Senior Software Engineer – Database Development

Are you passionate about programming and looking for challenges in software development? Our Cloud Database team is now looking for software engineers. This is a unique opportunity for you to join a World leading Tech company and work in one of Huawei´s offices in Trondheim, Norway, Stockholm, Sweden, Amsterdam, Netherlands, or in other locations in Europe.
About the position
They aim to design and implement features in the database kernel to build a more competitive cloud database service. For developers, this entails challenging and exciting tasks connected to programming and software development.
You will be working on state-of-the-art technology with colleagues passionate about innovation. Your primary responsibilities will be, among others, Optimisieing and upgrading software, recommending software upgrades or fixes for existing systems, and running regular tests and maintenance checks of software. You will get a rare opportunity to influence from chip design to cloud storage, to new database architecture designed for a new generation of hardware, and all these in close contact with our customers. This position requires hands-on programming, and your excitement for software development is essential.
Qualifications
PhD or MSc in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Communication Technology, Informatics, Mathematics, or other relevant fields
Preferably research experience in the database field
Preferably working experience developing database management systems, including contributing to open source database projects, e.g. MySQL, PostgreSQL, DuckDB.
Good programming skills, preferably in C++
Strong problem-solving abilities and collaborative skills
Proficiency in spoken and written English.

What we offer
Flexible working hours and top compensation.
An international and open work environment with experienced professionals in software development. Their doors are always open, making it easy to connect and ask for advice.
A meaningful job where your contributions have an impact. Huawei has one of the largest patent portfolios in the world and invests over 10% of sales revenue in R&D.
Opportunity to work on cutting-edge technology and push it further.
Modern office with a central location in Trondheim, Norway, Stockholm, Sweden, or Amsterdam, Netherlands.
This is a full-time consultant position.
If you have any questions, please contact Karin Persson.


About Huawei
Huawei is a leading global provider of information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure and smart devices. With integrated solutions in telecom networks, IT, smart devices, and cloud services, our mission is to bring digital to every person, home, and organization for a fully connected, intelligent world. To achieve this goal, we are continuously investing in research and innovation. We are one of the world’s largest investors in R&D and have 14 R&D Institutes and Centers, 36 joint innovation centers, and 45 training centers around the world.
Huawei’s office in Trondheim, Norway, is part of the Huawei Sweden R&D office, the first overseas R&D office established by Huawei. Our Cloud Database Europe team works in GaussDB for MySQL, Huawei Cloud's cloud-optimized MySQL database service.
Managed cloud database services are at the center of digitalization in every industry today. Our customers also represent businesses, including Internet startups, retail, manufacturing, toll road companies, and other big enterprises.
One of Huawei's strategic strengths is that it controls almost the entire technology stack, from chip design, server hardware, and storage systems to cloud control planes. The products we build optimize for this, and we can make cloud- solutions that integrate with the data center for performance and cost-effectiveness.
Our team has extensive and varied industry experience, from database specialists to software generalists, from recent graduates to experts with 30+ years of experience.
Read more about our work here: https://www.huaweicloud.com/intl/en us/about/blogs/20210813181719445.htm