VillageSQL
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Hiring now
3
open roles
Momentum
15/100
in the news
Last sign of life
this month
a posting or a news item
The story so fareach stage dated by its source: the company's releases, the press, registers, filings
Feb 5
Launched on Hacker News Show HN: VillageSQL – A Fork of MySQL with Extensions
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How VillageSQL hires
Truth index
B 75/100
Ghost roles
0%
Stale roles
100%
Reposted roles
0%
VillageSQL scores B on the Alion truth index (A is best, E worst), measured over 3 open roles re-checked against its own hiring board: 0% look like ghost listings, 100% have gone stale and 0% are the same role posted again. It measures how much of what this employer publishes turns into a real, finite search - not the employer as a workplace. How the index is computed
News
Using DuckDB inside MySQL
vsql-duckdb embeds DuckDB in VillageSQL Server so you can count, sum, and roll up Parquet, CSV, and JSON files in S3 from a MySQL connection.
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Vector search in MySQL: an early look at HNSW and custom indexes in VillageSQL
An early look at custom indexes and vector search in MySQL (VillageSQL): HNSW index, 20x faster than a full scan, with recall measured.
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MySQL's New Governance Model: Two steps forward, one step to the side, and one step backwards
An analysis of Oracle's new MySQL governance model, weighing the benefits of hyperscaler resources against the lack of true community access.
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Extend MySQL Using Rust
Discover how the VillageSQL Rust SDK brings native, memory-safe Rust extension development to MySQL, bypassing C++ entirely.
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Introducing VillageSQL: A New Path for MySQL in the Agentic AI Era
Introducing VillageSQL, an open-source tracking fork of MySQL It introduces an extension framework that unlocks permissionless innovation.
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Tech stack
Technologies named in job postings at VillageSQL over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
10
Postings analysed
4
Stack modernity
81/100
Languages
C++
Rust
Python
Databases
MySQL
Cloud & platforms
AWS
Azure
GCP
Kubernetes
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Full VillageSQL tech stack
10 technologies · by team · pay by technology · changes · similar stacks
Salary insights
Compensation ranges based on this company's open jobs
Median
$250k
Typical range
$250k
Open positions
3
3
Jobs
Middle
100%
| Level | Jobs | Median | Typical range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middle | 3 | $250k | $250k |
Highest paying role
Software Engineer - Database Internals (New York)
$250k
Normalized to USD per year
Growth
Hiring Momentum
45/100
Stable
Open positions
3
0 opened / 0 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
91 days
faster than 14% of the market
ATS activity
Every ~4 hours
Today
Hiring Dynamics
+100%
Hiring Focus
The percentage next to each role is its share of the company's job openings over the last 90 days; the arrow shows the shift versus the previous period.
Backend
100% ▼
Activity Timeline
Added AI Agents to stack
Aug 2026
Offices
Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
1
Hiring now
1
Countries
1
Busiest office
New York
New York
United States
HQ
2 open roles 100% engineering $250k Avg Salary
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Jobs
$118k – $250k per year • Remote (United States) • Full-Time • 3+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree
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$118k – $250k per year • Hybrid • Full-Time • 3+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree • New York
Rust
C++
MySQL
AI/ML
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DevOps
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Azure
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AWS
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$118k – $250k per year • Hybrid • Full-Time • 3+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree • New York
Python
Rust
C++
MySQL
DevOps
GCP
Azure
Git
AWS
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