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Principal Engineer - Managed Database Services

On-site Full-time $198K/yr - $297K/yr
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Experience Level

Senior

Qualifications

Key Responsibilities:Architect and BuildDesign and enhance the architecture of distributed database systems to ensure scalability, reliability, and cost-effectiveness. Develop solutions for storage engines, indexing, querying, caching, replication, and high availability utilizing best practices from relational and NoSQL paradigms. Lead the rollout of new services, actively ensuring deadlines are met through hands-on involvement when necessary. Technical LeadershipDefine and uphold technical standards, coding practices, tooling, and infrastructure guidelines within the database engineering teams. Mentor senior engineers, fostering a culture of architectural integrity and operational excellence. Cross-functional CollaborationCollaborate with product managers, stakeholders, and business leaders to convert strategic objectives into scalable technical roadmaps. Support customer-facing teams in defining database solutions and migration strategies aligned with organizational goals. Reliability, Performance & ScalingLead operational excellence initiatives for database services, implementing scalable processes that enhance engineering capabilities. Oversee availability, performance tuning, failover strategies, capacity planning, and disaster recovery for database platforms. Drive automation efforts, including Infrastructure as Code (IaC), CI/CD pipelines, and more.

About the role

Join DigitalOcean and elevate your career in a collaborative environment driven by innovation and simplicity in cloud computing. Be part of a vibrant community of professionals dedicated to building scalable cloud solutions that empower developers and businesses. If you're motivated by challenges and have a growth mindset, you will thrive in our fast-paced, dynamic atmosphere. Here, we celebrate teamwork, learning, and making a significant impact for the creators and innovators around the globe.

As a Principal Engineer, you will take the lead in designing, developing, and overseeing scalable and high-performance database platforms that support both relational and non-relational managed services, including Managed MySQL, Postgres, and MongoDB. Your role will involve shaping architectural vision, driving technical excellence, and fostering innovation through backend systems and user-facing applications.

About DigitalOcean

DigitalOcean is dedicated to simplifying cloud infrastructure for developers by providing scalable and affordable solutions. Our mission is to empower businesses and individuals to build and scale applications efficiently, fostering a community of innovation and growth.

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