VoltDB Field Engineer


VoltDB is THE database for scaling OLTP.

Co-founded in 2009 by DBMS R&D industry pioneer Dr. Michael Stonebraker, VoltDB is revolutionizing the database market with a break-through, open-source SQL DBMS for applications with large, fast-growing transaction processing (OLTP) workloads.

The company is new, and everyone's contributions count big time. We all get to learn as much as we want about the business, the community, and the customers, as well as the product. The codebase is young/fresh/small, and it's solid - but there is a lot more out there to do. We've got a great base to grow on, and a lot of growing in front of us. The product is standards-based, using SQL as our DDL and query language; and Java as our primary programming language.

But getting the most out of VoltDB requires a different approach than traditional one-size-fits-all relational databases. Getting our customers up to speed on how to use VoltDB to best advantage is a critical task.That’s where you come in.

We need a field engineer to help our customers:
  • Understand VoltDB’s capabilities
  • Build Proof of Concept applications
  • Effectively tune their use of VoltDB for maximum performance

What makes working with VoltDB unique is that we are also an Open Source product. So our “customers” include a growing and enthusiastic community of open source users. There are no secrets when your source code is publicly available and part of the role of the field engineer is working with the community, helping them use the technology effectively and move their applications forward toward production.

What are we looking for specifically? Someone who:
  • Is well versed in database design and SQL (MySQL, Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL)
  • Has solid programming experience in one or more programming languages (Java, C++, PHP, Python, Perl)
  • Knows Linux
  • Has a Bachelor or Masters of Science in Computer Science/Computer Engineering or equivalent experience

We'd love to see some of this stuff too:
  • Testing and support experience
  • Work done directly with customers
  • Community building
  • Experience deploying open source software
  • Knowledge of virtualization technologies

This position can be filled in the San Francisco Bay or Boston areas.

If you want to apply for this position, please send your resume to careers@voltdb.com and mention "Field Engineer" in the subject line.