Hydra
Hydra, headquartered in San Francisco, offers cloud-based solutions for parallelized analytics without code changes, providing an alternative to Snowflake with compatibility for over 70 Postgres extensions.
Company Overview
Hydra is a B2B infrastructure company headquartered in San Francisco, CA, and offers fully remote positions. The company specializes in providing solutions for parallelized analytics with no code changes. Hydra is part of the Y Combinator W22 batch and operates in the United States, Canada, and remote regions.
Services
Hydra offers open source, managed cloud, and deployable solutions in customer cloud infrastructure for parallelized analytics. This enables instant querying of billions of rows on column-oriented Postgres without requiring code changes. The company supports automated data ingestion for structured, semi-structured, and unstructured data.
Product Compatibility
Hydra's solutions are compatible with over 70 Postgres extensions, providing robust functionality for various use cases. Notable extensions include PostGIS for geospatial data, pgvector for vector similarity searches, pgpartman for partition management, pglogical for logical replication, and pg_ivm for incremental view maintenance.
Competitive Edge
Hydra provides a competitive alternative to Snowflake by enabling instant querying of massive datasets using column-oriented Postgres. Its solution allows deployment on a customer's own cloud infrastructure, which can help control costs and enhance security measures.
Remote Work Opportunities
Hydra is committed to flexible working arrangements, offering fully remote positions. This approach allows the company to attract talent from a broad geographical area, enhancing its capability to serve clients across various regions, including the United States and Canada.