Manager, Database Engineering
Core
Own production availability, performance, and recoverability for a large multi-engine database estate supporting financial institutions.
Role type
Senior IC database engineering manager (cloud)
Builds
Custom tooling, self-service platforms, and observability solutions for internal stakeholders and external banks.
Domain
Financial services / Cloud database engineering
Required skills
SQL Server at scale, PostgreSQL, Aurora, Snowflake, MongoDB, Pinecone, AWS EC2, database modernization, incident command, team coaching, cost optimization, AI observability
Preferred skills
Azure, financial services regulated experience, security compliance
Technologies
SQL Server, PostgreSQL, Aurora, Snowflake, MongoDB, Pinecone, AWS, Azure
Responsibilities
Own production coverage and act as incident-command backstop; Set technical direction and mentor engineers; Champion build-our-own tooling vs vendor solutions; Push AI hands-on for observability; Grow team and run performance conversations; Own economics including licensing and storage right-sizing; Set standards for DR design and automation; Lead end-to-end modernization and migrations.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with management responsibilities
