PlanetScale is growing rapidly and reinventing the database space. The PlanetScale platform offers both PostgreSQL and Vitess clusters and will soon offer sharded PostgreSQL clusters with Neki.

Our customers entrust us with what is often their most precious digital asset, their data, so the stakes couldn't be higher. We're looking for a Software Engineer: Information Security to join our team and help us build security into every layer of our infrastructure while maintaining our exceptional developer experience.

What's the job to be done?

• You will design and implement security controls for PlanetScale's cloud-native database platform, protecting millions of queries per second for some of the world's largest applications.
• You will collaborate with engineering teams to conduct security reviews, threat modeling, and provide secure coding guidance across our distributed systems.
• A special focus for this role is on proactive red teaming and testing - you will consistently try to break into the PlanetScale platform as an attacker would, and help patch what you find
• You will evaluate, procure, and implement proactive security tools and technologies to strengthen our security posture.
• You will work closely with our compliance team to ensure adherence to SOC 2, PCI DSS, and other security frameworks.
• You will build security automation and tooling to scale security practices across the engineering organization.
• You will respond to security incidents and conduct post-incident reviews to improve our security resilience.

These attributes best describe you…

• You are passionate about building secure, scalable systems and understand that security is everyone's responsibility.
• You have strong experience with cloud security, application security, and securing distributed database systems.
• You can communicate complex security concepts clearly to engineering teams and translate business requirements into technical security solutions.
• You thrive in a collaborative environment and enjoy working across teams to embed security into the development lifecycle.
• You have excellent problem-solving skills and can balance security requirements with developer productivity.
• You are self-motivated and can work independently while making sound security and technical decisions.

What you will need

• 5+ years of software engineering experience with a focus on security engineering or application security
• Strong proficiency in Go, with experience in other languages like Python, Java, or C++
• Experience securing cloud-native applications and infrastructure (AWS, GCP, Azure)
• Knowledge of database security, encryption, and access controls
• Experience with security frameworks and compliance requirements (SOC 2, PCI DSS)
• Understanding of threat modeling, security architecture, and secure coding practices

What else will help you be successful

• Experience with database internals, distributed systems security, or infrastructure security
• Background in security tool evaluation, implementation, and automation
• Experience with Kubernetes security, container security, and cloud security posture management
• Knowledge of security monitoring, incident response, and vulnerability management
• Previous experience at a high-growth technology company or in a security engineering role
• Relevant security certifications (CISSP, CISM, CEH, etc.)

Why PlanetScale

We're redefining how high-growth companies manage data at scale—and we work with some of the most exciting brands in gaming, consumer tech, and B2B SaaS. As a Software Engineer: Information Security, you'll be at the core of protecting the platform that powers world-class apps used by hundreds of millions of users worldwide. You'll help ensure that as we scale, security remains fundamental to our architecture rather than an afterthought. PlanetScale is a profitable company with a philosophy centered around building small teams of p99 individuals and is recognized as one of the fastest growing companies in America.

At PlanetScale we believe in supporting people to do their best work and thrive no matter the location. Our mission is to build a diverse, equitable, and inclusive company. We strive to build an inclusive environment where all people feel that they are equally respected and valued, whether they are a candidate or an employee. We welcome applicants of any educational background, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, age, citizenship, socioeconomic status, disability, pregnancy status, and veteran status.

If you have a disability, please let us know if there's any way we can make the interview process better for you; we're happy to accommodate!

Total Compensation and Pay Transparency

An employee's total compensation consists of base salary + variable comp where appropriate + benefits + equity. A member of our Talent Acquisition team will be happy to answer any further questions when we engage with you to begin the interview process.

Base salary range: $140,000 - $320,000 USD

PlanetScale is growing rapidly and reinventing the database space. Our database platform offers developers the fastest and most reliable Postgres and Vitess+MySQL databases, enabling businesses to efficiently handle data and workloads of all scales. 

We also take DX seriously. Our platform enables developers with deep performance insights, AI integration, powerful cluster management, and schema migration tooling.

Our customers trust us with what is often their most precious digital asset: their data. The stakes couldn't be higher. We're looking for a Developer Educator who is excited about bringing database education to new heights, creating unique and engaging content, helping customers, and building the PlanetScale engineering community at conferences, events, and online.

