Jobs at Cockroach Labs

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Cockroach Labs, the creator of CockroachDB, builds a distributed SQL database that guarantees strong consistency, high availability, and automatic sharding across data centers. The company is praised for its open‑source community contributions, cloud‑native architecture, and focus on building resilient systems that scale globally.

Positions span software engineering (Go, Rust, C++), data engineering, DevOps, cloud infrastructure, product management, and sales & marketing. Candidates can expect a remote‑first environment, frequent cross‑team collaborations, and a mandate to solve complex distributed‑systems problems. Cockroach Labs rewards curiosity, full‑stack knowledge, and a passion for building scalable services.

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Senior Backend Engineer, Grafana Databases Pyroscope

Company: Grafana Labs

Location: UK

Posted Jun 21, 2024

The company is seeking a remote backend developer based in the United Kingdom. The role involves collaborating with the team to deliver new features, leading projects from concept to implementation, and providing ongoing customer support. The ideal candidate should be a motivated self-starter with a passion for creating intuitive products, strong communication skills, and experience with at least one programming language. The company values innovation, inclusivity, and offers competitive compensation with benefits. The role requires working in a fully remote setup, with regular video calls to ensure effective collaboration.

Engineering Manager, Release Engineering

Company: Chainlink Labs

Location: UK

Posted Jun 22, 2024

Chainlink Labs, a leading developer of Chainlink, a decentralized computing platform, is seeking an Engineering Manager for Release Engineering. The role involves shaping release processes, defining golden paths, optimizing efficiency, and driving innovation in GitHub management using Pulumi. The ideal candidate should have extensive software engineering experience, preferably with blockchain technology knowledge, and a strong technical foundation. They must be capable of managing a globally-distributed team, identifying technical debt, and empowering engineers for maximum productivity.

Blockchain Operations Technical Analyst

Company: Chainlink Labs

Location: UK

Posted Jun 22, 2024

Chainlink Labs is seeking a skilled Blockchain Operations Technical Analyst. The role involves leading projects, working with security and finance teams, and communicating with leadership. Requirements include Ethereum ecosystem knowledge, experience with smart contracts, web application development, strong software engineering skills in Golang, Rust, and TypeScript, and familiarity with AWS. Desired qualifications include understanding of web2 and web3 security principles, a software engineering degree, and startup experience.

Sales Development Representative - Arabic Speaking - (Entry Level)

Company: Immersive Labs

Location: Saudi Arabia

Posted Jun 22, 2024

Immersive Labs, a leading cybersecurity company, is seeking an Arabic-speaking Sales Development Representative based in Saudi Arabia. The role involves generating new revenue, achieving sales goals, and developing sales opportunities. The company offers a supportive, inclusive environment with extensive benefits, career development, and a tight-knit team culture. The ideal candidate should be coachable, fluent in Arabic, and have sales aptitude.

Senior Software Engineer

Company: Polygon Labs

Location: APAC

Posted Jun 21, 2024

Polygon Labs is a software development company building and developing a network of aggregated blockchains via the AggLayer secured by Ethereum. They are looking for a Senior Software Engineer with solid GoLang knowledge to work on different layers of PoS including Bor and Heimdall and their underlying client implementations. The ideal candidate will have experience working in a distributed team, collaborating with multiple teams, doing code reviews, mentoring junior developers, and implementing best practices. The team is responsible for developing, running, and maintaining the protocol and software clients that power Polygon PoS chains including Mainnet and Testnets. They have contributed to the core development of several widely-adopted scaling protocols and tools for launching blockchains.

Principal Backend Engineer , Grafana O11y

Company: Grafana Labs

Location: Germany

Posted Jun 20, 2024

Grafana Cloud is seeking a principal-level engineer with a strong distributed systems background to drive technical and business strategy in the Observability department. The role involves influencing the product roadmap, driving innovations, system design, mentoring team members, and operating critical systems. The ideal candidate is a motivated self-starter with a customer-focused mindset, experience in building and deploying SaaS software, and knowledge of Kubernetes. Bonus points for experience with Grafana and Prometheus.

Senior Backend Engineer, Grafana Databases Pyroscope

Company: Grafana Labs

Location: Sweden

Posted Jun 21, 2024

The company is seeking a remote backend developer based in Sweden for their open-source continuous profiling database, Pyroscope. The role involves collaborating with the team to deliver new features, leading projects from concept to implementation, and maintaining essential systems. The ideal candidate should be a motivated self-starter with a passion for creating intuitive products, strong communication skills, and experience with at least one programming language. Familiarity with Kubernetes, Grafana, Prometheus, and microservices architecture is a plus. The base compensation range for this role in Sweden is SEK 738518 - SEK 886222.

