Database Engineer

Scale

San Francisco, CA, US
Base: $162,400 - $203,000 usd; equity: included su...
On-site
5+ years database engineering experience
Distributed system architecture design
Sql query optimization and tuning
The role involves building and maturing database foundations to support large-scale foundation models and generative AI infrastructure

Job Summary

  • The role involves building and maturing database foundations to support large-scale foundation models and generative AI infrastructure.
  • Candidates will collaborate with software developers, ML scientists, and security teams to ensure high availability and security compliance.
  • Compensation includes base salary ranging from $162,400 to $203,000 USD plus equity and comprehensive benefits.

Matching Summary

The role involves building and maturing database foundations to support large-scale foundation models and generative AI infrastructure.

Salary

Base: $162,400 - $203,000 USD; Equity: Included subject to Board approval; Benefits: Comprehensive health, dental, vision, retirement, stipends, PTO

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • 5+ years database engineering experience
  • Distributed system architecture design
  • SQL query optimization and tuning
  • Database platform self-hosting on cloud
  • Experience with MongoDB Postgres MySQL DynamoDB Redis

Nice-to-have

  • Prior startup experience
  • Cost optimization strategies for databases
  • Mentoring team members or tech lead experience
  • Experience with GPU/ML workloads
  • Cloud-based data warehouse solutions

Key Requirements

  • 5+ years industry experience as database engineer post graduation
  • Engineering experience with real-time and distributed system architecture
  • Intermediate coding language proficiency in Typescript Python Go Java or C++

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