Aerospike is the real-time database for mission-critical use cases and workloads, including machine learning, generative, and agentic AI. Aerospike powers millions of transactions per second with millisecond latency, at a fraction of the total cost of ownership compared to other databases.

Global leaders, including Adobe, Airtel, Barclays, Criteo, DBS Bank, Experian, Grab, HDFC Bank, PayPal, Sony Interactive Entertainment, The Trade Desk, and Wayfair, rely on Aerospike for customer 360, fraud detection, real-time bidding, profile stores, recommendation engines, and other use cases. 

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.

As a Software Engineer at Aerospike, you will play a pivotal role in advancing our high-performance, low-latency platform by developing core systems software with a strong emphasis on performance, reliability, and efficiency. Experience with kernel modules or filesystems is a plus, though not a core focus of this role. You will collaborate with project managers, performance engineers, and quality engineers to align development with business needs and ensure quality.

This is a hybrid role.Employees are expected to work from the Bangalore office 2-3 times a week.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement systems-level software, especially in areas related to networking, low-level I/O, and hardware interfaces.
• Develop high-performance, low-latency code for interacting with storage and network hardware.
• Debug and optimize OS-level issues across Linux-based environments.
• Ensure system quality through rigorous testing and benchmarking.
• Work with storage hardware to optimize performance.

Minimum Qualifications

• Fluent in C or C++ with deep understanding of low-level programming and memory management.
• Strong understanding of OS internals – threading, concurrency, memory management, and I/O subsystems.
• 2-4 years of experience in systems-level software development, such as databases, networking, kernel, drivers, RTOS, embedded, or firmware.
• Experience shipping and deploying performance-critical systems in production environments.
• Self-motivated problem solver – you know when to execute, when to ask for help, and how to drive projects to completion.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with large distributed systems software internals, such as Lustre or Ceph.
• Knowledge of the CAP theorem and/or distributed consensus protocols (Paxos, Raft, etc.).
• Familiarity with low-level performance optimization techniques for high-throughput data processing.
• Knowledge of ACID, consistency models and indexing techniques.
• Experience with filesystems or Linux kernel development or tuning.
• Familiarity with PCIe, NVMe, DMA, RDMA, epoll, io_uring, or other low-level interfaces.

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.

Aerospike is the real-time database for mission-critical workloads, including machine learning, generative AI, and agentic AI. Aerospike powers millions of transactions per second with millisecond latency, at a fraction of the total cost of ownership compared to other databases. Global leaders rely on Aerospike for fraud detection, customer 360, recommendation engines, real-time bidding, and other demanding use cases.  

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. If you’re ready to shape the future of data, join us.  

We’re looking for a Senior Engineering Manager to lead a team building the Aerospike Cloud Platform — our multi-cloud, multi-tenant offering that brings the power of Aerospike to developers everywhere.

This is a hands-on leadership role: you’ll guide and grow a team of frontend and backend engineers while staying close to architecture, product decisions, and execution. You’ll partner closely with product, design, and backend teams to deliver performant, reliable, and intuitive user experiences at scale.

What You’ll Do

• Lead, coach, and grow a team of frontend and backend engineers, creating a high-performing and inclusive team environment
• Drive execution against the platform technical roadmap, ensuring clarity, prioritization, and consistent delivery
• Partner with product and design to translate business needs into clear technical plans and high-quality user experiences in both a UI and API
• Stay close to the code: contribute to architecture, unblock engineers, and raise the technical bar across the team
• Own the control plane architecture for the Cloud Platform, with a focus on performance, scalability, and reliability
• Collaborate with other engineering teams to define and evolve APIs and services and deliver their product services on your platform
• Ensure strong engineering practices: testing, observability, CI/CD, and operational excellence
• Establish and track meaningful product and user experience metrics
• Support production systems, including participating in on-call rotations when needed
• Hire and develop top engineering talent, and build a culture of mentorship and continuous improvement

