Solutions Engineer
PlanetScale
Mid160 000-250 000 USD
About the position
Join a rapidly growing team as a Solutions Engineer, guiding customers through database migrations and helping them leverage PlanetScale's innovative platform. Collaborate with Sales and Customer Engineering to solve complex database challenges and create educational content.
Tech stack
- mysql
- postgresql
- python
- go
- javascript
- aws
- kubernetes
- terraform
Requirements
Required:
- 5+ years of hands-on experience with MySQL or PostgreSQL in production, including operations, performance tuning, and troubleshooting
- Experience working with at least one major cloud provider (AWS, GCP, Azure, or OCI)
- Proven success in customer-facing technical roles such as Solutions Architect, Sales Engineer, or Technical Account Manager
- Strong understanding of database migration strategies and tooling
Nice to have:
- 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
Responsibilities
- Partner with Sales and Customer Engineering throughout the pre-sales and post-sales journey as the technical expert helping customers solve their most challenging database problems
- 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