The job

• Create technical content to help customers and engineers at-large learn how Postgres, MySQL, Vitess, Neki, and the PlanetScale ecosystem works
• Speak at conferences and events, representing PlanetScale in the database and engineering community
• Create and refine product documentation
• Host livestreams and webinars to engage with and educate our community
• Your role may contain between 20-50% travel to connect with developers at events worldwide

The ideal candidate

• Teaches complex technical concepts in accessible ways
• Loves learning about and explaining full-stack application development, databases, and compute infrastructure
• Is a natural communicator who can adapt your message for different audiences
• Thrives in community settings and enjoy building relationships with developers
• Has excellent writing skills and can produce content that engineers actually want to read
• Is self-motivated and can manage multiple projects independently
• Enjoys experimenting with new ideas to further the education and marketing mission on PlanetScale

What you will need

• 2+ years of experience in engineering, solution architecture, technical education, or developer relations
• Strong understanding of relational databases (Postgres or MySQL)
• Proven ability to create technical content (samples of blog posts, tutorials, documentation, or speaking engagements)
• Experience speaking at conferences or hosting technical presentations and events
• Willingness to travel between 20-50% of the time

What else will help you be successful

• Experience with Vitess or other distributed database technologies
• Knowledge of distributed systems and database scaling challenges
• Previous experience at a database or infrastructure company

Why PlanetScale

We're redefining how high-growth companies manage data at scale. We work with some of the most exciting brands in gaming, consumer tech, and B2B SaaS. As a Developer Educator, you'll be at the core of educating our customers to effectively use the platform that powers world-class apps used by hundreds of millions of users worldwide. PlanetScale’s hiring philosophy is centered around building small teams of p99 individuals.

At PlanetScale we believe in supporting people to do their best work. We strive to build an environment where people feel that they are respected and valued, whether they are a candidate or an employee.

Total Compensation and Pay Transparency

An employee's total compensation consists of base salary + variable comp where appropriate + benefits + equity. A member of our Talent Acquisition team will be happy to answer any further questions when we engage with you to begin the interview process.

Base salary range: $130,000 - $200,000 USD

PlanetScale is growing rapidly and reinventing the transactional database market. The PlanetScale platform offers both Postgres and Vitess clusters. Vitess, an open-source database clustering system for horizontal scaling of MySQL, enables businesses to efficiently handle large-scale data workloads — without sacrificing developer experience.

PlanetScale is backed with over $100M in venture financing from top-tier VCs including a16z, Kleiner Perkins, SignalFire, and Insight Venture Partners. And we serve some of the most innovative companies in the world such as Block, Anysphere (Cursor), MyFitnessPal, Etsy, Kick, and thousands more. Our customers entrust us with what is often their most precious digital asset, their data, so the stakes couldn't be higher. We're looking for early members of our Sales team that can form deep partnerships with our prospects and customers to help them adopt and succeed on the next generation of database infrastructure.

What's the job to be done?

• Partner with Sales and Customer Engineering throughout the pre-sales and post-sales journey as the technical expert helping customers solve their most challenging database problems.
• Lead technical discovery to match customers’ business and technical objectives with PlanetScale’s offerings.
• Design and execute proof of value timelines that deliver on agreed upon business outcomes and success criteria. 
• Design database migration strategies and work hands-on with customers to execute migrations to PlanetScale's PostgreSQL and Vitess platforms.
• Assess workloads, analyze performance requirements, and recommend architecture, sizing, and optimization strategies.
• Build tools, scripts, and automation that accelerate migrations and improve customer onboarding.
• Create educational content including documentation, guides, blog posts, workshops, and videos.
• Collaborate with Product and Engineering teams to advocate for customer needs and shape the platform.

These attributes best describe you…

• You have deep expertise in database systems including replication, high availability, sharding, performance tuning, and migration strategies.
• You're equally comfortable presenting architecture designs to executives and writing scripts to automate migration tasks.
• You thrive in customer-facing situations and translate technical concepts into business value for diverse audiences.
• You're self-motivated and can manage multiple engagements simultaneously with minimal oversight.
• You enjoy creating content and sharing knowledge through various formats.
• You're comfortable with occasional travel (less than 20%).

