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Senior Staff Software Engineer

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Location: Remote
Compensation: Salary
Reviewed: Fri, Nov 06, 2026
This job expires in: 30 days

Job Summary

As a hands-on technical leader, the full-time Senior Staff Software Engineer will set the technical direction for InfluxDB 3.0, design and write production Rust code for the storage engine, and mentor engineering teams in a remote work environment.

Key responsibilities
  • Shape the long-term technical vision for the InfluxDB 3.0 product line and collaborate with engineering leaders on product strategy
  • Design and implement core functionalities for the storage engine, focusing on distributed caching, reliability, and performance
  • Establish engineering standards and mentor staff to cultivate the next generation of technical leaders
Required qualifications
  • 15+ years of progressive software engineering experience, including several years at a senior staff level or above
  • Proven experience building and operating distributed systems at large scale
  • Hands-on experience with multiple cloud vendors (AWS, GCP, Azure) and object storage
  • Deep hands-on experience with Rust or strong systems experience with a desire to master Rust
  • Expertise in distributed caching, reliability, and performance engineering

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