PgDog (YC P25) Is Hiring
PgDog is a tiny database startup, based out of SF, with a global team. We’re scaling the world’s most popular database, PostgreSQL. PgDog is in production, used by dozens of companies, large and small.
- ▪PgDog is a tiny database startup, based out of SF, with a global team.
- ▪We’re scaling the world’s most popular database, PostgreSQL.
- ▪PgDog is in production, used by dozens of companies, large and small.
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| Original publisher | Y Combinator |
| Canonical URL | https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/pgdog/jobs/uWymUYy-founding-software-engineer |
| Publication time | Wed, 29 Jul 2026 17:01:10 +0000 |
| Retrieval time | 2026-07-29T17:15:55.070Z |
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Hey! PgDog is a tiny database startup, based out of SF, with a global team. We’re scaling the world’s most popular database, PostgreSQL. PgDog is in production, used by dozens of companies, large and small. The problem is big, but so is the opportunity, and we’re hiring! About the role The jack of all trades. Rust, Postgres, a bit of infrastructure, networking, distributed systems, and so much more. You’ll build features that will go directly into our customers hands, the day you ship them. With great power comes great responsibility. You’re meticulous, detail-oriented and are not afraid to take calculated risks. You write tests because you want to make sure the thing works, not to check a box.
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