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Senior Database Engineer
Location
KA + 1 moreAll locations: KA | India
Posted
102 days ago
Salary
₹585K / year
Seniority
Senior
Job Description
Senior Database Engineer
LivePerson
• Own and architect high-availability MySQL database platforms supporting critical business systems. • Design and implement multi-region replication strategies, disaster recovery architectures, and zero-downtime migration patterns. • Lead incident response for critical database outages, coordinate cross-functional teams, and drive post-incident reviews. • Define and track database SLIs/SLOs, establish reliability metrics, and implement continuous improvement programs. • Drive capacity planning at scale, forecast growth patterns, and architect for horizontal and vertical scaling. • Establish database standards, operational runbooks, and best practices across the organization. • Lead automation initiatives to eliminate toil and improve operational efficiency. • Design and implement database provisioning platforms using Terraform and configuration management tools. • Build self-service workflows for database creation, schema migrations, and routine operations. • Architect and implement GitOps-driven database deployments integrated with CI/CD pipelines. • Develop custom tooling and automation frameworks for database operations (Python, Go, or Bash). • Drive adoption of infrastructure as code practices across database teams. • Lead CloudSQL (GCP) operations at scale, including advanced configurations, HA setups, and cross-region deployments. • Design and execute cloud migration strategies from on-premises to GCP (or hybrid architectures). • Implement multi-cloud or hybrid-cloud database strategies where applicable. • Optimize cloud costs through right-sizing, reserved instances, and architectural improvements. • Work with GCP native services (Cloud Monitoring, Secret Manager, VPC, IAM) for secure and scalable deployments. • Lead performance engineering initiatives including query optimization, indexing strategies, and schema design reviews. • Conduct advanced troubleshooting of complex performance issues across application and database layers. • Perform deep-dive analysis using tools like pt-query-digest, Percona Toolkit, and performance_schema. • Design database sharding and partitioning strategies for scalability. • Review and optimize backup/restore strategies for RTO/RPO requirements. • Design and implement comprehensive monitoring and alerting frameworks (Prometheus, Grafana, Cloud Monitoring). • Build custom dashboards and SLO tracking for database reliability metrics. • Implement proactive monitoring to detect issues before they impact production. • Establish observability standards including logging, tracing, and metrics collection. • Mentor L1/L2 database engineers on technical skills, troubleshooting methodologies, and best practices. • Conduct code reviews, design reviews, and knowledge-sharing sessions. • Drive technical decision-making for database architecture and tooling choices. • Collaborate with application teams, SRE teams, and platform engineers on cross-functional projects. • Represent database engineering in architectural discussions and technical forums. • Work with Elasticsearch for search and analytics workloads (Good to have). • Support Kafka-based data pipelines and event-driven architectures (Good to have).
Job Requirements
- 8+ years of hands-on MySQL DBA/Engineering experience in production environments.
- Expert-level knowledge of MySQL architecture, replication (async, semi-sync, GTID), performance tuning, and troubleshooting.
- 4+ years managing Cloud SQL on GCP, including HA configurations, read replicas, and backup strategies.
- 4+ years of Infrastructure as Code experience (Terraform strongly preferred), including module development and state management.
- 4+ years with configuration management tools (Ansible, Chef, or Puppet) in production environments.
- Proven experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines for database changes and schema migrations.
- Strong programming/scripting skills (Python, Bash, or Go) for automation and tooling development.
- Deep Linux system administration skills and understanding of OS-level performance tuning.
- Experience with monitoring and observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, or similar).
- Demonstrated leadership in incident response, including on-call rotations and post-mortem facilitation.
- Experience supporting large-scale production systems with strict uptime requirements (99.9%+).
Benefits
- Personal time off 15 days - Casual (6) days & Sick Days (6)
- Medical Insurance: 8 Lakhs Family Floater that covers employee, spouse, 3 children and parents or In-laws
- Group Personal Accident: 3x of the employee’s Gross Salary
- Group Term Life: 3x of the employee’s Gross Salary
- Volunteering Days – Use them to make a difference in your community. Whether it's a cleanup, supporting a local initiative or holding an “Ehrenamt”, just let us know! We're here to help you create a meaningful impact.
- Employee Stock Program (ESPP): Participate in our Employee Stock Participation Program and receive a discount on company shares, allowing you to share in LivePerson's success.
- Learning & Development: We actively support your professional journey with robust programs for growth and learning development, including allocated stipends, ensuring you reach your full potential.
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