Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Readyset is a company focused on innovative database technology and is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to join their Cloud and AI team. This role involves building advanced AI-native cloud infrastructure and tackling enterprise-scale AI challenges to enhance data-intensive products.
Responsibilities
- Design and own critical services: hands-on development of systems that are robust, scalable, and simple to operate in production
- Lead high-impact architectural decisions, balancing speed with sound engineering for 3–4 9s availability
- Work across the stack, from distributed cloud infrastructure to AI-driven features like retrieval, memory, and agent orchestration
- Collaborate with leadership and product teams to translate ambitious ideas into reality, fast
- Act as a technical leader: mentor engineers, drive engineering culture, and shape the way we build as we scale
- Contribute to Readyset’s engineering strategy and vision, not just individual projects
Skills
- 10+ years of software engineering experience, ideally with exposure to databases, data platforms, or large-scale systems
- Proven ability to design and run cloud services at scale with high availability (3–4 9s)
- Experience with AI/ML systems or integrating LLMs into production (retrieval pipelines, memory systems, agent frameworks)
- Expert backend development experience in Python, Golang, Java, Rust etc.; familiarity with modern frontend frameworks a plus
- Deep familiarity with AWS (experience with GCP/Azure a plus)
- Demonstrated technical leadership: shaping architecture, influencing design, and guiding teams through complexity
- A mindset for velocity with rigor: moving fast without compromising sound engineering
Benefits
- Meaningful equity, giving you real ownership in the company’s growth and success
- Top-tier medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Plans are designed with flexibility in mind, so you can choose the coverage that best fits your needs
- Unlimited PTO with minimum vacation recommendations
- 90 days of paid parental leave
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