Senior / Staff Software Engineer (Database)

About the Role:

We are looking for seasoned engineers to join our Database team in New York, focused on performance-sensitive distributed systems work with an emphasis on correctness.

Responsibilities:

• Design, implement, ship, and maintain critical parts of Materialize in Rust.


• Iterate on Materialize to discover and adapt to customer needs.


• Collaborate with other engineers and product management.

About You:

• 3+ years of experience with software engineering focused on systems-level software.


• Solid programming fundamentals (e.g. in Go, C/C++,) and interest in learning Rust.


• Track record of learning new technologies and concepts quickly.


• Ability to work both autonomously and collaboratively, as needed.


• Comfort with writing substantial new code and modifying existing, mature code.


• Strong written and verbal communications skills.


• Strong working knowledge of computer science fundamentals, equivalent to a B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science. Timely and Differential Dataflow are built upon years of academic and industrial research, and you’ll need to become familiar with the research areas.

Bonus Points:

• Distributed systems experience


• Experience with Rust


• Familiarity with SQL databases


• Familiarity with message brokers and CDC


• Knowledge of stream processing


• Experience implementing data infrastructure


• Ph.D in Computer Science

SALARY RANGE: $160,000 - 225,000 + Equity 

The salary range provided in this job description should not be considered a guarantee or commitment. The actual compensation offered may vary based on individual qualifications objectively assessed during the application and interview process, including but not limited to the candidate’s:

• Qualifications and relevant work experience


• Educational background and credentials


• Relevant skills and certifications


• Geographic location


• Market demands

Materialize reserves the right to adjust the salary range based on the candidate's specific circumstances and the overall compensation package.