Staff Software Engineer - Databases
Core
Architecting and maintaining automated schema change infrastructure for MySQL and TiDB to ensure safe, predictable, and fast migrations across thousands of global databases.
Role type
Staff Software Engineer (Database Infrastructure)
Builds
Global schema migration platform, CI/CD integration, and developer tools for data operations
Domain
Data Infrastructure / Database Engineering
Deliverable
production ML models | infrastructure
Required skills
Backend systems design, Platform engineering, Database engineering (MySQL, TiDB), Schema migration frameworks, CI/CD automation, High-throughput system scaling, Test harness design, Developer tooling
Preferred skills
Experience with global footprint systems, Mission-critical platform leadership, Backfill and data integrity strategies
Technologies
MySQL, TiDB, CI/CD pipelines
Responsibilities
Architecting automated schema change infrastructure, Ensuring zero-downtime operations across global databases, Designing intuitive APIs and developer tools, Building test harnesses for migration validation, Managing large-scale backfill and purging operations
Seniority
Staff, hands-on IC with strategic scope