Database Engineer

Scale

San Francisco, CA, US
Base: $162,400 - $203,000 usd; equity: included ba...
On-site
5+ years database engineering experience
Distributed system architecture design
Self-hosting databases on public cloud
The role involves building core abstractions and infrastructure to support large-scale foundation models for major industry players like OpenAI and Microsoft

Job Summary

  • The role involves building core abstractions and infrastructure to support large-scale foundation models for major industry players like OpenAI and Microsoft.
  • Engineers will own services defining long-term health goals while collaborating with software developers, machine learning scientists, and security teams.
  • Compensation includes base salary ranging from $162,400 to $203,000 USD plus equity, comprehensive benefits, and a learning stipend.

Matching Summary

The role involves building core abstractions and infrastructure to support large-scale foundation models for major industry players like OpenAI and Microsoft.

Salary

Base: $162,400 - $203,000 USD; Equity: Included based on Board approval; Benefits: Health, dental, vision, retirement, PTO, learning stipend

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • 5+ years database engineering experience
  • Distributed system architecture design
  • Self-hosting databases on public cloud
  • MongoDB Postgres MySQL DynamoDB Redis
  • SQL query optimization and indexing
  • Backup and restore functionality RTO
  • Typescript Python Go Java C++ coding

Nice-to-have

  • Prior startup experience
  • AWS Datadog ElasticSearch experience
  • Cloud-based data warehouse solutions
  • Cost optimization strategies for databases
  • Mentoring team members or tech lead
  • GPU/ML workload support experience

Key Requirements

  • 5+ years post-graduation industry experience
  • Experience designing self-hosted databases
  • Intermediate coding language proficiency

Work Rights

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