Software Engineer – Surfaces

PlanetScale

Software Engineer developing and maintaining user-facing UIs, CLIs, and APIs at PlanetScale. Responsible for building the dashboard and managing databases for customer use.

Posted 5/21/2026full-timeRemote • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $120,000 - $290,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

GoMySQLPostgresReactRubyRuby on RailsTypeScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Work on app.planetscale.com, responsible for creation and management of Vitess and Postgres databases
Work across languages, with area in Go (CLI), React + TypeScript (dashboard), Ruby on Rails (backend API)
Learn and deeply understand Vitess and Postgres
Build, document, and publish RESTful APIs used by end users and dashboard
Work on internal admin tools to assist engineers and support teams
Independently solve engineering and business problems with high autonomy

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years of software engineering experience building web applications
Strong proficiency in Ruby on Rails for backend development
Experience with React and TypeScript for frontend development
Familiarity with relational databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL)
Understanding of web fundamentals: HTTP, authentication, browser APIs
Familiarity with feature flags and progressive rollouts to move quickly and safely
Experience with modern CSS (Tailwind CSS or similar utility-first frameworks)

Benefits

Comp & perks

Total compensation consists of base salary + variable comp + benefits + equity

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Hard Skills & Tools

GoRuby on RailsReactTypeScriptPostgreSQLMySQLRESTful APIsmodern CSSTailwind CSSVitess

Soft Skills

problem solvingautonomy