Software Engineering Manager, Key-Value Engine
As industries race to embrace AI, traditional database solutions fall short of rising demands for versatility, performance, and affordability. Couchbase is leading the way with Capella, the developer data platform for critical applications in our AI world. By uniting transactional, analytical, mobile, and AI workloads into a seamless, fully managed solution, Couchbase empowers developers and enterprises to build and scale applications with unmatched flexibility, performance, and cost-efficiency—from cloud to edge. Trusted by over 30% of the Fortune 100, Couchbase is unlocking innovation, accelerating AI transformation, and redefining customer experiences. Come join our mission.
Software Engineering Manager Key-Value Engine
The Key-Value Engine is the component at the centre of the Couchbase universe. It is responsible for storing and managing data, delivering low latency ops at high scale, supporting intra and cross-cluster replication for high availability and replicating documents to downstream clients.
You will run a team of Bengaluru-based high-calibre engineers focused on improving performance and scale as you help us push back boundaries, such as a more flexible and powerful protocol, higher-performance caching, richer data structures, more scalable infrastructure and distributed transactions.
In terms of management responsibilities, this role offers great growth opportunities. You will report to a Senior Director of Engineering who is responsible for the entirety of KV Engine.
What Will You Do?
- Help build the world’s fastest, most scalable, richly-functional key-value engine.
- Hire talented people whom you'll manage and motivate to be high-output, high-achieving engineers.
- Work with your peers and Product Management as you determine key requirements and the architectural approach to get things built.
- Collaborate with Technical Support to triage and in some cases, debug and resolve high-priority customer issues.
- Review code and occasionally contribute patches as may be necessary for the manager of a small team.
- Read and respond to requirements documents; you'll guide, review and in some cases author design documents.
- Thoroughly understand the protocols and architecture of Couchbase Key-Value and why it is the envy of the industry.
- Communicate wins and team progress with peer development managers and engineering leaders.
About You
- BS or MS in Computer Science or equivalent experience in an associated field.
- You’re a self-motivated, independent, and high-performance person. You learn quickly and you enjoy worthy challenges.
- You have strong C++ skills, with 3+ years of production-level experience.
- You have been a software engineering manager or a team technical lead for 2+ years.
- You’re an excellent communicator: specific, thoughtful and clear.
- You are a humble and emotionally intelligent person and value the impact of servant leadership.
At Couchbase, we believe innovation thrives when diverse perspectives are at the table. We actively encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds—including women, people of color, LGTBQIA+ professionals, veterans, and individuals with disabilities. If you see a role that excites you, but don’t meet every qualification, we still encourage you to apply.
Studies show underrepresented talent is less likely to apply unless they meet all the criteria. We encourage you to apply if you’re excited about the role and can bring strong contributions to our team.
If you require reasonable accommodations during the recruitment process, please let your recruiter know—we’re happy to support you.
We value diverse educational and career backgrounds. If your experience aligns with the role’s goals—even if it doesn’t follow a traditional path—we’d love to hear from you.
- Generous Time Off Program - Flexibility to care for you and your family
- Wellness Benefits - A variety of world class medical plans to choose from, along with dental, vision, life insurance, and employee assistance programs*
- Financial Planning - RSU equity program*, ESPP program*, Retirement program* and Business Travel Insurance
- Career Growth - Be valued, Create value approach
- Fun Perks - An ergonomic and comfortable in-office / WFH setup. Food & Snacks for in-office employees.
- And much more!
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