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Staff Cloud Database Engineer

Backend EngineerSoftware EngineerOtherRemoteLeadTeam 1,001-5,000Since 1963H1B No SponsorCompany SiteLinkedIn

Location

United States

Posted

170 days ago

Salary

$175K - $195K / year

Seniority

Lead

Job Description

Staff Cloud Database Engineer

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• Design, develop, and manage enterprise-level database systems • Lead lifecycle management: schema design, migrations, replication, partitioning, upgrades, and DR planning • Architect, administer, and optimize high-availability PostgreSQL clusters • Automate processes to improve availability and scalability • Collaborate cross-functionally with application, SRE, and data engineering teams • Support large-scale database instances • Participate in rotational on-call and maintenance support • Perform regular upgrades, patching, and vulnerability remediation • Support database scalability and future growth initiatives • Define and enforce best practices around query optimization

Job Requirements

  • 8+ years managing mission-critical production workloads
  • Deep expertise in PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB
  • Experience with distributed on-call teams
  • Expertise in database architecture, design, replication, clustering, HA/DR
  • Strong experience with Linux/Unix environments
  • Hands-on experience with AWS, GCP, or Azure
  • Proven ability to manage highly available clustered database services across multiple Linux flavors
  • Familiarity with infrastructure automation tools (CloudFormation, Terraform, Ansible)
  • Knowledge of streaming technologies (Kafka) is preferred
  • Exposure to modern DevOps tooling and container orchestration (Kubernetes, Docker)

Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits package
  • Annual bonus program

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