance.
  • Be part of a small, tight-knit team where you can have a real impact and help shape product direction.

Role and Responsibilities

  • As a subject matter expert, collaborate with our customers and the rest of the Support Engineering team on escalated query tuning and workload performance-related support tickets.
  • Understand how the underlying Linux host configuration can impact database performance and suggest changes to improve it.
  • Build reproductions of poorly performing customer workloads to investigate issues along with the query processing team to identify bugs or areas where the product can be enhanced.
  • Collaborate with software developers, sales engineers, and technical account managers to keep all internal teams up to date with the current customer status.
  • Work to streamline and improve various Support and Engineering processes and tools, author new internal run-books or public documentation, and help the team continually improve efficiency and effectiveness.
  • Participate in our on-call rotation that may include weekends and holidays.

Required Skills and Experience

  • 8+ years of previous experience as a DBA or hands-on database work.
  • Deep expertise in relational/distributed database implementation, advanced SQL query optimization, and SQL query tuning.
  • Strong background in general product troubleshooting, keeping in mind that query processing issues can be impacted by database or Linux configuration and resource availability.
  • A solid Linux performance background. That means you are hands-on with Linux, and your skills include generating and reading flame graphs, checking system resource utilization, and parsing verbose log files—bonus points for familiarity with Kubernetes.
  • Experience with a scripting or coding language. Whether it’s C++, Python, Go, or Bash, you should have a go-to solution for quick problem-solving and be able to navigate through our extensive code base.
  • Familiarity with distributed systems and AWS/GCP. You understand how organizations deploy and maintain distributed applications and services across multiple machines and know how to analyze these systems for performance bottlenecks.
  • Strong written and verbal English communication skills. Have the ability to explain technical concepts to a wide range of end-users.

Note: Applicants must be available to work during Eastern Standard Time (EST) business hours i.e. 6:00 AM to 3:00 PM India Time


SingleStore delivers a cloud-native database with the speed and scale to power the world’s data-intensive applications. With a distributed SQL database that introduces simplicity to your data architecture by unifying transactions and analytics, SingleStore empowers digital leaders to deliver exceptional, real-time data experiences to their customers. SingleStore is venture-backed and headquartered in San Francisco with offices in Sunnyvale, Raleigh, Seattle, Boston, London, Lisbon, Bangalore, Dublin and Kyiv.

Consistent with our commitment to diversity & inclusion, we value individuals who can work on diverse teams and with a diverse range of people.

To all recruitment agencies: SingleStore does not accept agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to SingleStore employees. SingleStore is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes and will not pay fees to any third-party agency or company that does not have a signed agreement with the Company.

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About the company

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SingleStore

Actively Hiring
SingleStore is one platform for all data. The future starts with The Database of Now™51-200 Employees
Company Size
51-200
Company Type
Enterprise Software Company
Company Type
Software Development
Company Type
Big Data Analytics
  • B2B
  • Scale Stage
    Rapidly increasing operations
  • Top Investors
    This company has received a significant amount of investment from top investors
  • YC Funded
    Startup funded by Y Combinator
  • Valuation $1B+
    This company has a valuation of $1B or more
  • 4.2
    Highly rated
    SingleStore is highly rated on Glassdoor, with 4.2 out of 5 stars
  • Growing fast
    Showed strong hiring growth in the past month
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Funding

AMOUNT RAISED
$423.1M
FUNDED OVER
10 rounds
Rounds
F-
$146,000,000
Series F-2 - Oct 2022+9

Perks

Comprehensive Insurance
Customize a benefits plan that include health, dental and vision that best fits you and your family
Company Stock Grants
As a privately held company, we strive to give meaningful stock grants through our equity program
Vacation
Paid vacation, sick and parental leave programs, plus company holidays
Free Meals
Lunch and dinner catered every day, with plenty of healthy snacks and drinks
Wellness Programs
Fitness subsidy, an onsite massage therapist once a quarter, and occasionally ping pong tournaments
Gym Discounts
Commuter benefits
Dog-friendly office in SF
Career Development
Internal training and enablement programs, as well as reimbursement for external programs and events
Personalized Workstation
Design your desk any way you want it, multiple monitors, standing desks and more

Founders

Nikita Shamgunov
Founder • 3 years
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Eric Frenkiel
Founder • 3 years
San Francisco
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