Notion

Software Engineer, Datastore

Notion

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: San FranciscoCaliforniaNew YorkUnited States

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Salary

💰 $130,000 - $240,000 per year

About the role

  • You will drive the evolution of our datastore infrastructure to meet the needs of over 100 million global users.
  • You will design and deliver a Datastore Platform that simplifies how teams manage and interact with data at scale.
  • You will develop the skills and confidence to debug live production systems with minimal disruption.
  • You will partner with product engineers and other infra teams to ensure our datastore infrastructure aligns with evolving business needs and product goals.

Requirements

  • Familiarity with Datastore Systems: You have experience with large scale relational databases, distributed caches, and NoSQL systems.
  • Systems thinker: You understand distributed systems and can design solutions that account for tradeoffs like consistency, latency, and scalability.
  • Pragmatic problem-solver: You prioritize business impact and understand the balance between craft, speed, and long-term maintainability.
  • Ownership and initiative: You thrive in a fast-moving, unstructured environment and are comfortable taking ownership of ambiguous problems.
  • Customer Empathy: You excel at collaborating across teams, offering guidance and solutions to unblock engineers and support them in building reliable systems.
Benefits
  • Notion is proud to be an equal opportunity employer
  • We do not discriminate in hiring or any employment decision based on race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, genetic information, veteran status, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.
  • Notion will consider requests for accommodation to the policy of in-person work for physical or mental disabilities.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
datastore infrastructurelarge scale relational databasesdistributed cachesNoSQL systemsdebugging live production systemsdesigning distributed systemsscalabilityconsistencylatencyproblem-solving
Soft Skills
ownershipinitiativecustomer empathycollaborationguidancesupportbusiness impact prioritizationcraft balancespeed balancelong-term maintainability