Software Engineer III - B2 Object Storage

• Design, implement, and maintain B2 and S3-compatible APIs to ensure correctness, performance, and backward compatibility for a large base of external customers and integrations. - Participate in technical design discussions and contribute to clear design documents
• Instrument services, develop metrics, define meaningful SLIs/SLOs, and drive reliability improvements. - Actively participate in on-call rotation to help determine incident root causes and identify follow-up remediation items

The Right Fit:

• 4+ years of server-side Java programming experience
• Experience writing software for distributed systems, including design, implementation, testing, and rollout
• Communicates proactively in a remote environment by keeping the team informed, surfacing blockers early, and moving work forward
• Familiarity with AI-assisted development tools (e.g., Gemini, Cursor, Claude Code)

Bonus points for:

• Cassandra and Vitess experience
• Agile and scrum experience

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