CareerPlan

In-Memory Database Platform Engineer

US - RemoteFull-time$80k–$137k2026-10-21 → 2026-11-10

Core

Build, operate, and modernize enterprise in-memory database services (primarily Redis) across on-premises and multi-cloud environments.

Role type

Mid-level In-Memory Database Platform Engineer

Builds

Production and non-production Redis environments, cloud-managed in-memory services (AWS ElastiCache, Azure Redis, GCP Memorystore), and automation pipelines.

Domain

Cloud Infrastructure / Database Operations / DevOps

Required skills

Redis administration, Linux system administration, Cloud database management, High availability configuration, Backup and recovery, Performance tuning, Automation scripting, Incident response, Capacity planning, Security compliance

Preferred skills

Ansible, Terraform, CI/CD pipelines, Observability tools (Datadog, Prometheus, Grafana), Relational databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL), Redis Enterprise

Technologies

Redis, Linux (RHEL), AWS (ElastiCache, MemoryDB), Azure, Google Cloud, Ansible, Terraform, Python, Datadog, Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk

Responsibilities

Deploy, administer, and support production Redis clusters and cloud-managed services; Configure high availability, replication, and disaster recovery strategies; Monitor performance, memory utilization, and latency; Troubleshoot production incidents and conduct root-cause analysis; Develop and maintain automation for provisioning, patching, and configuration management; Implement security controls, access management, and compliance measures; Participate in on-call rotations and capacity planning.

Seniority

Mid-level, hands-on IC