PgDog (YC P25) Is Hiring

PgDog, a YC-backed startup building a scaling layer for PostgreSQL, is hiring a founding software engineer to work remotely or from SF/CA/OR. The role requires 3+ years of experience and strong Rust and PostgreSQL skills. Compensation is $150K-$225K plus 1-3% equity, with health and dental fully covered and unlimited PTO. The product is already in production with dozens of customers and focuses on making Postgres scale without forcing migrations to other databases. The team is small and global, and the founder, Lev Kokotov, brings experience scaling Postgres at Instacart and nearly a decade of Rust work.

Day-to-day work centers on building a distributed database and scaling features from first principles: load balancing, sharding, an advanced OLAP query engine that supports existing SQL, and in-place data redistribution for dynamic sharding. Tasks split roughly 30% bug fixes, 60% new features, and 10% infra glue. Early expectations include shipping a bug fix or feature in week one, owning the codebase and roadmap by three months, and shipping directly to customers. The interview process is a 30-minute intro, a 1-3 hour technical deep dive, followed by a one- to two-week paid contract period before full-time hire.