Senior MySQL Database Administrator
Core
Manage and optimize large-scale, mission-critical MySQL infrastructure across Google Cloud and AWS, handling terabytes of data with a focus on high availability, disaster recovery, and performance tuning.
Role type
Senior IC MySQL Database Administrator
Builds
High-availability MySQL clusters, backup/disaster recovery systems, and optimized data pipelines for commerce partnership marketing.
Domain
Cloud Infrastructure (GCP/AWS) + Relational Databases (MySQL/Percona)
Required skills
MySQL/Percona Server administration, ProxySQL configuration, Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform/Puppet), Linux shell scripting, database performance tuning, disaster recovery planning, capacity planning, team mentoring
Preferred skills
PostgreSQL administration, ClickHouse experience, Change Data Capture (CDC) technologies, knowledge of MySQL kernel internals, database security hardening
Technologies
Percona Server, ProxySQL, XtraBackup, GitHub Orchestrator, Terraform, Puppet, PMM, Google Cloud, AWS, ClickHouse, Bash, Python
Responsibilities
Manage and maintain Percona Server for MySQL across production, staging, and development environments; Design and implement ProxySQL configurations for high availability and load balancing; Perform comprehensive SQL query analysis and optimization; Administer secondary database engines like ClickHouse and Cloud SQL; Architect and manage multi-region/multi-cloud database deployments; Lead database upgrade initiatives and mentor junior DBAs
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
