Database Engineer II
DataRobot
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • 🇵🇱 Poland
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Mid-LevelSenior
Tech Stack
AWSAzureCloudGoogle Cloud PlatformKubernetesMongoDBPostgresPythonSQL
About the role
- Design, implement, and maintain database infrastructure using StatefulSets, Operators, and Helm charts to ensure databases are reliable, self-healing, and scalable.
- Own the deployment lifecycle for database clusters by managing version control for Helm charts and configuration templates.
- Support and administer production database systems by proactively instrumenting and monitoring performance, security, and availability within the containerized environment.
- Perform zero-downtime upgrades and migrations for major and minor releases, developing and maintaining Helm hooks and custom scripts to automate complex stateful operations.
- Develop and maintain automation tools and scripts (Bash, Python) specifically focused on simplifying Kubernetes management tasks, such as provisioning users/secrets and monitoring cluster state.
Requirements
- Experience managing large-scale, high-availability database systems (PostgreSQL and MongoDB) in a SaaS environment.
- Deep Expertise in Kubernetes & Helm: Mandatory: Proven experience managing database deployments using Kubernetes and Helm deployments
- Strong Proficiency: Experience defining, troubleshooting, and maintaining Kubernetes resources such as StatefulSets, Pod Security Contexts (SCCs), NetworkPolicy, and custom RBAC for database Service Accounts.
- Deep knowledge of advanced PostgreSQL HA concepts (e.g., streaming replication, Repmgr/Patroni) and MongoDB sharding and replication, specifically how they are implemented and configured via Helm values.
- Experience managing database infrastructure on major cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure).
- Highly proficient in scripting (Bash/Python) and using GitOps principles to manage infrastructure and deployment pipelines.
- Strong grasp of database performance tuning, scaling concepts, and optimizing SQL/Aggregation queries.
- Container Orchestration Experience with production databases is mandatory.
Benefits
- Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance
- Flexible Time Off Program
- Paid Holidays
- Paid Parental Leave
- Global Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and more!
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Hard skills
PostgreSQLMongoDBKubernetesHelmBashPythonGitOpsdatabase performance tuningstreaming replicationsharding