What are the responsibilities and job description for the Staff Software Development Engineer position at EDB?
A Little About Us
EDB provides a data and AI platform that enables organizations to harness the full power of Postgres for transactional, analytical, and AI workloads across any cloud, anywhere. EDB empowers enterprises to control risk, manage costs and scale efficiently for a data and AI led world. Serving more than 1,500 customers globally and as the leading contributor to the vibrant and fast-growing PostgreSQL community, EDB supports major government organizations, financial services, media and information technology companies. EDB’s data-driven solutions enable customers to modernize legacy systems and break data silos while leveraging enterprise-grade open source technologies. EDB delivers the confidence of up to 99.999% high availability with mission critical capabilities built in such as security, compliance controls, and observability. For more information, visit www.enterprisedb.com
Job Description :
We are looking for a PostgreSQL developer who will be responsible for developing database code and work on software upgrades for PostgreSQL and related open source forks.
What your impact will be :
Work closely with the project teams to maintain the existing code base and implement and merge new features.
Review patches from other team members.
In general, improve the quality of the code base in your daily work.
Merge upstream changes into the code base of our forks.
Identify and document issues in the product.
What you will bring :
3 years working as a database developer, ideally working with PostgreSQL.
Expert programming skills in C.
Write regression tests, both for newly reported bugs and new features.
Knowledge of software development under Linux.
Good verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
What will give you an edge :
General PostgreSQL Knowledge.
Knowledge of Python.
Knowledge of distributed databases.
Experience with Linux, especially Red Hat or Ubuntu.
Knowledge in creating software packages.
Work with GitHub Actions workflows.
ETL fundamentals.
Experience with Product Support in an open source environment.
EDB is committed to supporting our employees' overall well being by offering a range of benefits and resources to promote a healthy work-life balance and wellness. We provide access to CuraLinc to aid employees in health and wellness tips and practices, as well as Wellness Fridays extending to December 2025! Check out our career site for more information on perks and benefits and reach out to our Talent Acquisition team for region specific benefits.
We know it takes a unique mix of people and skills to help us in our mission to supercharge Postgres, and we understand that not everyone will check every box. We’d love to hear from you and we want you to apply!
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