What We’re Looking For

• 5–10+ years of experience building and shipping customer-facing applications
• 1–3+ years of experience leading or managing engineers (formal or informal leadership)
• Strong hands-on experience with a broad but not exhaustive set of modern microservice technologies (Kubernetes, Go, OpenAPI, Temporal, React, etc.)
• Proven ability to deliver high-quality customer services in production environments
• Experience translating product requirements into scalable technical solutions
• Solid understanding of performance, security, and scalability in microservice ecosystesms
• Experience working with at least one cloud platform (AWS, GCP, or Azure)
• Familiarity with API design and integration
• Strong communication skills and ability to work cross-functionally
• Experience supporting production systems and on-call in a 24x7x365 environment 

Nice to Have

• Experience building and operating distributed systems (Docker, Kubernetes, etc.)
• Familiarity with CI/CD systems (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, etc.)
• Experience with observability tools (Datadog or similar)
• Experience working with NoSQL databases

Why This Role

This is an opportunity to step into a true ownership role — shaping both the product experience and the team that builds it. You’ll have a direct impact on how developers interact with Aerospike in the cloud, while helping grow a strong, thoughtful engineering culture.

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. Join us at Aerospike and be part of a dynamic team that is shaping the future of data management. Salary Range for California Based Applicants: [$180,000 - $230,000] (actual compensation will be determined based on experience, location, and other factors permitted by law)

We’re growing fast and investing deeply in our Cloud Platform—a multi-cloud, multi-tenant platform that brings the power of Aerospike to customers with maximum simplicity, speed, and scale.

We’re looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to join our Cloud team and play a key role in designing and building the next generation of our platform services. Your work will directly shape the way global enterprises deploy, manage, and scale Aerospike in the cloud—and will help push the boundaries of what real-time, always-on systems can achieve.

What You'll Do:

• Drive real impact. You’ll build core backend systems that are foundational to our multi-cloud SaaS platform—helping customers deploy and manage high-performance, globally distributed applications with ease.
• Collaborate deeply. You’ll work closely with product managers, architects, QA, and other developers to move fast on a strategic roadmap that reflects real-world customer needs for internal and external developers.
• Build for scale. From optimizing performance to designing for multi-tenancy and auto-scaling, you’ll write production-grade code that’s secure, maintainable, and blazing fast.
• Elevate quality. You’ll champion code quality and test coverage, raise the bar for engineering standards, and help us build systems that just work—even under extreme load.
• Innovate boldly. At Aerospike, we value curiosity, courage, and creativity. You’ll bring new ideas to the table, prototype rapidly, and be empowered to experiment and lead with technology.
• Responsibilities
  
  
• Communicate regularly with stakeholders, project managers, quality assurance teams, and other developers regarding progress on a long-term technology roadmap
• Produce quality code, raising the bar for team performance and speed
• Write code and tests, build prototypes, resolve issues, and profile and analyze bottlenecks
• Optimize backend services for performance and scalability
• Develop automated unit and integration tests to ensure business needs are met.
• Join the on-call rotation for services in your focus area as a technical expert to help address customer-impacting issues

• Required skills and qualifications
  
  
• At least 5 years of relevant experience
• Excellent foundation in computer science and algorithms
• Experience in developing distributed, multi-tenant, auto-scalable backend services
• Proficient knowledge of one or more statically typed back-end programming languages (Go, Kotlin, Java, Scala) 
• Experience with at least one of the major public cloud providers: AWS, Google, Azure
• Experience with NoSQL and relational databases and database fundamentals, including data storage, data replication, data modeling, and data access patterns
• Experience with developing, deploying, and maintaining distributed services with containers (Docker) & orchestration (Kubernetes, EKS, GKE)
• Experience with Git and CI/CD pipeline engines
• Technical knowledge and understanding of techniques and standards for authentication, authorization, and encryption 
• Preferred skills and qualifications
  
  
• Proficient in Go
• Experience with NoSQL database development
• Experience with Terraform, Ansible, and other DevOps technologies
• Experience with the Kubernetes Operator pattern
• Experience with a workflow engineer (ArgoCD, Temporal)

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.