What you will need

• 5+ years of hands-on experience with MySQL or PostgreSQL in production, including operations, performance tuning, and troubleshooting OR
• 5+ years of experience supporting customers with MySQL or PostgreSQL workloads where you advised on operations, performance tuning, and troubleshooting
• Experience working with at least one major cloud provider (AWS, GCP, Azure, or OCI)
• Proven success in customer-facing technical roles such as Solutions Architect, Sales Engineer, or Technical Account Manager
• Strong understanding of database migration strategies and tooling
• Experience evaluating database solutions including architecture reviews, capacity planning, and performance analysis
• Ability to write scripts and tools in Python, Go, or JavaScript
• Experience creating technical content such as documentation, tutorials, or blog posts

What else will help you be successful

• Experience with AWS Database Migration Service (DMS) or logical replication tools
• Knowledge of Vitess, database sharding, or distributed database systems
• Familiarity with Kubernetes and cloud-native architectures
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools like Terraform or CloudFormation
• Contributions to open-source projects or active participation in database communities
• Public speaking experience at conferences or meetups

Why PlanetScale

We're redefining how high-growth companies manage data at scale—and we work with some of the most exciting brands in gaming, consumer tech, and B2B SaaS. As a Solutions Engineer, you'll guide customers through transformational database migrations and help them unlock the full power of PlanetScale's platform.

PlanetScale is a profitable company with a philosophy centered around building small teams of p99 individuals and is recognized as one of the fastest growing companies in America.

At PlanetScale we believe in supporting people to do their best work and thrive no matter the location. Our mission is to build a diverse, equitable, and inclusive company. We strive to build an inclusive environment where all people feel that they are equally respected and valued, whether they are a candidate or an employee. We welcome applicants of any educational background, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, age, citizenship, socioeconomic status, disability, pregnancy status, and veteran status.

If you have a disability, please let us know if there's any way we can make the interview process better for you; we're happy to accommodate!

Total Compensation and Pay Transparency

An employee's total compensation consists of base salary + variable comp where appropriate + benefits + equity. A member of our Talent Acquisition team will be happy to answer any further questions when we engage with you to begin the interview process.

Base salary range: $160,000 - $250,000 USD

PlanetScale is growing rapidly and reinventing the database space. The PlanetScale platform offers both Postgres and Vitess databases. Vitess, an open-source database clustering system for horizontal scaling of MySQL, enables businesses to efficiently handle large-scale data workloads — without sacrificing developer experience.

PlanetScale is backed with over $100M in venture financing from top-tier VCs including a16z, Kleiner Perkins, SignalFire, and Insight Venture Partners. And we serve some of the most innovative companies in the world such as Block, Anysphere (Cursor), MyFitnessPal, Etsy, Kick, and thousands more. Our customers entrust us with what is often their most precious digital asset, their data, so the stakes couldn't be higher.

We're looking for a Brand Designer to help shape and evolve the visual identity of PlanetScale across all touchpoints. In this role, you'll be a key member of our Marketing team, translating complex technical concepts into compelling visual stories that resonate with developers and technical decision-makers. You'll craft everything from in-person event experiences to web graphics, merch designs, and creative website assets that make databases feel exciting.

What's the job to be done?

Visual Brand Development

• Design web graphics including technical diagrams, illustrations, and interactive visual assets that simplify complex database concepts
• Create compelling visual systems for campaigns, product launches, and marketing initiatives
• Develop brand assets that maintain consistency while pushing creative boundaries
• Design for multiple formats and contexts: digital, print, experiential, and merchandise

In-Person Experiences

• Design booth graphics, signage, and environmental branding for conferences, meetups, and community events
• Collaborate with the events team to create memorable, on-brand experiences that stand out
• Design merch that developers actually want to wear and use
• Create branded collateral including banners, posters, stickers, and promotional materials

Website & Digital Assets

• Partner with web and product marketing teams to design creative website components and landing pages
• Design data visualizations, technical diagrams, and infographics that make complex information accessible
• Create social media graphics, blog post imagery, and other digital marketing assets
• Develop templates and design systems that enable the team to move quickly

