or apply directly on YugabyteDB's site. We never take the application ourselves.
Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 66 days YugabyteDB's roles stay open a median of 66 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 29% of YugabyteDB's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at YugabyteDB
- high 13 stale, 0 reposted of 14 open
- Hiring momentum
- 18 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-10-08
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from YugabyteDB's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for YugabyteDB.
About this role
The Director of Engineering for Core Database at Yugabyte will lead the development of YugabyteDB's core components, including its storage engine and distributed transaction layer. This role involves defining technical strategies, overseeing engineering execution, mentoring teams, and ensuring system reliability and performance in cloud-native environments. The position requires a strong background in distributed systems or database internals, along with leadership experience.
- benefits
- 3/5
- freshness
- 1/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of YugabyteDB as an employer.
What you need
- 10+ years of software engineering experience
- 3+ years leading a team or critical product area as a Director or senior engineering manager
- Experience designing and delivering highly available distributed systems
- Hands-on background in C/C++ or comparable systems language
- Track record of diagnosing bottlenecks and re-architecting systems for higher throughput and lower latency
Nice to have
- Direct experience with PostgreSQL internals or a PostgreSQL-compatible distributed database
- Knowledge of NoSQL databases
- History of contributing to open-source database projects
- Experience with technologies common in the Yugabyte ecosystem, such as Apache Bookkeeper, Spark, Kafka
What you get
- Market competitive cash compensation ranging from USD 220,000-USD 250,000
- Equity (when applicable)
- Health plans
- Retirement plans
- Unlimited paid time off (PTO)
Worth weighing
- No specific mention of remote work flexibility beyond hybrid model
- No salary listed beyond the range, which may not guarantee compensation
- No mention of specific technologies used in the current stack beyond general descriptions
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Listed by YugabyteDB on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-08. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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