Software Engineer

• Design and implement new features and improvements • Diagnose and fix defects in Percona Server for MySQL, Percona XtraBackup, Percona XtraDB Cluster and Oracle MySQL products • Perform periodic source code merges from other open source repositories • Contribute to upstream projects that we leverage to bring our own solutions to the community • Develop test cases for continuous integration deployment • Participate in code and design reviews • Mentor and guide other team members in their own career development • Engage with other departments in Percona to ensure we’re delivering value driven solutions • What Have You Done: • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent experience • Ability to speak, listen and write effectively in fluent English • Minimum 2+ years of experience in C/C++ development and object oriented design • Strong understanding of SQL databases, preferably MySQL • Strong understanding of DBMS internal algorithms such as those used in query optimiser, B-tree indexing, multiversion concurrency control, ARIES crash recovery, and others • Strong understanding of compression and encryption algorithms and techniques • Experience with client/server or distributed network communication systems • Experience with high concurrency threading models, atomics, and locking primitives • Knowledge of various programming and scripting languages such as BASH, Perl, and Python • Proficiency with tools like gdb and strace • Proficiency with git, github, and source code management methodologies • Knowledge of Open Source software concepts and community • What Will Make You Stand Out: • Knowledge of high-performance algorithms on modern multicore hardware • Established history of driving performance enhancements • Proven experience in implementing features in Databases • Experience with Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery tools such as Jenkins, CircleCI, and Travis • Experience with issue tracking, communication, and information sharing tools such as JIRA, G-Suite, Slack • Experience/familiarity with various Linux distribution packaging systems • Experience with virtualization and containment tools such as OpenVZ, VirtualBox, Docker, Kubernetes, etc • Experience in Linux systems administration, including suitable expertise with file systems, hardware, and networking • Success working in a distributed environment where e-mail, Slack, and voice calls are the only interactions with clients, colleagues, and managers on a daily basis • Ability to work autonomously and mostly asynchronously with the rest of the team