What we do

ParadeDB is a transactional alternative to Elasticsearch built on Postgres. We build state-of-the-art full-text search and columnar analytics as a Postgres extension.

Companies like Modern Treasury, BILT Rewards, Alibaba Cloud, and UnifyGTM use ParadeDB to:

• Eliminate ETL/change data capture tools
• Add transactional guarantees to their search indexes
• Perform JOINs on their search data

We're a small, focused team of engineers dedicated to creating an inclusive and enjoyable work environment. We have an office in San Francisco, with some team members distributed across the United States and Canada. We’re a Series A Company with a flat structure, strong investors, and lots of room for growth.

What we want

We’re looking for a Rust database engineer to join our team full-time. The ideal candidate should have:

• A solid foundation in data systems/database internals
• A solid foundation in performance engineering
• Several years of experience working with Rust in a professional or serious open-source setting
• Familiarity with Tantivy and/or OLAP query engines like Apache DataFusion is a plus

We're seeking someone creative, independent, and excited by difficult technical challenges who can teach us as much as they learn from us. The ideal candidate will bring thoughtful opinions to the team, be excited to engage with and learn from customers, and be willing to wear many hats.

What you want

• You want to be part of the core team of a fast-growing infrastructure startup
• You want to wear many hats and interface directly with customers
• You’re passionate about the Rust ecosystem, databases, search technologies, and/or data analytics
• You’re excited about diving deep into the internals of Postgres and writing high-performance, safe Rust code to elevate Postgres for search and analytical workloads
• You’re excited to learn about the internals of Tantivy, Apache DataFusion, and columnar file formats like Parquet/Arrow to inspire optimizations in ParadeDB