Join us at Aerospike and be part of a dynamic team that is shaping the future of data management. Salary Range for California Based Applicants: [$169,000 - $195,000] (actual compensation will be determined based on experience, location, and other factors permitted by law)

About Aerospike

Aerospike is the real-time database powering mission-critical systems at global innovators. Our platform delivers predictable sub-millisecond latency at massive scale and a dramatically lower TCO — enabling fraud prevention, payments, customer 360, real-time bidding, ML workloads, and agentic AI.

Our mission is simple: to enable real-time data at global scale with a database built for speed, scalability, and sustainability.

This is a hybrid role with three days of in-office work.

About the Client Engineering Team

The Client Engineering team builds and maintains Aerospike’s Smart Client Libraries — intelligent, high-performance software used by every Aerospike customer application.These SDKs are sophisticated libraries that manage topology, routing, connection pools, failover logic and performance optimizations to ensure consistent sub-millisecond transactions.

This team plays a critical role in achieving Aerospike’s real-time performance characteristics. Their work defines how developers integrate with Aerospike and directly impacts the reliability and speed of mission-critical customer applications across fintech, telco, ad-tech, retail, and AI/ML systems.

Role Overview

We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer who combines deep systems engineering expertise with strong technical influence. This role is hands-on where you will design core components, guide architectural decisions, mentor engineers, and help shape the growth of the new Client Engineering team in Bangalore.

What You’ll Do

Technical Ownership

• Build and optimize Smart Client Libraries in Java and Go.
• Own key client-server communication components.
• Drive performance improvements and maintain sub-millisecond behavior.

Technical Collaboration

• Work with global engineering teams to deliver stable client releases.
• Help troubleshoot complex client-side issues (L3).

Impact Beyond Code

• Improve API usability and developer experience.
• Maintain high standards for code quality and reliability.
• Contribute to better engineering practices for the India team.

What You Bring : 

Required Skills & Experience

• 5-8 years in software engineering with strong Java and Go skills.
• Solid understanding of concurrency, networking, and distributed systems.
• Experience with SDKs/libraries and mentoring engineers.

Preferred Skills

• Java and Golang experience.
• Familiarity with NoSQL systems.
• Exposure to cloud-native tools or open-source work.

What Defines Success In This Role

• Strong systems thinker who enjoys performance-focused coding.
• Values clean APIs and maintainable code.
• Collaborative, clear communicator, and comfortable owning complex work.

Aerospike is the real-time database for mission-critical use cases and workloads, including machine learning, generative, and agentic AI. Aerospike powers millions of transactions per second with millisecond latency, at a fraction of the total cost of ownership compared to other databases.

Global leaders, including Adobe, Airtel, Barclays, Criteo, DBS Bank, Experian, Grab, HDFC Bank, PayPal, Sony Interactive Entertainment, The Trade Desk, and Wayfair, rely on Aerospike for customer 360, fraud detection, real-time bidding, profile stores, recommendation engines, and other use cases. 

 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.

To foster strong team alignment and productivity, Bay Area–based team members are expected to work from the office 2–3 times per week—typically Tuesday through Thursday.

If you're ready to shape the future of data, join us.

As the Director of Engineering over our Product Platforms, you will lead high-caliber teams of engineers to build and scale a robust, cloud-native platform that serves as the foundation for the next generation of data-driven innovation from Aerospike. This is a unique opportunity to shape the technical roadmap of a portfolio of platforms and services that bring Aerospike products to life in the cloud, while fostering a culture of engineering excellence and operational rigor. We are looking for a transformative leader who thrives at the intersection of complex distributed systems and strategic product delivery. Join us to redefine what’s possible in the world of high-performance data and leave a lasting legacy on the backbone of the modern digital economy.

