Software Engineer - Surfaces
PlanetScale
About this role
A Software Engineer on the Surfaces team at PlanetScale will help shape the central control plane and user-facing surface that customers use to create and manage databases. The role focuses on delivering excellent developer experience, collaborating with design and cross-functional teams, and operating with a high degree of autonomy in a fast-growing company.
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About PlanetScale
planetscale.comPlanetScale is a managed cloud database platform providing high-performance hosting for Vitess and Postgres. Built on NVMe storage and Vitess-based horizontal sharding, it delivers extreme speed, effectively unlimited IOPS, and seamless scalability for mission-critical (Tier 0) workloads. PlanetScale offers flexible deployment and compliance options — including bring-your-own-cloud and PlanetScale Managed — plus developer-friendly tools and APIs. Companies like Cash App and Etsy use PlanetScale to run production databases.
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About PlanetScale
Headquarters
San Francisco, CA
Company Size
201-500 employees
Founded
2018
Industry
Technology
Glassdoor Rating
4.2 / 5
Leadership Team
Sarah Johnson
Chief Executive Officer
Michael Chen
Chief Technology Officer
Emily Williams
VP of Engineering
David Rodriguez
VP of Product
Jessica Thompson
Chief Financial Officer
Andrew Park
VP of Sales
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Salary
$120k – $290k
per year