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ParadeDB · 3 months ago

Database Engineer — Postgres Internals

positionNew York, NY, US
timeInternship
remoteHybrid
seniorityIntern
money$150K/yr - $250K/yr
date3+ years exp

ParadeDB is an open source, ACID-compliant alternative to Elasticsearch, built on Postgres for update-heavy workloads. They are looking for a Postgres database internals engineer to join their team full-time, seeking someone with a solid foundation in data systems and experience in Postgres database internals.

AnalyticsDatabaseEnterprise SoftwareInformation TechnologySearch EngineSemantic Search

Qualification

Postgres internalsRustC/C++/ZigDistributed SystemsFull-text search systemsData analytics/query enginesTantivyOLAP query enginesKubernetesTerraformBashGo

Required

A solid foundation in data systems/database internals
Experience working with Postgres databases internals
Proficiency in systems programming with C/C++/Rust/Zig
Strong background in full-text search systems and/or data analytics/query engines
Familiarity with Tantivy and/or OLAP query engines like Apache DataFusion

Preferred

Experience working with `pgrx`
Bonus points for Rust

Company

ParadeDB

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The transactional Elasticsearch alternative built on Postgres
dateFounded in 2023
location
New York, New York, USA
people-size2-10 employees
web-link
https://paradedb.com

Funding

Current Stage
Early Stage
Total Funding
$14.12M
Key Investors
Craft VenturesStealth ModeY Combinator
2025-03-24Series A· $12M
2023-09-01Seed· $2M
2023-06-09Pre Seed· $0.12M

Recent News

TechCrunch
ParadeDB takes on Elasticsearch as interest in Postgres explodes amid AI boom
2025-07-15
Y Combinator
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