Responsibilities

• Lead leaders, guide multiple platform teams through the development of Aerospike Cloud into a product platform for all Aerospike products
• Build platforms that empower other product engineering teams to own their cloud products, from control and data planes, billing, licensing, telemetry, and UIs
• Communicate regularly with stakeholders, product managers, product engineering leaders, SREs teams, and other developers regarding progress on a long-term technology roadmap
• Convert business requirements into actionable engineering plans and work items
• Steward the quality and reliability of both your teams’ services and other teams’ services running on the platform
• Attract, develop and retain top-tier engineering talent into Aerospike and create avenues for them to succeed through technology, mentorship, and processes
• Provide technical leadership on company-wide initiatives
• Participate in an on-call process as a manager escalation to provide guidance and correct decision-making during incident response

Required skills and qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in developing distributed, multitenant, auto-scalable backend services
• 5+ years of experience in technical leadership in management roles, leading high-performing engineering teams through direct leadership and through manager direct reports
• Demonstrated ability to provide strong technical leadership, mentorship, and guidance to teams of backend and front end engineers
• Proven track record of ensuring the delivery of high-quality, scalable, and reliable solutions in a fast-paced environment. 
• Experience in recruiting, onboarding, and developing top talent within more than 1 kind of engineering team. Ability to foster a collaborative, inclusive team culture that values innovation, continuous learning, and excellence
• Proficiency in collaborating with product management and other stakeholders to define and execute the long-term technical roadmap
• Demonstrated ability to align business goals and objectives with organizational priorities and roadmaps, with a focus on driving innovation and competitive advantage through technology
• Excellent foundation in computer science and algorithms
• Experience in developing distributed, multitenant, auto-scalable backend services
• Proficient knowledge of one or more statically typed back-end programming languages (Go, Kotlin, Java, Scala) 
• Experience with at least one of the major public cloud providers: AWS, Google, Azure
• Experience with NoSQL and relational databases and database fundamentals, including data storage, data replication, data modeling, and data access patterns
• Experience with developing, deploying, and maintaining distributed services with containers (Docker) & orchestration (Kubernetes, EKS, GKE)
• Experience with Git and CI/CD pipeline engines
• Technical knowledge and understanding of techniques and standards for authentication, authorization, and encryption 
• Experience with production and on-call support

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with usage-based billing, entitlements, or licensing enforcement.
• Familiarity with observability tooling (Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry, Datadog).
• Experience with workflow orchestration (e.g., Temporal).
• Infrastructure-as-Code experience (Terraform, similar).
• Experience building or operating NoSQL and high-performance data systems.
• Background in SaaS, cloud infrastructure, or developer platforms.
• Open-source contributions or external technical writing/talks.

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. Join us at Aerospike and be part of a dynamic team that is shaping the future of data management.

 Salary Range for California Based Applicants: [$250,000 - $300,000] (actual compensation will be determined based on experience, location, and other factors permitted by law)

Aerospike is the real-time database for mission-critical use cases and workloads, including machine learning, generative, and agentic AI. Aerospike powers millions of transactions per second with millisecond latency, at a fraction of the total cost of ownership compared to other databases.

Global leaders, including Adobe, Airtel, Barclays, Criteo, DBS Bank, Experian, Grab, HDFC Bank, PayPal, Sony Interactive Entertainment, The Trade Desk, and Wayfair, rely on Aerospike for customer 360, fraud detection, real-time bidding, profile stores, recommendation engines, and other use cases. 

 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.

To foster strong team alignment and productivity, Bay Area–based team members are expected to work from the office 2–3 times per week—typically Tuesday through Thursday.

If you're ready to shape the future of data, join us.

Senior Infrastructure Engineer, Cloud

Responsibilities

• Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles using tools like Terraform, Ansible, and similar, to automate the provisioning, configuration, and management of infrastructure resources. Define infrastructure components and security policies, enabling consistent, repeatable, and scalable infrastructure deployments.
• Container Orchestration: Utilize Kubernetes and other container orchestration platforms to automate deployment, scaling, and management of containerized applications and microservices.
• Cloud Infrastructure and Networking: Manage multiple cloud infrastructures and networks to support software development teams needs. Design, develop and maintain networking across clouds, set up and maintain shared networking services like DNS and API gateways and partner with security to implement and enforce network security controls.
• Developer Experience: Develop tools and automate processes to increase efficiency and reduce toil for the developer. Let the system work for you instead of fighting it.
• Multi-Cloud Deployments: Architect and manage multi-cloud deployment strategies to achieve redundancy, fault tolerance, and disaster recovery across geographically distributed cloud regions while optimizing costs associated with cross-cloud data transfer and resource redundancy.
• Secrets Management: Design and implement secure secrets management solutions to securely store, access, and rotate sensitive credentials, API keys, and certificates used in cloud environments.
• Continuous Optimization: Optimize cloud infrastructure, CI/CD processes, and security practices to improve performance, reduce costs, and enhance scalability, reliability, and security posture.
• Collaboration and Documentation: Collaborate with development, operations, and security teams to ensure alignment of DevOps practices with business objectives. Document architecture, design decisions, cost optimization strategies, and operational procedures to facilitate knowledge sharing and onboarding.

