Database Engineer – Professional Archive Search

Smarsh

Database Engineer on the Professional Archive Search team designing data infrastructure and optimizing system performance for Smarsh. Collaborating with cross-functional partners to solve data-related challenges.

Posted 4/22/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $113,000 - $146,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudDistributed SystemsGrafanaSplunk

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Support and empower your team by contributing to a collaborative, inclusive, and respectful work environment
Partner with engineers and stakeholders across teams to design and implement scalable data solutions
Participate in a shared on-call rotation to support system reliability and incident response with a focus on learning and prevention
Collaborate with Product and Engineering to define technical requirements, timelines, and deliverables
Apply modern engineering practices, including Agile methodologies, CI/CD pipelines, and DevOps principles
Review code and database changes, identify areas for improvement, and help reduce technical debt
Troubleshoot and resolve production issues to maintain high availability and performance
Continuously learn about emerging technologies and evaluate how they can benefit the team
Monitor database health and performance using tools such as Splunk, Datadog, and Grafana

Requirements

What you’ll need

Experience working in a modern private cloud-based environment and familiarity with distributed systems
Exposure to some of our technology stack, along with a willingness to learn new tools and technologies
Experience designing logical and physical data models, including schema design and data relationships
Ability to monitor and optimize database performance, including tuning queries and indexing strategies
Understanding of data security practices such as encryption, access controls, and auditing
Experience troubleshooting database issues and supporting systems that require high availability
Ability to plan for data growth and scale infrastructure to meet future needs
A collaborative mindset, with openness to feedback and different perspectives
Understanding of modern development practices and Agile methodologies
Ability to communicate progress, challenges, and ideas clearly
Comfort working in evolving environments where requirements may change over time
A proactive approach to problem-solving and cross-functional collaboration

Benefits

Comp & perks

Healthcare insurance: We provide medical, dental, and vision insurance, and a flexible spending account that allows you to set aside pre-tax dollars to pay for eligible out-of-pocket expenses.
Stock options.
Personal time off: A healthy work-life balance is critical to your success at the office. Smarsh offers a “take-what-you-need” time off policy as well as flexible work arrangements.
401K Match: Smarsh provides a 4% 401K match for which employees are fully vested on day one.
Sabbatical: The Smarsh sabbatical programme provides a time to recharge, study or simply do something you are passionate about away from the workplace. Employees are eligible after six years of service.
Recognition: We’re big on kudos for a job well done. Our employee-recognition programme enables co-workers to nominate their peers who best embody our core values for recognition.

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Hard Skills & Tools

Agile methodologiesCI/CD pipelinesDevOps principlesdatabase performance tuningschema designdata modelingencryptionaccess controlsindexing strategiestroubleshooting

Soft Skills

collaborative mindsetopenness to feedbackclear communicationproactive problem-solvingcross-functional collaborationadaptabilityrespectful work environmentteam empowermentfocus on learningability to handle evolving requirements