# Memcached

Skill · IT Infrastructure and Networking

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/memcached

Memcached is an open-source, in-memory key-value caching system used to speed up dynamic web applications by reducing database load, commonly deployed alongside databases like MySQL. Backend engineers and system architects use it to improve application performance and scalability, particularly for high-traffic websites.

## Memcached in the job market

- Open roles: 3
- Employers hiring: 3
- Last checked: September 14, 2026

## Roles that use Memcached

- [Software Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/software-engineer) — 3

Related skills: [Load Balancing](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/load-balancing), [Redis](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/redis), [Scalability](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/scalability), [Amazon ElastiCache](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/amazon-elasticache), [MySQL](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/mysql)

## Open roles requiring Memcached (3)

- [Senior Software Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/fca1e729-768f-496a-b038-d8e84d58dc94/senior-software-engineer-at-workday) at [Workday](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/workday) — Full-time, Pleasanton, CA, $160,100 – $285,100
- [Staff+ Software Engineer, Caching](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/b620b370-f4a0-4b44-ad0c-dd06ea272b77/staff-software-engineer-caching-at-menlo-ventures-portfolio) at [Menlo Ventures Portfolio](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/menlo-ventures-portfolio) — Full-time, New York, NY, $320,000 – $485,000
- [Senior Software Engineer, Events Analytics Platform](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/sentry/f9e12841-4efe-4742-81ae-e9c75e93d8a7/application) at [Sentry](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/sentry) — San Francisco, CA · Remote, $155,000 – $400,000 (listed on Sentry's own careers site)