Brand Evolution

• Collaborate with marketing leadership to evolve and expand the PlanetScale brand identity
• Explore new visual directions while maintaining brand coherence
• Document design decisions and maintain brand guidelines
• Mentor and provide feedback to other team members on brand application

These attributes best describe you

• A strong portfolio demonstrating versatile design skills across digital, print, and experiential design
• Deep understanding of design fundamentals: typography, color, composition, and visual hierarchy
• Comfortable working in both brand and production modes—you can think big picture and execute in the details
• Strong communication skills with the ability to articulate design decisions and defend creative work
• Self-directed and able to manage multiple projects with competing deadlines
• Collaborative spirit with the ability to incorporate feedback while maintaining creative vision

What else will help you be successful

• Experience designing for technical or developer-focused brands
• Proficiency in Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, and other design tools
• Experience working with web developers to implement designs
• Understanding of design systems and component-based thinking
• Enthusiasm for learning about databases, infrastructure, and developer tools

Why PlanetScale

We're redefining how high-growth companies manage data at scale—and we work with some of the most exciting brands in gaming, consumer tech, and B2B SaaS. As a Brand Designer, you'll help shape how developers and engineering leaders perceive and interact with PlanetScale, translating the power of our platform into visual experiences that inspire and inform. PlanetScale is a profitable company with a philosophy centered around building small teams of p99 individuals and is recognized as one of the fastest growing companies in America.

At PlanetScale we believe in supporting people to do their best work and thrive no matter the location. Our mission is to build a diverse, equitable, and inclusive company. We strive to build an inclusive environment where all people feel that they are equally respected and valued, whether they are a candidate or an employee. We welcome applicants of any educational background, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, age, citizenship, socioeconomic status, disability, pregnancy status, and veteran status.

If you have a disability, please let us know if there's any way we can make the interview process better for you; we're happy to accommodate!

Total Compensation and Pay Transparency

An employee's total compensation consists of base salary + benefits + equity. A member of our Talent Acquisition team will be happy to answer any further questions when we engage with you to begin the interview process.

Base salary range: $170,000 - $210,000 USD

PlanetScale is growing rapidly and reinventing the database space. The PlanetScale platform offers both Postgres and Vitess clusters. Vitess, an open-source database clustering system for horizontal scaling of MySQL, enables businesses to efficiently handle large-scale data workloads — without sacrificing developer experience.

Our customers entrust us with what is often their most precious digital asset, their data, so the stakes couldn't be higher. We're looking for a Software Engineer to join our core engineering team and help us build the next generation of database infrastructure.

What's the job to be done?

• You will advise and handle support requests from enterprise customers on the PlanetScale platform.
• You will become a customer-facing subject-matter expert for enterprise customers on the PlanetScale platform.
• You will identify product gaps in a customer-specific context and work with Technical Account Management, Engineering and Sales Engineering teams to prioritize and escalate them.
• You will be part of an on call rotation for high priority issues.

These attributes best describe you…

• You are comfortable in front of customers, empathetic but understanding when to push back to help customers become successful on their own.
• You have excellent debugging and troubleshooting skills; with a mix of enough experience and intuition to zero in on root-causes for bugs that can leave others stumped.
• You are comfortable stepping outside your comfort zone. Be it delving into unfamiliar code in Vitess, one of its dependencies, or a random MySQL connector, written in a language you may not know (yet!). Working with code as your main source of documentation doesn't fluster you, and you are happy to help add/correct it as necessary where it may be inaccurate.
• You can operate independently, but you know when you are in too deep and need to ask for help.
• You know how to work under pressure in times of urgency. We and our customers both take issues with their data platform seriously.

What you will need

• Experience supporting production databases and applications, preferably at scale.
• Experience with database internals and peformance tuning, specifically for PostgreSQL and MySQL databases
• Working knowledge of Kubernetes.
• Strong ability to communicate and deal directly with customers, whether in email, Slack, video conference, or in person.

