Senior PreSales

TiDB · Remote - South Korea

PreSales Singapore Malaysia South Korea Posted Feb 19, 2026

Join us as we scale our business by building on our tremendous success around the world. The massive database market is going to double over the next few years and TiDB is a global player positioned as a major disruptor with TiDB Database and Database as a Service offering. TiDB is the proven enterprise database foundation for the AI era. We help companies solve today’s database problems. Cost, scale, downtime, and complexity. With a distributed SQL architecture that is already battle-tested at enterprise scale. And now we help those same companies future-proof for innovating with AI, by giving them one unified foundation for transactional state, vector context, real-time analytics, and safe agent operations. In a world where AI agents need to work on fresh data, act safely, and scale economically, TiDB is not another database add-on. It is the highway system for agentic workloads. Large and high-growth organizations in markets as varied as financial services, logistics, gaming, e-commerce and software as a service have successfully deployed and expanded their TiDB footprint on mission-critical applications. Our strong open-source community roots (40,000+ stars on GitHub), innovative products and inclusive culture draw passionate and dedicated people to our company. Learn more about TiDB careers and join our team to be at the forefront of innovation and growth.

Role Overview

You have the rare combination of technical savviness and business acumen, and you’re looking for a career where you can utilize both as a Solutions Architect at PingCAP, you will hone each of these skills by advising a diverse set of customers on what is possible using TiDB.

We are seeking a highly skilled Solution Architect /Presales to join our dynamic team. The Solution Architect /Presales will be responsible for designing and implementing innovative solutions to meet our clients' business needs. The ideal candidate will have a strong technical background, excellent problem-solving skills, and the ability to communicate complex concepts effectively to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

PingCAP’s Solutions Architects are empowered to come up with creative solutions on the spot so we are looking for someone willing to challenge the status quo and throw out the manual on occasion. We welcome candidates with an entrepreneurial mindset to work together with our talented team. Be prepared to roll up your sleeves, remain flexible, and hit the ground running with a go-getter mentality.

Responsibilities

Educate prospects and customers on what is possible with TiDB and share best practices for integrating into their applications
Understand customer requirements and communicate the business value of solving technology problems using TiDB
Guide the design and deployment of hybrid transactional and analytical databases that impact multiple functional areas of a customer’s organization
Work on RFPs / customer’s technical requirements with the Sales team
Prepare demos and proofs-of-concept to demonstrate various use cases for TiDB
Create technical content to show customers how to integrate TiDB or implement best practices for new technologies
During a customer's implementation, assist backend developers, database administrators, product managers, and project owners with any and all technical questions that arise
Assist developers with debugging their database integrations, and suggesting code optimization in a variety of programming languages
Document the architectural solutions that customers have designed and deployed
Distill and communicate customer needs and product feedback to Product Management, Engineering, Marketing, and Sales
Public speaking by participating in physical or online events

Qualifications

Proven experience as a Solution Architect or similar role, with a minimum of 2-5 years of experience in solution design and implementation
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences
Strong technical proficiency in a wide range of technologies, including but not limited to cloud computing, microservices architecture, API design, database systems, and security principles.
A strong Database experience is a must. MySQL experience is most preferred.
A strong understanding of the software development lifecycle;
Working understanding of code and script in Python, Shell, or Golang is a plus.
Docker/Kubernetes knowledge is a strong plus.
Experience in one or more public cloud environments, e.g. AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform;
Typically 15-25% travel, depending on role
Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, MIS or a comparable field is preferred.
Fluency in English is required.
Experience in technical support of databases (MySQL, Postgres, Oracle, MongoDB, etc) or big data systems (Kafka, Cassandra, Elasticsearch, Hadoop, Spark, etc) is a strong plus.
Experience in operating MySQL, Cassandra, Postgres, and other transactional databases in a large-scale production environment is a strong plus.
Experience in operating databases in Kubernetes or public cloud environments is a strong plus.

We encourage people from underrepresented groups to apply. Come advance with us! In keeping with our values, no employee or applicant will face discrimination/harassment based on: race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, age, gender, marital domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, or veteran status. TiDB also strives to prevent other, subtler forms of inappropriate behavior (e.g., stereotyping) from ever gaining a foothold in our organization. Whether blatant or hidden, barriers to success have no place at TiDB.

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Senior Software Engineer (Trading Core)

Hyphen Connect Limited · Malaysia

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Others APAC Posted Feb 16, 2026

We are working with a decentralised exchange which looks to innovate on providing the best of CEXs and DEXs, focusing on building a safe, simple and scalable platform for trading. They differentiate themselves by offering institutional level systems and support whilst remaining on-chain and decentralised.

We are in search of a highly adept Trading Systems Engineer for the core Engineering team to strengthen the platform's performance, scalability, and observability. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in low-latency trading systems and experience supporting clients like quant funds and market makers in integrating with APIs (both REST and WebSocket).

As the Trading Gateway Engineer, responsibilities include implementing core connectivity systems to expand the trading engine into a global, low-latency network. This involves building foundational data distribution channels and improving their throughput and latency.

Successful candidates will engage with clients' developers and project managers, addressing inquiries and resolving issues. Collaboration with the Gateway team and Trading Engineering will be essential to troubleshoot API and trading issues while contributing to the overall Gateway roadmap. Additionally, work with the Product Engineering team to enhance the SDK for blockchain signatures used by API traders.

What you’ll be doing:

Develop and optimize the core matching engine and risk engine for the exchange, ensuring high performance and low latency.
Write highly reliable, production-ready code that guarantees the financial safety and integrity of computations.
Investigate and debug complex issues through thorough analysis of logs.
Create and maintain comprehensive unit tests and advanced integration tests to validate the exchange's financial computational correctness.
Work with the Quant team to develop, test, and refine our various trading algorithms.
Continuously improve and refine the trading core to meet evolving business and technical requirements.
Stay updated with the latest advancements in HFT systems and low-latency trading technologies.

What we’re looking for:

Minimum of 7 years of experience in software engineering, with at least 3 years focused on high-frequency trading (HFT) systems.
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
Proven experience in building and optimizing low-latency trading infrastructure. Proficient in low-latency message bus systems such as Aeron or Chronicle Queue.
Strong proficiency in Golang and Solidity. Expertise in deterministic coding and zero garbage-collection techniques.
Exceptional debugging and troubleshooting skills, with the ability to analyze complex logs and traces to identify and resolve issues.
Strong emphasis on writing unit tests, integration tests, and other advanced testing methodologies to ensure financial computational correctness.
Experience in the financial technology industry, particularly in high-frequency trading or crypto exchanges.
Experience with real-time data processing systems and streaming technologies.

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