C/C++ Software Development Engineer (Remote)

Percona

Full-time Computer Occupations
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Location
Jacobo Hunter, Arequipa, Peru
Posted
June 03, 2026

Job Description

As an Upstream Contributor at Percona, you will play a crucial role in the open-source ecosystem. Your primary responsibility will be to improve the Valkey project by actively contributing code, advocating best practices, and fostering a collaborative environment within the core Valkey and Redis community. You'll also work closely with Perconaโ€™s engineering, product, and community teams to provide insights that will guide the development of Percona's add-ons, extensions, and integrations.

What You Will Do

  • As a core contributor, roughly 80% of your time will be spent contributing to Valkeyโ€™s codebase helping to deliver against its roadmap.
  • During the the remaining 20% you will:
  • Actively participate in community discussions, maintain a visible presence in mailing lists or forums, and contribute to documentation.
  • Serve as the bridge between the Valkey team and our own product, engineering, and community teams to ensure the compatibility and...