Staff Database Engineer

Role description

Role Overview

Join TensorWave's team as a Staff Database Engineer to design and own database architecture for critical infrastructure and platform services. Work closely with cross-functional partners to support business objectives while upholding excellence, collaboration, and impact.

What You Will Do

Design and own database architecture for critical infrastructure and platform services, including PostgreSQL-backed internal platforms, Slurm accounting and operational databases, NetBox and infrastructure source-of-truth databases, custom internal applications and automation services, observability, inventory, and platform metadata systems.

Why It Might Be a Fit

8+ years of production database engineering experience, strong hands-on experience with PostgreSQL, MySQL, and relational database platforms, experience designing and operating highly available database systems, and ability to work across infrastructure, DevOps, platform, and application engineering teams.

Requirements

• 8+ years of production database engineering experience
• Strong hands-on experience with PostgreSQL
• Strong hands-on experience with MySQL, Percona, or equivalent relational database platforms
• Experience designing and operating highly available database systems
• Experience with replication, failover, backup, restore, and disaster recovery validation
• Deep SQL performance tuning experience
• Strong Linux systems knowledge
• Experience supporting production incidents and performing root cause analysis
• Experience building or improving database monitoring and observability

Benefits

• Stock Options
• 100% paid Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance
• Company Health Savings Account Contributions
• 100% paid Short Term and Long Term Disability Insurance
• Life and Voluntary Supplemental Insurance Options
• Other Insurance Options
• Flexible Spending Account
• 401(k)
• Employee Assistance Program
• Flexible PTO
• Paid Holidays
• Parental Leave