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Aerospike · 5 months ago

Senior Software Engineer, Systems

positionMountain View, CA
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
senioritySenior Level
money$170K/yr - $195K/yr
date5+ years exp

Aerospike is a real-time database company that supports mission-critical workloads, including machine learning and AI. As a Senior Systems Engineer, you will develop core systems software focused on performance and reliability, collaborating with various teams to align development with business needs.

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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
Participate in pair programming to improve code quality and knowledge sharing

Qualification

C programmingOS internalsSystems-level softwarePerformance optimizationDistributed systemsMemory managementPair programmingTechnical collaborationCAP theoremProblem solving

Required

Fluent in 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+ years of experience in systems-level software development, such as 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

Experience with large distributed systems software internals, such as Lustre or Ceph
Experience with pair programming or technical collaboration
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, database internals, 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

Company

Aerospike

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Aerospike is a NoSQL database designed for real-time and mission-critical applications.
dateFounded in 2009
location
Mountain View, California, USA
people-size201-500 employees
web-link
http://www.aerospike.com

H1B Sponsorship

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Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
$241M
Key Investors
CIBC Innovation BankingSumeru Equity PartnersTriangle Peak Partners
2024-12-03Series Unknown
2024-04-04Series E· $109M
2021-01-01Debt Financing· $70M

Leadership Team

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Srini V. Srinivasan
Chief Technology Officer
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Recent News

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Aerospike Raises $20 Million in Series C Funding
2025-12-01
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New Aerospike Workshops Deliver Hands-on Build of Real-Time Feature Stores for Predictive, Generative, and Agentic AI Apps
2025-10-31
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Aerospike Database 8.0 Wins 2025 SiliconANGLE TechForward Awards
2025-09-30
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