Digital Media Solutions

Software Engineer III – Database Engineer

Digital Media Solutions

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: United States

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Salary

💰 $175,000 per year

Tech Stack

AWSDynamoDBETLKafkaMySQLPostgres

About the role

  • Operate and optimize production MySQL, PostgreSQL, Elastic, and DynamoDB
  • Design and manage binlog and logical replication strategies
  • Support safe ELT / ETL pipelines and CDC workflows
  • Integrate transactional systems with Kafka streams
  • Optimize performance (queries, indexing, locking, scaling)
  • Manage backups, failover, and disaster recovery (PITR)
  • Monitor and reduce infrastructure costs
  • Enforce data integrity, security, and compliance standards
  • Lead database-related incident response

Requirements

  • 5+ years of database engineering experience
  • Deep production experience with MySQL and/or PostgreSQL
  • Experience with binlog or logical replication
  • Experience integrating OLTP systems with Kafka
  • Experience supporting ELT / ETL pipelines safely
  • Strong understanding of ACID and isolation levels
  • Experience debugging locking, replication lag, and indexing issues
  • Familiarity with AWS-managed database services
  • Ability to balance performance, cost, and compliance
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Hard Skills & Tools
MySQLPostgreSQLElasticDynamoDBbinlog replicationlogical replicationELTETLKafkaACID
Soft Skills
leadershipincident responseperformance optimizationcost managementdata integritysecurity compliance