Senior Staff Database Engineer @ Diligent corporation

We are seeking an experienced Senior Staff/ Staff Database Engineer to join our global team and drive the design, optimization, and scalability of our database infrastructure. This role will be responsible for managing PostgreSQL, MS SQL Server, MySQL/MariaDB, Cassandra, and Couchbase across on-premises and cloud environments.

As a key contributor, you will collaborate with multiple teams to implement efficient, high-performing storage solutions for both relational and non-relational databases. You will play a crucial role in shaping our database strategy, optimizing performance, and ensuring scalability. This position is ideal for a highly skilled database professional with a deep understanding of database architectures and performance tuning.

• Lead database optimization and performance tuning initiatives across the organization.
• Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks, implementing scalable and efficient solutions.
• Develop and maintain database strategies to support business growth and technological advancements.
• Architect and manage databases, ensuring high availability, reliability, and disaster recovery.
• Provide technical leadership and guidance to engineering teams on database best practices.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support application development, deployment, and monitoring.
• Ensure data security, compliance, and adherence to industry best practices.

• 10+ years of hands-on experience in database engineering.
• Expertise in at least two core database technologies: MS SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MariaDB, Cassandra, or Couchbase.
• Proven experience in cloud database migrations (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Strong knowledge of sharding, replication, query optimization, indexing strategies, and stored procedure tuning.
• Experience with capacity planning to ensure scalability and system resilience.
• Proficiency in scripting languages such as Python, Shell, or Terraform for database automation.
• Ability to work across all phases of the software development lifecycle (SDLC).
• Strong Linux/Unix administration skills.
• Knowledge of DevOps tools and methodologies.

• Experience with Data Warehousing, ETL, and reporting.
• Expertise in implementing database security best practices.
• Ability to work in high-pressure environments and outside business hours as needed.

This is a highly impactful role where you will be instrumental in enhancing our database infrastructure, driving innovation, and ensuring operational excellence. If you have a passion for database technologies and a track record of delivering scalable solutions, we encourage you to apply.