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What they do

PlanetScale runs Postgres and Vitess databases for businesses. Vitess is an open-source system that spreads MySQL across many servers. The co-creators of Vitess started PlanetScale in 2018. Customers include Block, Cursor, Etsy, and Intercom. It has over $100M from a16z, Kleiner Perkins, and others, and it is profitable.

What they value

• Every day matters, because time is the one thing you cannot buy.
• Be fearless: make bets, take risks, and stay optimistic.
• No passengers: everyone drives the company forward.
• Experts leading experts: leaders are experts in their craft.
• No replacement for displacement: raw speed and consistency beat features.
• Small teams of top people, with high performance, accountability, and integrity.

Where they hire

Most roles are remote in North America or EMEA (Europe, the Middle East, and Africa), and one also in APAC. Three roles are only in San Francisco, and two are in San Francisco or remote. The Internal Tools role is in the office most days and does not sponsor visas. No other Posting mentions sponsorship.

Teams and roles

The board lists 12 open roles.

• Engineering: software engineers for Postgres, Vitess, Insights (database observability), and internal tools.
• Customer engineering: customer and enterprise support engineers, and a solutions engineer who helps customers migrate.
• Marketing: a brand designer, a developer educator, and a head of events.
• Sales: an outbound sales development representative.

Base pay ranges run from $120,000 to $290,000 USD, and pay also includes equity.

What they look for

Most roles ask for knowledge of Postgres or MySQL. The Postgres, Vitess, and Insights engineers need 5 or more years of experience and distributed systems. The Postgres and Vitess roles also want strong Go and Kubernetes. Support and solutions roles ask for strong debugging and experience with production databases. Many roles ask for strong written and spoken communication. Most Postings want people who work on their own with little direction and know when to ask for help. Several roles ask you to use AI tools in your daily work.