Required skills and qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in the DevOps domain
• Proficiency in AWS, Azure, or GCP, with hands-on experience in cloud services
• Strong understanding of networking protocols and concepts such as TCP/IP, DNS, VPN, VLANs, subnetting, and routing
• Knowledge of firewall configurations and security group management in cloud environments
• Experience with GitHub Actions, Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, or CircleCI 
• Familiarity with security automation tools and practices in cloud environments
• Proficiency in Terraform, Ansible, or similar tools for infrastructure automation
• Experience with Docker and Kubernetes for container orchestration
• Strong scripting and programming skills in Python, Bash, or similar languages.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong communication and collaboration abilities
• Proven leadership abilities and initiative in driving the establishment of DevOps infrastructure and processes
• Commitment to staying updated on industry trends and technologies

Preferred skills and qualifications

• Experience with multi cloud environments and networking
• Certifications relating to responsibilities such as
• Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)
• AWS/GCP/Azure Certifications

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.

Join us at Aerospike and be part of a dynamic team that is shaping the future of data management. Salary Range for California Based Applicants: [$133,000 - $174,000] (actual compensation will be determined based on experience, location, and other factors permitted by law).

We’re growing fast and investing deeply in our Cloud Platform—a multi-cloud, multi-tenant platform that brings the power of Aerospike to customers with maximum simplicity, speed, and scale.

Senior Software Engineer, Data Plane

We’re growing fast and investing deeply in our Cloud Platform, with a particular focus on the systems that provision, operate, and monitor Aerospike databases running in customer-dedicated Kubernetes clusters.

We’re looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join our Cloud team and play a key role in designing and building the infrastructure orchestration, control loops, and operational systems that power Aerospike Cloud. Your work will directly impact the reliability, scalability, and safety of production database clusters used by customers worldwide.

What You’ll Do

Drive real impact.

You’ll build and evolve the systems that provision and manage Aerospike Cloud clusters, spanning Kubernetes, cloud infrastructure, storage, networking, and long-running workflows.

Collaborate deeply.

You’ll work closely with product managers, architects, control-plane engineers, and SREs to deliver reliable platform capabilities while balancing customer needs, operational safety, and long-term maintainability.

Build for reliability and scale.

From safely orchestrating cluster lifecycle operations to handling failure modes in cloud infrastructure, you’ll design and implement systems that behave predictably under load and degrade gracefully when things go wrong.

Elevate operational quality.

You’ll help define best practices around rollout safety, workflow versioning, observability, and incident prevention, raising the bar for how we operate stateful systems in Kubernetes.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain components and workloads responsible for provisioning and managing Kubernetes-based Aerospike clusters
• Build and evolve workflows used to orchestrate long-running infrastructure and database lifecycle operations
• Develop Kubernetes-native systems using controllers, operators, and CRDs
• Own cloud infrastructure automation using Terraform, including VPCs, EKS clusters, IAM, storage, and networking
• Design and maintain persistent storage lifecycles involving EBS volumes, local NVMe instance storage, and backups
• Diagnose and resolve complex production issues spanning Kubernetes, cloud provider APIs, and distributed systems
• Improve observability through metrics, logs, and alerts using Prometheus, OpenTelemetry, and Datadog
• Collaborate across teams to evolve architecture, improve reliability, and prevent operational regressions
  
  