Principal Backend Engineer

Company: Grafana Labs

Location: Canada

Posted Jun 19, 2024

The company is seeking a principal-level engineer to build and lead the Observability backend initiatives. The role involves driving technical and business strategy, influencing the product roadmap, and building and operating critical systems.

Principal Backend Engineer , Grafana O11y

Company: Grafana Labs

Location: Sweden

Posted Jun 20, 2024

Grafana Cloud is seeking a principal-level engineer with a strong distributed systems background for a full-time remote position based in Sweden. The role involves driving technical and business strategy in the Observability department, influencing the product roadmap, and driving innovations from ideation to customer adoption. The engineer will be responsible for building and leading Observability backend initiatives, driving system design, and working with the team to deliver new features. The ideal candidate is a motivated self-starter with a customer-focused mindset, experience in building and deploying SaaS software, and familiarity with Kubernetes. Knowledge of Grafana and Prometheus is a plus.

Principal Backend Engineer , Grafana O11y

Company: Grafana Labs

Location: Spain

Posted Jun 20, 2024

Grafana Cloud is seeking a principal-level engineer with a strong distributed systems background to drive technical and business strategy in the Observability department. The role involves influencing the product roadmap, driving innovations, system design, mentoring team members, and operating critical systems. The ideal candidate is a motivated self-starter with a customer-focused mindset, experience in building and deploying SaaS software, and knowledge of Kubernetes. The base compensation range for this role in Spain is EUR 100556 - EUR 120667.

Senior Backend Engineer, Grafana Databases Pyroscope

Company: Grafana Labs

Location: Spain

Posted Jun 21, 2024

The company is seeking a remote backend developer based in Spain for their open-source continuous profiling database, Pyroscope. The role involves collaborating with the team to deliver new features, leading projects from concept to implementation, and providing ongoing customer support. The ideal candidate should be a motivated self-starter with a passion for creating intuitive products, strong communication skills, and experience with at least one programming language. Familiarity with Kubernetes, Grafana, Prometheus, and microservices architecture is a plus. The base compensation range for this role in Spain is EUR 78224 - EUR 93869.

Senior Backend Engineer, Grafana Databases Pyroscope

Company: Grafana Labs

Location: Germany

Posted Jun 21, 2024

The company is looking for a motivated self-starter to join their remote team as a backend developer. The role involves collaborating with the team to deliver new features, leading projects from concept to implementation, and designing and maintaining essential systems. The company prioritizes innovation, inclusivity, and empowering team members to share ideas.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is it like to work at Cockroach Labs?
<p>Work at Cockroach Labs feels like contributing to a high‑impact, mission‑critical project. The company operates a remote‑first model with distributed teams across the US, Europe, and Asia, supported by weekly all‑hands meetings and bi‑weekly hackathons that encourage knowledge sharing. Employees often lead the design of fault‑tolerant services, refine distributed consensus algorithms, and mentor junior engineers. The culture emphasizes ownership, continuous learning, and a data‑driven approach to product decisions.</p>
What types of positions are available at Cockroach Labs?
<p>Current openings include: <strong>Software Engineer (Go, Rust, C++)</strong>, responsible for core database internals; <strong>Data Engineer</strong>, building pipelines for telemetry and analytics; <strong>DevOps & Cloud Engineer</strong>, designing automated deployment and observability solutions; <strong>Product Manager</strong>, shaping feature roadmaps from customer feedback; <strong>Sales Engineer</strong>, translating technical benefits to enterprise prospects; <strong>Marketing Specialist</strong>, creating content for the open‑source community; and <strong>Support Engineer</strong>, troubleshooting production incidents for enterprise customers.</p>
How can I stand out as an applicant for Cockroach Labs?
<p>Demonstrate deep knowledge of distributed systems: discuss CAP theorem trade‑offs, consensus protocols, or sharding strategies. Showcase Go or Rust projects on GitHub, especially those dealing with concurrency or fault tolerance. Contribute to the CockroachDB community—fix issues, review pull requests, or write blog posts. Tailor your resume to highlight performance‑critical code, scalability experiments, and unit‑test coverage. Prepare for technical interviews by mastering system‑design questions, data‑structures, and coding challenges. Finally, articulate how your experience aligns with Cockroach Labs’ mission to create resilient, cloud‑native databases.</p>

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