Sr Technical Support Engineer

Posted:
12/4/2024, 8:48:01 AM

Location(s):
Santa Clara, California, United States ⋅ California, United States

Experience Level(s):
Senior

Field(s):
DevOps & Infrastructure ⋅ IT & Security ⋅ Software Engineering

Workplace Type:
Hybrid

Pay:
$96/hr or $199,680 total comp

Every day we tackle new and exciting challenges to empower developers to build modern cloud, mobile, and edge applications that deliver a premium user experience. Couchbase delivers unmatched performance, scalability, flexibility and financial value across cloud, on premises, hybrid, mobile and edge deployments. The database market is undergoing a generational shift and is one of the largest market opportunities in enterprise software due to big trends like the need for digital transformation, acceleration to the cloud and innovation at the edge. Join Couchbase to be a part of a greater change. Here you’ll have the opportunity to learn and grow with some of the most innovative, passionate and humble individuals in the database industry.

The Senior Cloud Support Engineer is the most critical role at Couchbase. You will be the face of the company externally when discussing solutions and building relationships with our customers and providing valuable feedback internally to our engineering teams to help improve our products and services. You’ll be joining a team and company where you will be challenged, but also grow and be recognized as a champion with your contributions to Couchbase.

What You’ll Do:

Troubleshoot and solve customer issues on their deployments (on-prem and cloud)
Support cloud deployments including monitoring and answering customer inquiries
Engage with customers via multiple channels (ticketing system, and screen sharing tools) to identify and resolve technical support requests while continuing to educate our clients on the use of the product
Reproduce technical issues and dive into On-Prem Enterprise and Cloud Capella platform
Participate in product conversations with internal teams based on feedback from client interactions
Identify and write internal and external technical articles, like typical troubleshooting steps, workarounds, or best practices
Train as a highly knowledgeable specialist in one or more Couchbase component area(s)

Who You Are:

Experienced in multi-channel technical support (4+ years of related experience)
Experienced using Zendesk, Jira, Confluence, or similar software
An engineer with previous technical troubleshooting and programming experience with Java, Go, Python
Solid knowledge of Unix and Network protocols and standards (HTTP, TLS, DNS, etc)
Strong understanding and experience with at least one cloud environment such as Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud, and/or Microsoft Azure
Experience working with NoSQL databases or distributed systems
Experience using Kubernetes and Docker is a plus
Experience with alerting and monitoring tools.
Self-motivated, detail-attentive, and have a desire for continuous learning
A critical thinker who defaults to a client-centric approach
An effective written and verbal communicator
Able to work a rotating schedule that requires weekend availability

The anticipated starting base pay range for this role is listed below. Base salary is not the only component of our competitive total rewards package - you may also be eligible for bonus, commissions, equity, and other benefits as described below. Actual compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, licenses and certifications, and specific work location.
Base Pay Range
$115,000$135,000 USD
Why Couchbase?
Modern customer experiences need a flexible cloud database platform that can power applications spanning from cloud to edge and everything in between. Couchbase’s mission is to simplify how developers and architects develop, deploy and consume modern applications wherever they are. We have reimagined the database with our fast, flexible and affordable cloud database platform Capella, allowing organizations to quickly build applications that deliver premium experiences to their customers– all with best-in-class price performance. More than 30% of the Fortune 100 trust Couchbase to power their modern applications and build innovative new ones. See our recent awards to learn why Couchbase is a great place to work.We are honored to be a part of the Best Places to Work Award for the Bay Area and the UK. Couchbase offers a total rewards approach to benefits  that recognizes the value you create here, so that you in turn may best serve yourself and your family. Some benefits include:
  • Generous Time Off Program - Flexibility to care for you and your family
  • Wellness Benefits - A variety of world class medical plans to choose from, along with dental, vision, life insurance, and employee assistance programs*
  • Financial Planning - RSU equity program*, ESPP program*, Retirement program* and Business Travel Insurance
  • Career Growth - Be valued, Create value approach
  • Fun Perks - An ergonomic and comfortable in-office / WFH setup. Food & Snacks for in-office employees.
  • And much more!
*Note: some programs are not applicable to all countries. Please discuss with a Couchbase recruiter to learn more.
 
 
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