PlanetScale

Software Engineer – Insights

PlanetScale

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: CaliforniaUnited States

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Salary

💰 $120,000 - $290,000 per year

About the role

  • Instrument Vitess, MySQL and PostgreSQL to emit performance data
  • Design, implement and maintain our data collection pipeline
  • Create intuitive dashboards and visualizations that surface actionable database insights
  • Develop APIs and integrations that expose insights data to customers
  • Collaborate with other teams to define the next generation of database observability features
  • Build tools for query analysis, performance profiling, and anomaly detection
  • Own features end-to-end, from initial design through production deployment and monitoring
  • Partner with customers and support teams to understand real-world observability challenges

Requirements

  • 5+ years of software engineering experience
  • Experience building observability, monitoring, or telemetry products (APM, logs, metrics, traces, etc.)
  • Experience with distributed systems and data pipelines
  • Proficiency with time-series data and aggregation patterns
  • Backend development experience (Go, Rust, Ruby, Python, or similar)
  • Comfort working across the full stack and switching between different technical domains
  • Ability to work in a self-directed environment
Benefits
  • Health insurance
  • 401(k) matching
  • Flexible work hours
  • Paid time off
  • Professional development opportunities
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard Skills & Tools
VitessMySQLPostgreSQLAPIsdata collection pipelinequery analysisperformance profilinganomaly detectionGoRust
Soft Skills
collaborationself-directedproblem-solvingcommunicationcustomer partnership