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Senior Database Engineer

What’s important to us:

We are seeking a Senior Database Engineer with strong hands-on experience in designing, optimizing, and managing production-grade database systems. The role focuses on execution excellence, performance tuning, database reliability, and close collaboration with application and DevOps teams in a consulting and delivery-driven environment.

Key Responsibilities

Database Design & Implementation

Design and implement efficient relational and NoSQL database schemas
Support application teams with data modeling and schema optimization
Implement database solutions for OLTP and moderate analytical workloads
Participate in database migrations and version upgrades

Performance, Availability & Operations

Perform query tuning, indexing, and execution plan analysis
Monitor production databases and resolve performance and stability issues
Implement backup, recovery, replication, and failover mechanisms
Ensure data integrity, availability, and scalability

Automation & DevOps Collaboration

Work with DevOps teams to support CI/CD for database changes
Automate routine database tasks using scripts and tools
Assist in capacity planning and proactive monitoring

Collaboration & Support

Provide L2/L3 database support for production systems
Participate in incident management and root cause analysis
Document database standards, procedures, and runbooks

Required Skills & Experience

5+ years of hands-on experience managing production databases
Strong expertise in at least one RDBMS: PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle, or SQL Server
Working knowledge of NoSQL databases such as MongoDB, Redis, Cassandra, or DynamoDB
Strong SQL skills and understanding of indexing, transactions, and locking
Experience with cloud database services (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
Familiarity with Linux systems and database monitoring tools

Preferred Qualifications