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Software Engineer - Database Engine

Remote - Serbia

Who We Are

At RelationalAI, we are building the future of intelligent data systems through our cloud-native relational knowledge graph management system—a platform designed for learning, reasoning, and prediction.

We are a remote-first, globally distributed team with colleagues across six continents. From day one, we’ve embraced asynchronous collaboration and flexible schedules, recognizing that innovation doesn’t follow a 9-to-5.

We are committed to an open, transparent, and inclusive workplace. We value the unique backgrounds of every team member and believe in fostering a culture of respect, curiosity, and innovation. We support each other’s growth and success—and take the well-being of our colleagues seriously. We encourage everyone to find a healthy balance that affords them a productive, happy life, wherever they choose to live.

We bring together engineers who love building core infrastructure, obsess over developer experience, and want to make complex systems scalable, observable, and reliable.

**We are considering only candidates located in Serbia. This position is fully remote for candidate living in Serbia**

We are building a Knowledge Graph Coprocessor for Snowflake. The database engine, or the logic engine as we like to call it, allows users to make better decisions by applying the rich business logic of their model to their data. As part of the logic engine team, you will work on our next-generation relational knowledge graph management system, within the following areas:

  • Management of data across the cache hierarchy of cloud object storage, local disk, and memory, while pushing the limits of the ability to retain in-memory performance.
  • Data structures that are backed by cloud storage, versioned, write-optimized, and support our advanced join algorithms.
  • Query evaluation that supports all of our computationally challenging workloads.
  • Incremental compilation of our model logic and view maintenance capabilities.
  • Query optimization and planning.
  • Parallelization and distribution of all these components.
  • Orchestration of provisioning, lifecycle, and bookkeeping of user-facing resources like logic engines, databases, transactions, and individual jobs.

What You Will Do

We are looking for people excited to help design and work on these database management system components.

As a part of the team, you will...

  • Work on novel system designs that enable our unique value proposition.
  • Learn about and contribute to our system implementation and how trade-offs on the language side impact it.
  • Interact with our research network on the frontier of database research.
  • You'll have the opportunity to gain exposure to various parts of the system. Since our team is small, you can contribute to multiple components, allowing for a diverse and enriching experience instead of being limited to just one area.
  • Make our system scale up and out, tackling exciting challenges around concurrency and distribution.
  • Tune code, reduce allocations, and write tight hot loops.
  • Have the option to work on the programming language's internals that underpin our system, contributing changes to the language itself.

What We Look For

  • Up to 3 years of professional experience in system-level code.
  • Enthusiasm for database systems, distributed systems, algorithms, and data structures.
  • Willingness and ability to learn quickly, including a new programming language.
  • Ability to work towards a long-term, multi-year strategic objective, while delivering consistent and progressive results along the way.
  • People who are reliable and find ways to be productive. We are looking for individuals who take ownership and will be responsive, knowing we will provide comprehensive support and mentorship to ensure your success.

 

Why RelationalAI

RelationalAI is committed to an open, transparent, and inclusive workplace. We value the unique backgrounds of our team. We are driven by curiosity, value innovation, and help each other to succeed and to grow. We take the well-being of our colleagues seriously, and offer flexible working hours so each individual can find a healthy balance that affords them a productive, happy life wherever they choose to live.

🌎 Global Benefits at RelationalAI

At RelationalAI, we believe that people do their best work when they feel supported, empowered, and balanced. Our benefits prioritize well-being, flexibility, and growth, ensuring you have the resources to thrive both professionally and personally.

  • We are all owners in the company and reward you with a competitive salary and equity.
  • Work from anywhere in the world.
  • Comprehensive benefits coverage, including global mental health support
  • Open PTO – Take the time you need, when you need it.
  • Company Holidays, Your Regional Holidays, and RAI Holidays—where we take one Monday off each month, followed by a week without recurring meetings, giving you the time and space to recharge.
  • Paid parental leave – Supporting new parents as they grow their families.
  • We invest in your learning & development
  • Regular team offsites and global events – Building strong connections while working remotely through team offsites and global events that bring everyone together.
  • A culture of transparency & knowledge-sharing – Open communication through team standups, fireside chats, and open meetings.

Country Hiring Guidelines:

RelationalAI hires around the world. All of our roles are remote; however, some locations might carry specific eligibility requirements.

Because of this, understanding location & visa support helps us better prepare to onboard our colleagues.

Our People Operations team can help answer any questions about location after starting the recruitment process.

 

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