Senior Backend Engineer - Databases Pyroscope | Canada | Remote

ABOUT THE ROLE We are the creators of Pyroscope, an open-source continuous profiling database that offers rapid, scalable, highly reliable, and efficient storage and querying capabilities. Our team is dedicated to delivering profiling solutions for on-premises and cloud environments at scale, and we're looking for a talented individual to join us in implementing distributed systems to effectively manage profile ingestion and queries. WHAT YOU'LL DO As a key member of our team, you will collaborate with us to deliver new features, analyze outcomes, and make improvements. You will lead projects from concept to implementation, including ongoing customer support, and design, build, operate, and maintain essential systems, ensuring reliability, performance, and availability. You will also participate in on-call rotations, take responsibility for the services you oversee, support and mentor team members, and engage in design conversations and work closely with colleagues. WHAT YOU'LL NEED To be successful in this role, you will need to be a motivated self-starter with a bias toward action. You will have a passion for creating intuitive products that fit customers' needs, and be able to take on complex challenges and break them down to achieve short feedback loops. You will also need to have solid experience with at least one programming language, with Go being a plus, but familiarity with Python, C, C++, Rust, or similar languages also being valuable. WHY REMOTE We are a 100% remote company with 1,600+ team members across 40+ countries, and we're committed to creating a collaborative and inclusive environment that allows our team members to thrive in a remote setup. As such, you will need to have strong communication skills and the ability to work independently. BENEFITS As a member of our team, you will have access to a company-funded usage budget for AI coding assistants, allowing you to iterate quickly without unnecessary friction. You will also have the opportunity to work with frontier models, such as GPT-Codex 5/3, Claude Opus 4.6, and Gemini 3 Pro. Additionally, you will be part of a company that prioritizes innovation and inclusivity, and empowers every team member to share ideas that improve our product as a dependable solution.