As a Senior Database Engineer you will join a senior team responsible for the company's large-scale database and data platform infrastructure. This position combines database engineering, platform engineering, automation, and reliability engineering, working on high-scale systems to improve operational excellence.
Design and evolve distributed database architectures for high availability and scalability
Own replication strategies, failover mechanisms, and data consistency models
Ensure reliability of database platforms in production environments
Lead incident response and root cause analysis for database-related issues
Independently troubleshoot and resolve complex database performance and reliability issues
Define preventive measures to eliminate recurring issues
Analyze and optimize complex queries and database workloads
Design indexing strategies and data models for high-load systems
Identify and eliminate system-wide performance bottlenecks
Design and implement automation for database operations (backups, failover, scaling)
Improve Infrastructure-as-Code and deployment processes for databases
Reduce manual operational workload through automation
Requirements
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field
4–7+ years of experience in database engineering / DBA roles
Experience working with high-load, distributed systems
Deep expertise in at least two production-grade database platforms (PostgreSQL, ClickHouse, MongoDB, Cassandra, etc.)
Strong experience with HA/DR strategies and database clustering
Understanding of SLI/SLO principles and production reliability practices
Advanced performance tuning and query optimization skills
Strong understanding of database fundamentals: consistency, isolation, scaling
Experience with monitoring and observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, etc.)
Experience with automation (scripts, IaC, CI/CD pipelines)
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