Software Engineer/C Developer-PGD

EDB

Contract type

Ongoing

Work mode

Remote

Experience

Senior · 5+ years

Job description

A PGD Developer designs, implements, and maintains EDB Postgres Distributed (PGD), a multi-master distributed PostgreSQL solution for high availability, geographic distribution, and active-active replication. The role covers architecture design, development, testing, documentation, and production support for PGD customers.

At a glance

Work mode: Remote

What you'll do

Design, develop, test, and document new PGD capabilities
Maintain and improve the performance and usability of existing PGD capabilities
Analyze business requirements and translate them into executable tasks
Provide world-class production support to EDB's PGD customers
Participate in code reviews and collaborate with a globally distributed team

What we're looking for

5+ years of experience in a software engineering position
Strong proficiency in C programming
Experience with PostgreSQL internals (storage engine, WAL, replication, catalog system, or extension development)
Understanding of distributed systems concepts: replication topologies, consensus, conflict resolution, eventual consistency, and failure modes
Experience working on multi-version/multi-branch codebases with active backporting workflows
Familiarity with build systems and CI/CD practices
Comfort working with Git on a large, long-lived codebase with complex branching
Strong debugging and performance analysis skills

Nice to have

Prior contributions to PostgreSQL or other open-source database projects
Experience with logical replication, logical decoding, or custom replication solutions
Knowledge of distributed consensus algorithms (Raft)
Familiarity with the PostgreSQL extension API and hook system
Experience with high availability architectures and failover mechanisms
Experience with Python and Rust
Experience with the major Cloud Providers: AWS, Azure, GCP
Experience with Ansible, Docker, and Kubernetes

Benefits

Access to CuraLinc to aid employees in health and wellness tips and practices
Wellness Fridays extending to December 2026

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About EDB

Supercharge Postgres

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.

Key facts

Data and AI platform / software
Serving more than 1,500 customers globally
Leading contributor to the PostgreSQL community
Supports major government organizations, financial services, media and information technology companies
Delivers the confidence of up to 99.999% high availability with mission critical capabilities built in such as security, compliance controls, and observability

What they value

Trust and respect each other
Embrace an array of people and ideas