Staff Database Engineer
Core
Designing, building, and supporting large-scale, distributed data systems and pipelines to drive data infrastructure and power products.
Role type
Staff Database Engineer (Data Operations)
Builds
Large-scale distributed data systems, data pipelines, and data architecture
Domain
E-commerce / Retail technology / Cloud-native databases
Deliverable
infrastructure
Required skills
PostgreSQL, MySQL, Aurora, Redshift, Iceberg, Terraform, AWS, CI/CD pipelines, capacity planning, workload modeling, cost optimization, database performance tuning, query optimization, indexing strategies, CDC, ETL, data governance
Preferred skills
AI for bottleneck identification, mentoring engineers, strategic technology evaluation
Technologies
AWS, Terraform, Redshift, Iceberg, Aurora, PostgreSQL, MySQL
Responsibilities
Design and implement data storage and streaming solutions; Serve as subject matter expert in database performance and security; Lead major modernization, migration, or transformation projects; Partner with senior leadership to align data architecture with business strategy; Develop and enforce enterprise standards, policies, and procedures; Mentor other technical staff and lead knowledge-sharing efforts
Seniority
Staff, technical authority & strategic leadership
