Software Engineer - Surfaces

PlanetScale is growing rapidly and reinventing the database space. We're looking for a Software Engineer to join our Surfaces team, responsible for all user-facing UIs, CLIs and APIs. The Surfaces team builds and maintains the PlanetScale dashboard, APIs and billing systems every PlanetScale user relies on to launch and manage their databases.

Requirements

• 5+ years of software engineering experience building web applications
• Strong proficiency in Ruby on Rails for backend development
• Experience with React and TypeScript for frontend development
• Familiarity with relational databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL)
• Understanding of web fundamentals: HTTP, authentication, browser APIs
• Familiarity with feature flags and progressive rollouts to move quickly and safely
• Experience with modern CSS (Tailwind CSS or similar utility-first frameworks)

Benefits

• Generous Paid Time Off
• 401k Matching
• Retirement Plan
• Tuition Reimbursement