As a Backend Software Engineer, you will predominantly be responsible for enabling all new functionality in our client/server PMM product using Golang. This is an amazing opportunity to build something from the ground up and integrate our existing Client <-->Server products with Cloud to deliver a new wave of services and functionality to our users.
Percona Monitoring and Management (PMM) is a free and open-source platform for monitoring and managing the performance of SQL/NoSQL based databases and servers or cloud instances.
https://www.percona.com/doc/percona-monitoring-and-management/2.x/index.html
https://github.com/percona/pmm
What You Will Do
Develop scalable, high-volume, performant applications focused on simplicity and user delight
Produce high-quality software that is unit tested, code reviewed and checked in regularly for
continuous integration
Brainstorm with designers, architects and product managers to build and tweak functionality
Participate in code and design reviews, teaching and learning from other engineers
Identify and uphold engineering best practices
Identify, leverage, and successfully evangelize opportunities to improve engineering productivity
Your Experience
2+ years programming in Go with excellent programming fundamentals
Test-driven and zealous about testing
Experience with MongoDB, MySQL or PostgreSQL
Comfortable with Linux (basic usage as a programmer)
Excellent English written and verbal language skills
Ability to work with others we sell as independently in a fully remote environment
Development experience on cloud computing platform (AWS, Azure, or OpenShift)
Familiarity with version control systems (Git)
Experience designing, building, and documenting APIs
What Will Make You Stand Out
Knowledge of other databases/data stores (memcached, clickhouse)
Deep knowledge security and encryption techniques for transmitting and storing sensitive data
Experience with continuous deployment to cloud / virtualized environments (“DevOps”)
Experience with Docker and Kubernetes
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Experience with Prometheus or VictoriaMetrics
BS/MS/PhD in an engineering field or equivalent experience
Experience writing and maintaining unit tests
Open Source development experience
Percona is a respected thought leader in the open source community. We provide services and software for MySQL, MongoDB, PostgreSQL and MariaDB to open source users globally.
Percona is remote-first and globally dispersed - we have colleagues in more than 40 countries! We offer a collaborative, highly-engaged culture where your ideas are welcome and your voice is heard. The growth and development of our staff is a top priority - we provide funding for training, certifications, conferences and more.
Discover what it means to work with some of the smartest people in the industry, who also know how to have fun and are always willing to lend a helping hand. We offer flexible hours, the ability to work remotely and the amazing experience of working with a multinational team of experts.