Senior Full Stack Engineer

We’re a global team of over 400 people, working together to push the boundaries of open-source technology and multi-cloud solutions. Our vision is to help developers, builders, and creators bring their ideas to life with speed and simplicity, by providing a cloud data platform that makes open-source databases, search, streaming, and application infrastructure easily accessible to everyone. 

The Role:

We are looking for a Senior Full Stack Engineer to join our PostgreSQL Developer Experience team. This team’s mission is bold and clear: Make building modern apps effortless, backed by the world’s most resilient Postgres database.

As a full-stack engineering expert, you’ll transform complex PostgreSQL features into elegant, intuitive interfaces for developers. You’ll move with urgency and a bias for action, while exercising sound judgment to balance innovation, risk, and opportunity against release schedules and ambitious project scope. 

Our back-end systems are mostly implemented in Python, with bits of Go and C, while the front end is based on React and Typescript. 

In this role, you’re not just executing — you’re shaping the PostgreSQL experience for developers, making it delightful, discoverable, and effortless to adopt.

What You’ll Do:

• Deliver E2E Developer Experience: Take ownership of the technical implementation across the full user journey — from onboarding and data migration to sustained usage, developer satisfaction, and growth opportunities.
• Build Intuitive Interfaces: Design and implement front-end applications, dashboards, and developer-facing tools that make PostgreSQL effortless to adopt and use.
• Obsess Over Usage Data: Instrument and monitor product usage to understand developer behavior, identify friction points, and drive data-informed improvements.
• Experiment & Iterate Quickly: Work in short cycles, shipping prototypes and features rapidly to test adoption and improve the experience.
• Work Across a Modern Codebase: Collaborate on a stack where back-end systems are primarily Python, with components in Go and C, while the front end is built on React and TypeScript, enabling you to contribute to a rich, full stack developer experience.
• Champion Quality at Speed: Deliver high-quality, maintainable code while embracing agility and rapid iteration, and actively participate in technical planning to guide architectural decisions and trade-offs.
• Collaborate Cross-functionally: Partner with back-end engineers, product managers, designers, and product advocates to ensure seamless, end-to-end developer workflows.

What We’re Looking For:

• Excellent development skills in Python, TypeScript, and React 
• Excellent understanding of SQL and databases, preferably PostgreSQL.
• Passion for developer experience and eagerness to make complex systems simple and enjoyable.
• Proactive, self-starter mentality and a can-do attitude.
• A track record of delivering developer-facing products or tools is a big plus.

Our Offer:

If you ask us what’s the best thing about working for Aiven, many will probably say it’s the high concentration of talent from around the world that we have here. Enjoy the agile environment of a hyperscale company where you can truly make an impact and have fun while at it.

We Invest in You:

• Participate in Aiven’s equity plan.
• With Aiven locations spanning the globe, we want all of our crabs to find the right balance with our hybrid work policy.
• Get the equipment you need to set yourself up for success.
• Step up your career game with real employer support (use one of our learning platforms, annual learning budget, and more).
• Get holistic wellbeing support through our global Employee Assistance Program.

Make a difference at Aiven:

• Contribute to open-source projects that you find meaningful outside of work - and get paid for it! Our Plankton program recognizes extra work to the open-source ecosystem for developers and non-developers alike.
• Use up to 5 days per year to volunteer for a good cause of your choice.
• Join one of our team member resource groups - empower yourself and others in missions that resonate with you.

What else:

• Your wellbeing matters: we provide professional massage at the office as well as health and fitness benefits through the Urban Sport Club membership.
• Love breakfast? So do we! Join us at our monthly team breakfast.
• Know someone who would be the perfect fit for Aiven? You can benefit from our referral bonus programme as soon as you join.

Amazing! What’s next:

Once you apply, you should hear from our Talent Experience Partnering team within five days regarding the status of your application. If you are selected to move forward, you can generally expect the following interview stages:

1. 60-minute call with one of our Talent Experience Partners 
2. 60-minute Depth of Expertise Interview with the hiring manager 
3. Assignment and Skills interview with the wider team 
4. 60-minute Values Interview

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Equal Opportunities:

Aiven provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for employment without regard to age, gender identity, national or ethnic origin, religion, sexual orientation, physical and mental ability, marital and family status or without regard to any other similar personal attributes. Aiven complies with applicable local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company operates. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, training and any other terms and conditions related to employment.

At Aiven, we are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities or special needs in our working environment and job application procedures. We make all reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities or who otherwise need support to thrive in the workplace. We are committed to continuously improving workplace accessibility. There is an option to request a discussion in the application process but if you have any questions before applying please write to us at recruitment@aiven.io.