Required Skills and Qualifications

• At least 5 years of relevant software engineering experience
• Strong foundation in computer science, distributed systems, and debugging complex systems
• Proficiency in at least one statically typed backend language (preferably Go)
• Experience developing and operating distributed systems in production
• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes and containerized workloads
• Experience with at least one major cloud provider (AWS preferred)
• Experience designing, deploying, and operating stateful systems
• Familiarity with Git-based workflows and CI/CD pipelines

Preferred Skills and Qualifications

• Proficiency in Go
• Experience with Terraform and infrastructure-as-code
• Experience with Kubernetes Operators, controllers, or CRDs
• Experience with workflow orchestration systems (Temporal, Cadence, Airflow, etc.)
• Strong understanding of cloud networking concepts (VPCs, subnets, IP management, load balancers)
• Experience with observability stacks (Prometheus, OpenTelemetry, Datadog)
• Experience operating storage systems (EBS, instance store, backups)
  
  

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.

Join us at Aerospike and be part of a dynamic team that is shaping the future of data management. Salary Range for California Based Applicants: [$169,000 - $195,000] (actual compensation will be determined based on experience, location, and other factors permitted by law)

Aerospike is the real-time database for mission-critical use cases and workloads, including machine learning, generative, and agentic AI. Aerospike powers millions of transactions per second with millisecond latency, at a fraction of the total cost of ownership compared to other databases.

Global leaders, including Adobe, Airtel, Barclays, Criteo, DBS Bank, Experian, Grab, HDFC Bank, PayPal, Sony Interactive Entertainment, The Trade Desk, and Wayfair, rely on Aerospike for customer 360, fraud detection, real-time bidding, profile stores, recommendation engines, and other use cases. 

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.

As a Senior Software Engineer at Aerospike, you will play a pivotal role in advancing our high-performance, low-latency platform by developing core systems software with a strong emphasis on performance, reliability, and efficiency. Experience with kernel modules or filesystems is a plus, though not a core focus of this role. You will collaborate with project managers, performance engineers, and quality engineers to align development with business needs and ensure quality.

This is a hybrid role.Employees are expected to work from the Bangalore office 2-3 times a week.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement systems-level software, especially in areas related to networking, low-level I/O, and hardware interfaces.
• Develop high-performance, low-latency code for interacting with storage and network hardware.
• Debug and optimize OS-level issues across Linux-based environments.
• Ensure system quality through rigorous testing and benchmarking.
• Work with storage hardware to optimize performance.

Minimum Qualifications

• Fluent in C or C++ with deep understanding of low-level programming and memory management.
• Strong understanding of OS internals – threading, concurrency, memory management, and I/O subsystems.
• 5-8 years of experience in systems-level software development, such as databases, networking, kernel, drivers, RTOS, embedded, or firmware.
• Experience shipping and deploying performance-critical systems in production environments.
• Proficiency in at least one other language: C#, Go, Java, Python, Rust, etc.
• Self-motivated problem solver – you know when to execute, when to ask for help, and how to drive projects to completion.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with large distributed systems software internals, such as Lustre or Ceph.
• Knowledge of the CAP theorem and/or distributed consensus protocols (Paxos, Raft, etc.).
• Familiarity with low-level performance optimization techniques for high-throughput data processing.
• Knowledge of ACID, consistency models and indexing techniques.
• Experience with filesystems or Linux kernel development or tuning.
• Familiarity with PCIe, NVMe, DMA, RDMA, epoll, io_uring, or other low-level interfaces.

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.

Aerospike is the real-time database for mission-critical use cases and workloads, including machine learning, generative, and agentic AI. Aerospike powers millions of transactions per second with millisecond latency, at a fraction of the total cost of ownership compared to other databases.

Global leaders, including Adobe, Airtel, Barclays, Criteo, DBS Bank, Experian, Grab, HDFC Bank, PayPal, Sony Interactive Entertainment, The Trade Desk, and Wayfair, rely on Aerospike for customer 360, fraud detection, real-time bidding, profile stores, recommendation engines, and other use cases. 

 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.

If you're ready to shape the future of data, join us.

This is a hybrid role.Employees are expected to work from the Bangalore office 2-3 times a week.

