[apaitch]

I don't seem like a good fit for any of these positions (Java/C++ engineer >.<), but I'd love to learn more about database internals and how things work and how to make them better. Is there much to do in that area, or is it pretty much complete? Should I just pick a bug and try to fix it, or is there some process to follow >.<

[coffeemug]

We're hiring C++ engineers. You don't have to know anything about database internals, but you do have to know C or C++ well and understand all the standard software engineering stuff. (I didn't list this position because it's a less hair on fire sort of thing). Please e-mail me -- [e-mail].

As far as getting started on the codebase, we unfortunately don't have a guide/mentorship program yet for hacking on the internals. The best way is probably to pick a really simple bug and try to fix it. I'll see if we can work on making getting started with core contributions easier.