Software Engineer
Santa Clara, CA 
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Posted 16 days ago
Job Description

Every day we tackle new and exciting challenges to empower developers to build modern cloud, mobile, and edge applications that deliver a premium user experience. Couchbase delivers unmatched performance, scalability, flexibility and financial value across cloud, on premises, hybrid, mobile and edge deployments. The database market is undergoing a generational shift and is one of the largest market opportunities in enterprise software due to big trends like the need for digital transformation, acceleration to the cloud and innovation at the edge. Join Couchbase to be a part of a greater change. Here you'll have the opportunity to learn and grow with some of the most innovative, passionate and humble individuals in the database industry.

If you are passionate about designing and developing low latency and highly scalable distributed systems, this is the job for you.

As a software engineer, you will develop features and enhancements to the core database platform. You will work on technically challenging problems on a regular basis and will contribute to the cutting edge technologies needed by a modern, distributed, No-SQL database. In this job, you will also contribute to the modern day cloud database and solve problems related to multi-tenancy, auto scaling, fair usage etc. You will get an opportunity to make a significant impact on the Couchbase's next generation cloud database.

Responsibilities
  • Contribute to the core database platform with features and enhancements.
  • Take full ownership of the tasks while ensuring the timely delivery.
  • Be a good team player and work together with team members to successfully deliver on the tasks.
  • Write best quality code adhering to open source coding standards.
Qualifications
  • 2+ years of experience in backend development
  • Strong grasp over one of the backend programming languages (including language internals) is required - languages like C/C++, Python, Java, Golang.
  • Strong understanding of multithreading and concurrent programming
  • Good fundamental knowledge of OS, Networks and system programming.
  • Ability to work with uncompromising integrity and exhibit best quality work ethics.
  • Passionate and a high performance individual, who is eager to learn and contribute.
Nice to have
  • Hands on experience with database platform development
  • Hands on experience with programming in Golang
  • Hands on experience with coding core concepts of Distributed Systems
  • Hands on experience with large scale distributed systems and/or large scale cloud server development.
Minimum Qualification
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science and Engineering
The anticipated starting base pay range for this role is listed below. Base salary is not the only component of our competitive total rewards package - you may also be eligible for bonus, commissions, equity, and other benefits as described below. Actual compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, licenses and certifications, and specific work location.
Base Pay Range
$110,000$130,000 USD
Why Couchbase?
Modern customer experiences need a flexible cloud database platform that can power applications spanning from cloud to edge and everything in between. Couchbase's mission is to simplify how developers and architects develop, deploy and consume modern applications wherever they are. We have reimagined the database with our fast, flexible and affordable cloud database platform Capella, allowing organizations to quickly build applications that deliver premium experiences to their customers- all with best-in-class price performance. More than 30% of the Fortune 100 trust Couchbase to power their modern applications and build innovative new ones. See our recent awards to learn why Couchbase is a great place to work.We are honored to be a part of the Best Places to Work Award forand. Couchbase offers a total rewards approach to benefits that recognizes the value you create here, so that you in turn may best serve yourself and your family. Some benefits include:
  • Generous Time Off Program - Flexibility to care for you and your family
  • Wellness Benefits - A variety of world class medical plans to choose from, along with dental, vision, life insurance, and employee assistance programs*
  • Financial Planning - RSU equity program*, ESPP program*, Retirement program* and Business Travel Insurance
  • Career Growth - Be valued, Create value approach
  • Fun Perks - A Monthly Lifestyle Spending Account credit, an ergonomic and comfortable in-office / WFH setup. Food & Snacks for in-office employees.
  • And much more!
*Note: some programs are not applicable to all countries. Please discuss with a Couchbase recruiter to learn more.
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Job Summary
Company
Start Date
As soon as possible
Employment Term and Type
Regular, Full Time
Salary and Benefits
$110,000-$130,000 USD
Required Education
Bachelor's Degree
Required Experience
2+ years
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