Software Engineer - Storage

Accountabilities

• Enhance storage capabilities: Improve analytics storage offerings and support open file formats, including Apache Iceberg and DuckLake, to enable efficient storage and management of analytical data.
• Optimize asset delivery: Develop asset optimization capabilities that improve delivery speed and performance for websites and mobile applications.
• Expand edge infrastructure: Build and improve the edge network to accelerate uploads and implement features such as automatic cache invalidation.
• Improve storage server performance: Enhance the performance, observability, scalability, and reliability of the storage server through continuous monitoring, troubleshooting, and optimization.
• Develop storage exploration tools: Collaborate with frontend engineers to build a fast, intuitive, and powerful storage explorer.
• Improve developer experience: Enhance APIs, client libraries, and command-line interface (CLI) tools to deliver a seamless, consistent experience throughout the development workflow.
• Strengthen upload and download reliability: Identify opportunities to improve upload resilience, optimize protocol behavior, and streamline processing across different clients and environments.
• Contribute to open source: Develop and maintain open-source storage server components and contribute improvements to upstream dependencies where appropriate.
• Resolve technical issues: Address escalated support cases, investigate underlying causes, and implement systemic improvements that prevent recurring problems.
• Work across the technology stack: Contribute to backend development, infrastructure deployment, monitoring, scaling, and service operations as needed.
• Drive projects end to end: Take ownership of engineering initiatives, from identifying problems and designing solutions through implementation, testing, deployment, and ongoing improvement.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of backend engineering experience, including operating Node.js applications in production environments.
• Experience designing, building, or operating highly scalable distributed systems.
• Comfort working across the technology stack, including backend application development and infrastructure deployment, monitoring, and scaling.
• Familiarity with observability and monitoring tools such as OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, and Grafana.
• Experience with performance tuning, production troubleshooting, and improving the reliability of distributed services.
• Strong practical experience with PostgreSQL in production, including database tuning and troubleshooting.
• A demonstrated ownership mindset, with the ability to drive projects independently from initial problem definition through delivery.
• A strong appreciation for developer experience and a commitment to building intuitive, reliable tools that help developers work efficiently.
• Ability to collaborate effectively in a fast-paced, asynchronous, globally distributed team environment.

Nice-to-have qualifications:

• Previous experience building or maintaining developer tools and platforms.
• Solid knowledge of cloud infrastructure providers such as AWS, Google Cloud Platform, or Microsoft Azure.
• Experience with containerization technologies, including Docker and Kubernetes.
• Direct experience designing and operating large-scale file upload and download pipelines.
• Strong practical knowledge of content delivery networks (CDNs), including integration, caching strategies, and performance optimization.
• Experience with image and video processing tools such as Sharp, DSSIM, or FFmpeg.
• Familiarity with media formats and codecs such as AVIF, WebM, and Brotli.
• Experience with frontend technologies and frameworks such as React and Next.js.
• Interest in open-source software and contributing improvements to shared libraries, infrastructure, and developer communities.

Benefits

• Fully remote work: Work remotely from Slovenia, with a globally distributed team and no requirement to work from a central office.
• Coworking support: Access to a WeWork membership or coworking allowance to help create a productive work environment.
• Equity ownership: Employee Stock Option Plan (ESOP), giving team members the opportunity to share in the company's long-term growth.
• Technology allowance: Budget to purchase equipment and tools for your home office, such as a laptop, monitor, or headphones.
• Health insurance: The employer covers 100% of employee health insurance costs and 80% of dependent coverage, subject to the applicable plan and local availability.
• Flexible working arrangements: An asynchronous work culture that emphasizes autonomy, trust, and ownership of your schedule and deliverables.
• Professional development: Annual education allowance for courses, books, conferences, and other learning opportunities.
• Annual company off-sites: Opportunities to connect and collaborate in person with colleagues during an annual company-wide gathering.
• Open-source collaboration: The opportunity to contribute to open-source projects and help shape tools used by a broad developer community.
• International environment: Work alongside a globally distributed team spanning dozens of countries and languages.
• Compensation transparency: Salary and any additional cash compensation are not specified in the provided job description and should be confirmed during the hiring process.