Leads the architecture and ground-up build of engine-level database technology — storage engines, distributed consensus, transactions, and query optimization — writing low-level systems code in C++/Rust/Java at an Industrial AI startup. Day to day: engine design, performance tuning, distributed reliability work, and mentoring.
Compensation
Not disclosed
Location
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Work setup
Not specified
Seniority
Lead
Employment
Not specified
Experience
Not specified
Category
Software engineering
Posted
Skills
agentic-ai
ai
aurora
computer-vision
distributed-systems
incident-investigation
java
neo4j
nlp
observability
performance-management
root-cause-analysis
rust
scala
sql
time-series
vector-search
Must have
Production-grade C++17/20 or Rust at systems level
Java or Scala for distributed services
Deep experience with performance profiling, memory management, low-level debugging, and automated benchmarking
Lead technical design, write RFCs/design docs, and establish system architecture (Senior/Lead)
Mentor engineers, conduct code reviews, and drive technical standards (Senior/Lead)
Spearhead production incident investigations and root-cause analysis (Senior/Lead)
Nice to have
Hands-on experience with graph databases (JanusGraph/Titan, Neo4j, TigerGraph, Amazon Neptune, Dgraph, or custom engine)
Strong understanding of graph storage models, traversal algorithms, graph indexing, and distributed graph processing
Familiarity with graph query languages (Gremlin, Cypher, SPARQL, or SQL/PGQ)
Vector search techniques (HNSW, IVF, ANN)
Spatial indexing (R-Tree, H3, S2, Geohash)
Inverted indexes, full-text search, and multi-column composite index structures
Active open-source contributions to database, storage, or graph projects
Familiarity with foundational research papers (e.g., Spanner, Dynamo, Percolator, Calvin, Aurora, TAO, Pregel)
Experience with change data capture (CDC), streaming systems, or materialized view maintenance
Background in compiler design, query language parser generation, or multi-model engine design (Graph, Vector, Document, Time-Series)
Full description
Who We Are & Why Join UsAvathon is the leading Industrial AI autonomy platform, helping customers across heavy industries -- energy, mining, manufacturing, aerospace, defense, and logistics -- accelerate the journey toward autonomous operations. Our platform is built on a Computational Knowledge Graph foundation that contextualizes and connects operational data across siloed systems, bringing together time series, structured, unstructured, and machine vision data to power AI-driven applications in asset performance management, supply chain intelligence, visual AI, and global trade management. With capabilities spanning digital twins, normal behavior modeling, natural language processing, and computer vision, Avathon delivers real-time predictive intelligence and agentic decision-making at industrial scale.
Cutting-Edge AI Innovation -- Join a team at the forefront of AI, developing groundbreaking solutions that shape the future. High-Growth Environment -- Thrive in a fast-scaling startup where agility, collaboration, and rapid professional growth are the norm. Meaningful Impact -- Work on AI-driven projects that drive real change across industries and improve lives.
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Who We Are & Why Join UsAvathon is the leading Industrial AI autonomy platform, helping customers across heavy industries - energy, mining, manufacturing, aerospace, defense, and logistics - accelerate the journey toward autonomous operations. Our platform is built on a Computational Knowledge Graph foundation that contextualizes and connects operational data across siloed systems, bringing together time series, structured, unstructured, and machine vision data to power AI-driven applications in asset performance management, supply chain intelligence, visual AI, and global trade management. With capabilities spanning digital twins, normal behavior modeling, natural language processing, and computer vision, Avathon delivers real-time predictive intelligence and agentic decision-making at industrial scale.
Cutting-Edge AI Innovation - Join a team at the forefront of AI, developing groundbreaking solutions that shape the future. High-Growth Environment - Thrive in a fast-scaling startup where agility, collaboration, and rapid professional growth are the norm. Meaningful Impact - Work on AI-driven projects that drive real change across industries and improve lives.
About the Role
We’re hiring a Database Developer / Lead Database Engineer at Avathon – where AI meets the real world.
This is a high-impact role at the intersection of low-level systems programming, distributed storage, and query engine optimization, focused on building core database technology ground-up rather than application-level software.
We are looking for an experienced Database Engineer to lead the architecture, design, and deployment of engine-level database systems across high-performance, large-scale environments. You will tackle real-world storage challenges involving distributed consensus, transaction isolation, custom indexing, and high-throughput query processing across multi-model architectures.
This role offers the opportunity to drive innovation in storage engine design, graph processing, distributed execution, and system reliability, while collaborating closely with engineering and product teams to bring resilient, production-grade database systems into reality.
Core Responsibilities
Architecture & Engine Design
- Storage Engines: Design and implement storage layers using LSM Trees, B-Trees, RocksDB, LevelDB, LMDB, WiredTiger, or custom engines.
- Consensus & Sharding: Implement Raft or Paxos consensus, data partitioning/sharding strategies, and multi-node replication.
- Fault Tolerance: Architect resilient systems capable of automated leader election, failure recovery, dynamic retries, and partition handling.
- Platform Operations: Integrate service discovery (etcd, Consul, ZooKeeper), distributed tracing/observability, zero-downtime rolling upgrades, back-ups, and storage format compatibility layers.
Concurrency, Transactions & Query Execution
- Transaction Control: Work with MVCC, Snapshot Isolation, Optimistic Concurrency Control (OCC), and Two-Phase Locking (2PL).
- Query Optimization: Build and optimize query execution plans, join algorithms, predicate pushdowns, and distributed query execution pipelines.
Quality, Testing & Systems Engineering
- Low-Level Development: Write production-grade C++17/20, Rust, Java, or Scala code focused on low-overhead memory management, profiling, and benchmarking.
- Validation & Testing: Ensure transactional correctness and data integrity via distributed fault injection, property-based testing, and consistency validation suites.
Technical Qualifications
Graph Database Experience (Highly Preferred)
- Hands-on experience with JanusGraph/Titan, Neo4j, TigerGraph, Amazon Neptune, Dgraph, or a custom in-house graph engine.
- Strong understanding of graph storage models, traversal algorithms, graph indexing, and distributed graph processing.
- Familiarity with graph query languages such as Gremlin, Cypher, SPARQL, or SQL/PGQ.
- Deconstruct complex engine initiatives into structured milestone roadmaps.
- Spearhead production incident investigations and root-cause analysis (RCA).
Nice to Have
- Active open-source contributions to database, storage, or graph projects.
- Familiarity with foundational research papers (e.g., Spanner, Dynamo, Percolator, Calvin, Aurora, TAO, Pregel).
- Experience with change data capture (CDC), streaming systems, or materialized view maintenance.
- Background in compiler design, query language parser generation, or multi-model engine design (Graph, Vector, Document, Time-Series).
Avathon is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected category under applicable federal, state, and local laws.
Avathon is committed to providing reasonable accommodations throughout the recruiting process. If you need a reasonable accommodation, please contact us to discuss how we can assist you.