Job Summary
Aerospike is seeking a Software Engineer to join our team and play a crucial role in the development and implementation of comprehensive management tools for our
distributed database system. As a valued team member, you will be tasked with crafting tools for the effective management and administration of Aerospike clusters, ensuring
seamless integration into on-premises and cloud-based IT infrastructures. Your contributions will be pivotal in managing the product's lifecycle—from design and
development to testing—leveraging your proficiency in Golang, deep understanding of Kubernetes, and problem-solving skills. You will be integral in developing the
Kubernetes operator to streamline Aerospike's deployment and lifecycle management operations.

Required Skills
●  2+5 years of overall experience
● Strong programming skills in Golang, analytical and problem solving
● Experience in developing Kubernetes internals like operator framework, scheduler, custom resource management.
● Ability to work independently and as a team member

Bonus Skills
● Experience with distributed NoSQL databases.
● Skills in automation tools such as Ansible, Terraform.

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

Aerospike is the real-time database for mission-critical workloads, powering millions of transactions per second with sub-millisecond latency and dramatically lower total cost of ownership. Global innovators such as Adobe, Airtel, Barclays, Criteo, DBS Bank, Experian, Grab, HDFC Bank, PayPal, Sony Interactive Entertainment, The Trade Desk, and Wayfair rely on Aerospike for customer 360, fraud detection, real-time bidding, machine learning, and agentic AI.

Our mission is to unleash the world’s real-time data with a database built for infinite scale, speed, and sustainability. If you're ready to shape the future of data infrastructure, join us.

Hybrid: 2–3 days/week in office

Role Summary

We are seeking an accomplished Senior Director of Engineering to lead and scale Aerospike’s India Engineering organization. You will own multiple product lines, translate strategy into execution, guide technical direction, and develop high-performing engineering leaders. This role represents India Engineering in global forums and ensures we deliver robust, scalable, and impactful products.

Key Responsibilities

Engineering & Delivery

• Own delivery of major product areas/platforms, driving roadmap execution, quality, reliability, and predictable releases.
• Translate company strategy into actionable engineering plans, staffing models, and quarterly/annual execution.
• Improve engineering velocity, consistency, and technical rigor across teams.

Technical Strategy

• Provide architectural direction and technical oversight for core product areas.
• Champion performance, scalability, security-by-design, and resiliency across systems.
• Lead modernization and long-term platform investments while managing technical debt.
• Guide design reviews, postmortems, and deep technical discussions without becoming a bottleneck.

India Site Leadership

• Serve as the senior engineering leader for India and represent the site in global leadership forums.
• Build a culture of ownership, urgency, and customer impact while managing budgets, headcount, and vendor/tools strategy.Hire, grow, and retain top talent; coach and develop Engineering Managers/Senior Managers.
• Partner closely with teams across the US, EMEA, and APAC to ensure seamless cross-geo execution.

Cross-Functional Influence

• Collaborate with Product, Design, and GTM to drive aligned business outcomes.
• Influence priorities across time zones and functions, resolving tradeoffs effectively.
• Communicate crisply at the executive level with clear written, async, and verbal updates.

Required Experience

Leadership

• 10+ years in engineering, including 7–10 years of engineering management.
• Experience managing multiple managers and leading organizations of 35+ engineers.
• Proven ownership of large product/platform areas with measurable customer or business impact.
• Extensive experience with India-based engineering orgs and distributed global teams.
• Strong understanding of India tech hiring, retention, and leadership development.
• Experience managing budgets, org planning, and scaling teams.

Technical Leadership

• Proven experience in implementing database engines.
• Strong technical grounding in distributed systems, cloud computing, or related architectures.

Communication & Influence

• Executive-level communication skills (written, async, and verbal).
• Ability to influence and align stakeholders across continents and functions.
• Strong track record working with cross-geo teams across multiple regions.

Bonus Skills (Good to Have)

• Experience with implementing databases, storage engines, or distributed systems.
• Ability to participate in and guide design and architecture reviews.
• Deep understanding of cloud-native architectures and DevOps practices.
• Expertise in performance and scalability engineering.
• Expertise in systems built for high availability, low latency, and massive throughput.