Solutions Engineer

Emea, NamibiaRemote

Responsibilities

Lead technical discovery to match customers’ business and technical objectives with PlanetScale’s offerings.
Design and execute proof of value timelines that deliver on agreed upon business outcomes and success criteria.
Design database migration strategies and work hands-on with customers to execute migrations to PlanetScale's PostgreSQL and Vitess platforms.
Build tools, scripts, and automation that accelerate migrations and improve customer onboarding.
Create educational content including documentation, guides, blog posts, workshops, and videos.
Collaborate with Product and Engineering teams to advocate for customer needs and shape the platform.

The PlanetScale platform offers both Postgres and Vitess clusters.
Vitess, an open-source database clustering system for horizontal scaling of MySQL, enables businesses to efficiently handle large-scale data workloads — without sacrificing developer experience.
You have deep expertise in database systems including replication, high availability, sharding, performance tuning, and migration strategies.
experience with MySQL or PostgreSQL in production, including operations, performance tuning, and troubleshooting OR 5+ years of
experience supporting customers with MySQL or PostgreSQL workloads where you advised on operations, performance tuning, and troubleshooting •
Experience working with at least one major cloud provider (AWS, GCP, Azure, or OCI)
Strong understanding of database migration strategies and tooling •
Ability to write scripts and tools in Python, Go, or JavaScript •
Experience creating technical content such as documentation, tutorials, or blog posts
Experience with AWS Database Migration Service (DMS) or logical replication tools
Knowledge of Vitess, database sharding, or distributed database systems
Familiarity with Kubernetes and cloud-native architectures •
Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools like Terraform or CloudFormation
experience at conferences or meetups Why PlanetScale