About the role
turbopuffer is looking for an engineer to help our customers succeed. While every day is different; (from digging into unfamiliar systems and debugging, to writing code when that's what it takes), you'll see each issue through to its end.
what you'll do:
- debug customer issues, optimize queries
- write examples for our docs
- write code to solve customer problems, ship PRs, and build automations
- live in customer slack channels, helping to solve problems from first report to resolution
- own customer outcomes
must have:
- typist - you can write well and can explain complex ideas simply
- linux - you're comfortable in terminals and reading logs
- python or javascript/typescript - for reproducing issues and building solutions
- human - you build trust and keep things productive when everything's on fire
- systematic - you methodically work through problems until you've found the root cause
nice to have:
- k8s experience
- vector search or full-text search background
- experience with the major cloud platforms
tpuf is hardcore & whimsical. we value:
- overstep > understep
- show > tell
- complexity is earned
- showing up as part of our customer’s team
- making stuff easy to react to
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