Senior Software Engineer | Database Optimization

Cast AI

📍 European Union, Bulgaria On-Site ⏳ 3d ago
AI assistant

Job Description

About CAST AI

CAST AI is an automation platform that optimises cloud and AI infrastructure at scale. By embedding autonomous decision-making directly into Kubernetes and cloud environments, CAST AI continuously improves performance, reliability and efficiency in production. More than 2,100 companies already rely on CAST AI, including Akamai, BMW, Cisco, FICO, Hugging Face, NielsenIQ, Swisscom and TGS. CAST AI operates across 34 countries and has a remote-first culture built around small, highly technical teams. In January 2026, the company achieved unicorn status following a strategic investment from Pacific Alliance Ventures, bringing its valuation above $1 billion.

About the role

Databases are still managed manually. Engineers monitor slow queries, decide which indexes to add, tune connection limits and introduce caching, often without being able to prove