Senior Engineer; Golang​/Kubernetes

About The Role

We are seeking a Senior Engineer to lead development of the Arango

DB operator, responsible for ensuring robust lifecycle management, scaling, back‑up, and replication capabilities for Arango

DB running on Kubernetes. You will shape the architecture of core operator components, design and implement new features, influence best practices for deploying stateful systems on Kubernetes, and ensure that Arango

DB continues to meet enterprise‑grade expectations for performance, consistency, and stability. This is an opportunity to own a critical part of our ecosystem and directly impact how modern AI‑driven applications run in production.

• Deep expertise in Kubernetes, CRDs and operators (deployments, custom resources like Arango Deployment, Arango Backup, Arango Local Storage , replication, etc.)
• Strong experience in Go (the operator is written in Go) plus solid understanding of concurrency, storage, and distributed system concerns.
• Proven background in designing and managing production‑grade distributed databases or stateful systems, including storage management and data replication. (e.g., persistent volumes, snapshot/backup, failover, cluster scaling)
• Familiarity with storage concepts in Kubernetes:
  Persistent Volumes, PVCs, local storage, volume resizing, storage performance tuning.
• Operational mindset: ability to ensure stability, handle upgrades/migrations, observability/metrics, and manage cluster lifecycle through automation and best practices.
• Strong communication and leadership skills: able to drive technical discussions, review code, mentor contributors, write clear design documents and documentation for both internal and external users.

You have the chance to play a key role in building the next great enterprise data and AI company. You'll be selling our category‑defining technology, already trusted by innovative global brands, while partnering closely with an elite team of Sales, Product, and Engineering leaders. If you thrive in a culture that prizes excellence, autonomy, and accountability, you'll fit right in. We back up that culture with a competitive compensation plan that includes uncapped variable earnings and meaningful career growth opportunities.

Location:

Only candidates in Europe will be considered for the role.

Arango is committed to a workplace free of discrimination and harassment based on any of these characteristics. We invite people from every culture, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, and of every age to apply to our positions. All employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements, and individual qualifications.