Database Engineer

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full-time

Posted on: 9/4/2025

Origin: • 🇺🇸 United States • California

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💰 $94,000 - $156,200 per year

JuniorMid-Level

ApacheCloudGoogle Cloud PlatformHadoopOraclePython

About the role

Contribute to the development of scalable systems on platforms like Apache Hadoop, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), and SAP HANA
Participate in technical discussions and assist in code reviews
Learn and apply engineering best practices under guidance of senior team members
Write maintainable and efficient code to support secure and highly available systems
Assist in defining, developing, integrating, testing, documenting, and supporting technical solutions
Support the development of high-performance data pipelines handling large-scale workloads
Collaborate with the data team to analyze datasets, contribute to model building, and assist in creating reports and visualizations using Google Cloud tools
Gain hands-on experience deploying large-scale data solutions within an enterprise environment
Follow established project management frameworks and adhere to development processes under supervision
Support the design, development, troubleshooting, and debugging of software programs for databases, applications, tools, and networks

Minimum of 2 years of relevant work experience
Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
Experience with enterprise-grade database technologies and large-scale data platforms (preferred)
Experience designing mission-critical data infrastructure at petabyte scale (preferred)
Experience with GCP cloud-native DBs like BigTable and Spanner, Cloud networking, and architecture (preferred)
Experience with managing Oracle databases (preferred)
Proficiency in automation and scripting languages (Python, Bash) (preferred)
Demonstrated leadership in cross-functional collaboration and high-impact delivery (preferred)
Experience with generative AI tools for database optimization (preferred)