Airbyte is looking to solve the problem of building a delightful and repeatable process for creating database integrations at lightning speed and enterprise quality. Growing their database portfolio is one of their biggest revenue opportunities, and they aim to build cutting-edge frameworks and leverage LLMs to automate integration development, while going deep into database internals to extract maximum performance.
Requirements
- 6+ years of software engineering building production systems that handle enterprise workloads
- Performance optimization expertise - you've optimized high-performance applications and understand moving terabytes efficiently
- Deep database curiosity - you want to master PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle, and other systems at an architectural level and find clever solutions to difficult problems
- DevEx obsession -constantly improving your development setup to eliminate redundant tasks
- AI-first mindset - you’re already using AI tools and see LLMs' potential to revolutionize software development
- JVM expertise - 2+ years of experience with Java, Kotlin, or Scala (we use Kotlin for our backend systems)
- Open-source contributions - active participation in database or data engineering projects
Responsibilities
- Build core technologies managing Airbyte's fleet of high-volume database connectors powering thousands of enterprise customers
- Architect a framework that makes connector development 10x faster while driving innovation across the data engineering industry
- Write high-leverage code that directly enables Airbyte's rapid growth and market leadership in database connectivity
- Mentor brilliant engineers while collaborating with our 800+ contributor community - the largest open-source data engineering ecosystem
- Build intelligent systems that leverage LLMs to generate database integrations, reducing development time from weeks to hours
- Engineer sophisticated CDC solutions using write-ahead logging and real-time data streaming that capture database changes with microsecond precision
- Deep-dive into database internals, optimized queries,and information schema management to build the fastest data extraction systems in the industry
Other
- An insatiable desire to ship - you're driven by seeing your code power real-world data infrastructure at massive scale
- Enterprise database experience - hands-on work with Oracle, SQL Server, or other mission-critical database systems
- San Francisco office, 3x/week
- Relocation -should you apply to a San Francisco based role, Airbyte will assist with U.S. relocation to make this a seamless transition and compensate you well.
- Work visas - all visa requests will be discussed on a case by case basis to determine if we can sponsor.
