Senior Software Engineer I - Mongo/Aiven KTLO

Digital Ocean
Bengaluru
Workplace: HybridFull timeFunction: Software EngineeringExperience: 5+ yearsSkills: ["Systems thinking","Strong opinions, weakly held"]

Build and operate the control plane for a cloud DBaaS platform by creating scalable distributed systems and database engine controls for provisioning, scaling, backups, and maintenance. Design telemetry and logging for proactive alerts to engineers and customers, orchestrate complex database workflows, and automate operational playbooks. Stay current with Kubernetes operators and control-plane patterns to inform long-term technical strategy.

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Senior Software Engineer I - Mongo/Aiven KTLO

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Job Summary

Build and operate the control plane for a cloud DBaaS platform by creating scalable distributed systems and database engine controls for provisioning, scaling, backups, and maintenance. Design telemetry and logging for proactive alerts to engineers and customers, orchestrate complex database workflows, and automate operational playbooks. Stay current with Kubernetes operators and control-plane patterns to inform long-term technical strategy.
Location: Bengaluru
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Software Engineering
Seniority: Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Develop the control plane for a cloud DBaaS platform.
  • •Build highly scalable distributed systems at scale.
  • •Build and operate database engine controls to provision, destroy, scale, and back up clusters.
  • •Create telemetry and logging for proactive signals and alerts to engineering teams and customers.
  • •Orchestrate complex workflows and automate operational playbooks for upgrades, security patching, and maintenance events.

Key Requirements

  • •5+ years of experience in software engineering.
  • •Experience delivering complex cloud-scale distributed systems, particularly in data and OLTP databases.
  • •Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
  • •Proficiency with Golang and gRPC.
  • •Strong knowledge of Kubernetes and deployment pipelines including GitHub Actions.
Experience:5+ years
Education:
Skills:Systems thinkingStrong opinions, weakly held
Languages:English
Tech Stack:MongoDBAiven KTLOGolangGRPCKubernetesK8sGithub ActionsGitHub ActionsTemporalTelemetryLoggingDBaaSControl planeDistributed systemsOLTP

Company Brief

Digital Ocean
Provides cloud infrastructure and developer-focused cloud services including scalable droplets, managed databases, Kubernetes, object storage, and networking to simplify deploying and managing applications for developers and small-to-medium businesses.
Industry: Cloud Computing
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 250M to 500M
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: New York, United States
Founded: 2011
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