Software Engineering Manager, Database (SmithDB)

What this role involves

LangChain's SmithDB team is building a purpose-built storage and query layer for AI observability. This Engineering Manager role involves hands-on coding in Rust, leading architectural decisions on database internals, managing a small team, and coordinating with the broader LangSmith platform.

Skills this posting asks for

• rust
• kubernetes
• s3
• gcs
• azure blob
• database internals
• query execution
• storage layouts
• indexing
• compaction
• performance profiling
• observability
• tracing

Requirements

• 7 years of experience
• Level: manager

From the employer’s posting

ABOUT US At LangChain, our mission is to make intelligent agents ubiquitous. We build the foundation for agent engineering in the real world, helping developers move from prototypes to production-ready AI agents that teams can rely on. We began as widely adopted open-source tools and have grown…