
Software Engineer – Insights
PlanetScale
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: California • United 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