What else will help you be successful

• Knowledge of common application deployment platforms and frameworks. Eg Python, Go, Node, PHP
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure)
• Knowledge of monitoring, observability, and debugging tools
• Contributions to open-source projects, especially in the database or infrastructure space

Why PlanetScale

We're redefining how high-growth companies manage data at scale—and we work with some of the most exciting brands in gaming, consumer tech, and B2B SaaS. As a Software Engineer, you'll be at the core of building the platform that powers world-class apps used by hundreds of millions of users worldwide. PlanetScale is a profitable company with a philosophy centered around building small teams of p99 individuals and is recognized as one of the fastest growing companies in America.

At PlanetScale we believe in supporting people to do their best work and thrive no matter the location. Our mission is to build a diverse, equitable, and inclusive company. We strive to build an inclusive environment where all people feel that they are equally respected and valued, whether they are a candidate or an employee. We welcome applicants of any educational background, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, age, citizenship, socioeconomic status, disability, pregnancy status, and veteran status.

If you have a disability, please let us know if there's any way we can make the interview process better for you; we're happy to accommodate!

Total Compensation and Pay Transparency

An employee's total compensation consists of base salary + variable comp where appropriate + benefits + equity. A member of our Talent Acquisition team will be happy to answer any further questions when we engage with you to begin the interview process.

Salary range: US $120,000 - $200,000

PlanetScale is growing rapidly and reinventing the database space. The PlanetScale platform offers both Postgres and Vitess clusters. Vitess, an open-source database clustering system for horizontal scaling of MySQL, enables businesses to efficiently handle large-scale data workloads — without sacrificing developer experience.

Our customers entrust us with what is often their most precious digital asset, their data, so the stakes couldn't be higher. We're looking for a Software Engineer to join our core engineering team and help us build the next generation of database infrastructure.

What's the job to be done?

• You will design and build critical systems that power PlanetScale's database platform, serving millions of queries per second for some of the world's largest applications.
• You will collaborate with a team of expert engineers to solve complex distributed systems challenges.
• You will work independently to solve engineering and business problems with little direction and high autonomy.
• You will work directly with customers to understand their needs and translate them into robust technical solutions.

These attributes best describe you…

• You are passionate about building high-quality, scalable systems and take pride in writing clean, maintainable code.
• You have strong experience with distributed systems, databases, and performance optimization.
• You are comfortable working with large codebases and can quickly understand and contribute to complex systems.
• You thrive in a collaborative environment and enjoy mentoring junior engineers.
• You have excellent problem-solving skills and can debug complex issues across multiple systems.
• You are self-motivated and can work independently with minimal guidance while making sound technical decisions.

What you will need

• 5+ years of software engineering experience with a focus on backend systems
• Strong proficiency in Go, with experience in other languages like Python, Java, or C++
• Experience with MySQL or other relational databases
• Working knowledge of Kubernetes and containerized applications
• Experience building and operating distributed systems at scale

What else will help you be successful

• Experience with database internals, query optimization, or distributed consensus algorithms
• Contributions to open-source projects, especially in the database or infrastructure space
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure)
• Knowledge of monitoring, observability, and debugging tools
• Previous experience at a high-growth technology company

Why PlanetScale

We're redefining how high-growth companies manage data at scale—and we work with some of the most exciting brands in gaming, consumer tech, and B2B SaaS. As a Software Engineer, you'll be at the core of building the platform that powers world-class apps used by hundreds of millions of users worldwide. PlanetScale is a profitable company with a philosophy centered around building small teams of p99 individuals and is recognized as one of the fastest growing companies in America.

At PlanetScale we believe in supporting people to do their best work and thrive no matter the location. Our mission is to build a diverse, equitable, and inclusive company. We strive to build an inclusive environment where all people feel that they are equally respected and valued, whether they are a candidate or an employee. We welcome applicants of any educational background, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, age, citizenship, socioeconomic status, disability, pregnancy status, and veteran status.

If you have a disability, please let us know if there's any way we can make the interview process better for you; we're happy to accommodate!

Total Compensation and Pay Transparency

An employee's total compensation consists of base salary + variable comp where appropriate + benefits + equity. A member of our Talent Acquisition team will be happy to answer any further questions when we engage with you to begin the interview process.

Base salary range: $120,000 - $290,000 USD