Database Performance Engineer

August 28

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Scaling, Securing, and Managing the Best Open Source Databases on the Most Popular Platforms

MySQL Consulting • MySQL Support • MySQL open source software • MySQL Development • MySQL Performance Optimization

201 - 500

Description

• Diagnose and troubleshoot problems via stack traces, core dumps, CPU performance profiles • Explain unexpected behaviors and performance regressions through C++ source code analysis • Perform root cause analysis for software crashes and failures • Assist with bug verification and analysis • Help the Support team “level up” by creating knowledge resources based on product internals • Engage with customers and the community as needed to gather information

Requirements

• 3+ years of software development experience with C++ • You should feel comfortable reading and understanding the source code for MySQL, MongoDB, and PostgreSQL • Experience using the gdb debugger and analysis of core dumps generated on Linux • Familiarity with using rr to capture and replay debugging sessions • Good knowledge of Linux and common tools within its ecosystem, including gdb, rr, valgrind, strace, perf, the /proc filesystem, and similar software • Experience designing and implementing test cases, with particular emphasis on database benchmarking tools such as sysbench, mysqlslap, and YCSB • Demonstrated good written and verbal English communication skills • Use of Jira or similar bug-tracking systems