Senior Ecosystem Database Engineer

CrateDB

. Develop and maintain drivers for CrateDB, including JDBC and Python/SQLAlchemy .

Posted 9/30/2026full-timeRemote • Austria, GermanySeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in developing and maintaining database drivers, particularly for CrateDB, with strong proficiency in Python and Java. Capable of building integrations with external tools and contributing to open source projects while ensuring software quality and effective documentation.

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Python DevelopmentJava ProgrammingPostgreSQL CompatibilityTest-Driven DevelopmentRelational Database Management

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Hard Skills

JDBCSQLAlchemyCrash CLIAdmin UITechnical DocumentationDebuggingProblem-SolvingVersioningPackagingMigration Tools

Soft Skills

Self-DirectedHands-On EngineeringCommunication

Tools & Technologies

GrafanaTableauAirflowDockerKubernetesApache KafkaFlinkSupersetPandasDask

Industry Keywords

HTTPPG Wire ProtocolPython DB APIMessage Bus SystemsAMQPMQTTZeroMQOpen Source ContributionsPolyglot Software EnvironmentProduction Environments

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AirflowApacheDockerGrafanaJavaKafkaKubernetesOpen SourcePandasPostgresPythonRustSQLSwiftTableauC++Go

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Develop and maintain drivers for CrateDB, including JDBC and Python/SQLAlchemy
Build connections to external tools such as Grafana, Tableau, and Airflow
Develop and maintain internal administrative tools, including crash CLI and Admin UI
Improve PostgreSQL compatibility of CrateDB and its ecosystem
Develop migration tools to and from other database systems and storage formats
Write and maintain technical documentation, including reference architectures and integration examples
Work and interact with the open source community and technical partners on joint projects
Support Product Managers with technical requirements
Work directly with founding engineers on projects managed on public GitHub
Contribute to third-party applications and frameworks such as SQLAlchemy, pandas, Dask, Apache Kafka, Flink, Superset, Airflow, and Grafana

Requirements

What you’ll need

Knowledge about standards and protocols, including HTTP, PG Wire Protocol, Python DB API, and JDBC
Good knowledge of at least Python and Java
Preferably experience with additional languages such as Rust, C++, Golang, Swift, or Zig
Experience with test-driven development
Knowledge about versioning, packaging, and shipping in a polyglot software environment
Understanding of how software is operated in production environments
Comfortable working with relational databases and SQL
Strong debugging and problem-solving skills
Self-directed, hands-on engineering approach
Ability to drive development efforts forward in a full-stack manner while assuring software quality, documentation, and communication
Existing open source contributions are valuable but not required
Knowledge and/or experience with message bus systems such as AMQP, Kafka, MQTT, or ZeroMQ and corresponding broker implementations is nice to have
Knowledge and/or DevOps experience in containerized environments such as Docker and Kubernetes is nice to have

Benefits

Comp & perks

Welcoming and supportive working climate
Open collaborative culture with colleagues from diverse backgrounds
Remote workplace, with direct employment through entities in Germany and Austria or through Remote.com in the employee's home country
Competitive compensation
Flexible working hours
Flexible holidays
Fitness perks
Education perks
Participation in the Employee Stock Options Plan