Sr Software Engineer I in Manchester

Couchbase, the operational data platform for AI, empowers businesses to succeed by bringing data to life in new ways. Major market-leading companies rely on Couchbase for mission critical operational, analytical, mobile and AI workloads. Built to replace legacy infrastructure and fragmented data services, Couchbase empowers enterprises with a unified platform architected for performance, flexibility and global scale.

With Couchbase, organizations bring their data to life, launching game‑changing customer experiences, exploring the limitless potential of AI, and seamlessly extending applications from the cloud to the edge and beyond. Couchbase’s AI‑ready technology and enterprise partnership model eliminate complexity and reduce total cost of ownership, enabling teams to stay agile, innovative and secure.

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With your passion to learn about the cloud, you are excited to help advance the Cloud Native management interfaces of an already Cloud Native Database platform. You will be part of the team that helps set the direction and define the interfaces and components necessary to advance what it means to be a cloud native database platform. Your curiosity of the Cloud Native ecosystem will help bring Couchbase to everywhere it can add value.

Your ability to represent Couchbase’s interests in Open Source Cloud Native projects, engaging those communities as a knowledgeable expert, will further not only your company’s value, but also the value of that ecosystem. You will also be an advocate for Cloud Native tech to other subject matter experts in Couchbase Engineering. In doing so, you and Couchbase will continue to gather users, deployments and customers in the constantly growing database market.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Implement Management Features: Working with a team of subject matter experts and the product managers, implement a set of features integrating Couchbase with Cloud Native tech. Some of these exist already, and some have prototypes. These include Prometheus, Fluentd and Fluent-bit, the Kubernetes Pod Autoscaler, etc. Be a bridge to other parts of the Engineering organization where product features interleave and depend upon each other. Keep track of delivery dates for dependent projects; partner with Quality Engineering in organizing interdependent project plans.
• Support Across Lifecycle: Contribute to and write tutorials on integration with Cloud Native ecosystem components such as Fluentd, Prometheus, Open Telemetry. Be an advocate to, and support Sales Engineers and Professional Services field organizations in understanding and bringing this tech to end users. Facilitate efficient development by the entire team through running development processes, ensuring dependent items are in place, adjusting course as needed to further improve efficiency of producing.
• Partner to Product and Engineering: Work with Product Managers, Architects and Principal Engineers in the definition and development of new features. In particular, become a subject matter expert for the Product Management team on where the opportunities and challenges are in the Cloud Native ecosystem. Work across engineering teams, in some cases as a contributor or reviewer on projects and components outside your team, to help adoption of Cloud Native techniques and interfaces.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Motivated, self-learning where needed, and highly productive individual, ready to learn new technologies and become quickly proficient.
• Experience with software development and build automation processes (Jenkins, Github Actions).
• Expertise with Golang, Python, Docker, Kubernetes and the related ecosystems.
• Knowledge of deployment processes in the cloud (Cloud Formation, Terraform, ARM Templates, GCP Cloud Deployment Scripts).
• Experience working with a team distributed across time zones.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Demonstrable experience working with Kubernetes.
• Desire to automate the boring stuff.
• Proficient in one or more programming languages.
• Passion for learning new technologies.
• Presence on GitHub (or similar).
• Strong Unix/Linux administration skills.

At Couchbase, we believe innovation thrives when diverse perspectives are at the table. We actively encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds—including women, people of color, LGTBQIA+ professionals, veterans, and individuals with disabilities. If you see a role that excites you, but don’t meet every qualification, we still encourage you to apply.

Studies show underrepresented talent is less likely to apply unless they meet all the criteria. We encourage you to apply if you’re excited about the role and can bring strong contributions to our team. If you require reasonable accommodations during the recruitment process, please let your recruiter know—we’re happy to support you. We value diverse educational and career backgrounds. If your experience aligns with the role’s goals—even if it doesn’t follow a traditional path—we’d love to hear from you.

Why Couchbase?

Modern customer experiences need a flexible cloud database platform that can power applications spanning from cloud to edge and everything in between. Couchbase’s mission is to simplify how developers and architects develop, deploy and consume modern applications wherever they are. We have reimagined the database with our fast, flexible and affordable cloud database platform Capella, allowing organizations to quickly build applications that deliver premium experiences to their customers– all with best-in-class price performance.

More than 30% of the Fortune 100 trust Couchbase to power their modern applications and build innovative new ones. See our recent awards to learn why Couchbase is a great place to work. We are honored to be a part of the Best Places to Work Award for the Bay Area and the UK.

Couchbase offers a total rewards approach to benefits that recognizes the value you create here, so that you in turn may best serve yourself and your family. Some benefits include:

• Generous Time Off Program - Flexibility to care for you and your family.
• Wellness Benefits - A variety of world class medical plans to choose from, along with dental, vision, life insurance, and employee assistance programs.
• Financial Planning - Retirement program and Business Travel Insurance.
• Career Growth - Be valued, Create value approach.
• Fun Perks - An ergonomic and comfortable in-office / WFH setup. Food & Snacks for in-office employees. And much more!

*Note: some programs are not applicable to all countries. Please discuss with a Couchbase recruiter to learn more.

Couchbase is committed to being an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability and protected veterans’ status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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