ParadeDB is building an alternative to Elasticsearch built on Postgres. We develop Postgres extensions to enable Elastic-level full-text search and analytics in Postgres via Tantivy and Apache DataFusion.

Our mission is to free companies from Elastic's bloat and cumbersome ETL pipelines. Our customers enjoy lower downtime, lower costs, higher engineer satisfaction, and real-time consistency between their OLTP and search/OLAP stacks.

We're a small, ruthlessly focused team of experienced engineers committed to fostering an inclusive and fun work environment. Our team is distributed between NYC and LA. We maintain a flat structure, have strong investors, and have lots of room for growth.

What we want

We're looking for a database internals engineer to join our team full-time. The ideal candidate should have:

A solid foundation in data systems/internals

Experience working with databases (bonus points for Postgres expertise)

Strong background in full-text search systems and/or data analytics/big query engines

Proficiency in systems programming with C++/Rust/Zig (bonus points for Rust)

Familiarity with Tantivy and/or Apache DataFusion is a plus

We're seeking someone creative, independent, and excited by difficult technical challenges who can teach us as much as they learn from us. The ideal candidate will bring thoughtful opinions to the team, be excited to engage with and learn from customers, and be willing to wear many hats.

What you want

You want to be part of the core team of a fast-growing infrastructure startup

You want to wear many hats and interface directly with customers

You’re passionate about the Postgres ecosystem, databases, search technologies, and/or data analytics

You’re excited about diving deep into the internals of Postgres, Tantivy, DuckDB, Apache DataFusion, and more

You believe in open-source and want to contribute to building a sustainable open-source company

You want autonomy over your work and the opportunity to make impactful design decisions

What you've done

You’ve contributed to open-source data systems projects (bonus points for Postgres, Tantivy, or Apache DataFusion), or have prior experience working on complex data systems in Rust

You have prior experience at a small, high-performing startup as an ex-founder or early engineer

You have architected data system(s) focusing on performance, scalability, and maintainability

You have optimized and debugged complex systems using profiling tools

Overall, you’re smart, willing to work hard, communicative, and open to learning about any service or framework you may not have worked with before

What you'll do

Develop and optimize ParadeDB extensions by writing Postgres APIs in Rust via pgrx

Develop and interface with the internals of Tantivy, Apache DataFusion, DuckDB, or related projects

Design and implement efficient data structures and algorithms for search and analytics functionality

Optimize query performance and resource utilization

Develop and maintain documentation, including API references and user guides

Contribute to technical writing, product demos, and content marketing

Engage directly with our customers and open-source community on GitHub, Slack, and email

Help shape ParadeDB's product roadmap and technical direction

What's next

Please send your resume and anything else you'd like to share to founders@paradedb.com. We will get back to you as soon as we can. We're super excited to meet you!

ParadeDB is committed to fostering a welcoming and inclusive work environment for people of all backgrounds. We urge candidates of all backgrounds to apply. If you require specific accommodations, please let us know at accommodations@paradedb.com.

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