Aerospike

Staff Software Engineer, Client

United States

Not SpecifiedCompensation
Senior (5 to 8 years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Database Software, Data ManagementIndustries

Position Overview

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At Aerospike, we dream big and deliver even bigger. Our mission is to unleash the power of the world’s real-time data with a database built for infinite scale, speed, and sustainability. We empower companies to tackle seemingly insurmountable challenges and achieve what’s never been done before. That’s why we developed the world’s leading real-time database—powering mission-critical applications for the most innovative, category-disrupting organizations.

Aerospike enables extreme-scale, real-time applications that:

  • Fight fraud in microseconds.
  • Drive dramatic increases in shopping cart size.
  • Power global digital payments.
  • Deliver hyper-personalized user experiences to tens of millions.

Industry leaders like Airtel, Experian, Nielsen, PayPal, Snap, Verizon Media, and Wayfair trust Aerospike as the foundation for their future. They rely on us to act in the moments that matter.

Headquartered in Mountain View, California, with offices in London, Bangalore, and Tel Aviv, Aerospike is the uncontested leader in next-generation, always-on, hyperscale data solutions. Unlike legacy NoSQL systems, our patented Hybrid Memory Architecture unlocks today’s hardware to deliver unimaginable performance and value for the most demanding data workloads—from the edge, to the core, to the cloud.

Client Engineering Job Summary At Aerospike, we have developed a flexible distributed database with exceptional speed, low latencies, and the ability to easily scale from Gigabytes to Petabytes. This is a modern no-SQL database optimized for the latest advancements in SSD and in-memory tech (such as Intel’s Optane persistent memory.)

We are looking for an engineer to work on Aerospike’s high speed scalable client libraries that interface with the Aerospike database. Our Smart Client libraries handle critical database cluster management and connection pools to enable extreme low latency and reliable transaction management for our customers’ enterprise applications.

Responsibilities

  • Develop, maintain, and document Aerospike Client Libraries
  • Analyze and improve the performance, efficiency, reliability, and scalability of the client-server workflow via the client libraries
  • Work with support and sales teams to provide support for the product, with some on-call pager duty (9:30 AM to 9:00 AM 7 days, once every two weeks)

Qualifications

  • 3+ years of hands-on coding experience (Java) - required
  • 3+ years of hands-on coding experience in another language (any of C, C#, Golang, Rust, Python) - required
  • Experience building async and/or multithreaded applications/libs - required
  • Experience building high performance code (both space and time complexity) - required
  • Experience building dependency libraries a strong plus
  • Experience with NoSQL databases a plus. Experience building/extending databases a strong plus
  • Self-starter that demonstrates initiative and ability to work independently with little supervision
  • If available, please supply Git repos you have worked on, code examples, or questions you have answered (StackOverflow, etc)

Company Information

Aerospike is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to providing an environment free from discrimination on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status, or any other basis covered by appropriate law.

Skills

Distributed databases
Client libraries
Cluster management
Connection pools
Low latency
NoSQL
SSD
In-memory technology
Hardware optimization

Aerospike

High-performance NoSQL database for real-time applications

About Aerospike

Aerospike builds high-performance, scalable databases for real-time applications, primarily serving large enterprises in finance, telecommunications, e-commerce, and advertising technology. Its main product is a NoSQL database that can process millions of transactions per second with low latency, making it suitable for applications that require quick data access. Aerospike offers various deployment options, including on-premises, cloud-based, and hybrid environments, and supports container orchestration tools like Kubernetes and Docker for flexible deployment. Unlike many competitors, Aerospike focuses on providing advanced features such as cross-datacenter replication and strong consistency. The company's goal is to enable businesses to efficiently manage and access large volumes of data in real-time.

Mountain View, CaliforniaHeadquarters
2009Year Founded
$195.5MTotal Funding
LATE_VCCompany Stage
Data & Analytics, Enterprise SoftwareIndustries
201-500Employees

Benefits

Health Insurance
Paid Vacation
Professional Development Budget
Mental Health Support

Risks

Emerging NoSQL providers offering similar solutions at lower costs threaten Aerospike's market share.
Rapid AI evolution may strain Aerospike's resources to innovate continuously.
Cloud-native database trends challenge Aerospike's traditional deployment models.

Differentiation

Aerospike offers sub-millisecond latency for real-time data processing applications.
The company supports hybrid cloud environments, enhancing deployment flexibility for enterprises.
Aerospike's NoSQL database handles millions of transactions per second efficiently.

Upsides

Increased demand for real-time data processing boosts Aerospike's adoption in the financial sector.
The rise of edge computing positions Aerospike well for IoT and edge applications.
Expansion in digital payment systems offers growth opportunities in emerging markets.

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