The candidate will bring solid knowledge of programming languages like Java, Python, Go, and/or others, and preferably, some experience with Unix shell scripting (bash, Korn, etc.), and will be familiar with database concepts such as relational vs. NoSQL, ACID, CAP, consistency, connection pooling, and retry logic. The ideal candidate will have experience coding against some of the database types listed above, and may be familiar with specific driver features, such as the tunable consistency mechanisms in the Cassandra driver or the durability settings in the Couchbase driver.



Additional desirable attributes

• Experience with modern code repositories like Git


• Experience as a database administrator and/or a Unix system administrator


• Knowledge of virtualization and cloud infrastructures, and of implementations such as VMWare, OpenShift, Kubernetes and Docker


• Knowledge of AWS, Google Cloud, Azure or other public cloud offerings