Database Engineer

Scale

San Francisco, CA, US
Base: $162,400 - $203,000 usd; equity: subject to ...
On-site
5+ years industry experience as database engineer
Designing self-hosted databases on public cloud
Deep familiarity with mongodb postgres mysql dynamodb redis
Scale is powering the generative AI wave by providing the data and infrastructure for companies to build large-scale foundation models

Job Summary

  • Scale is powering the generative AI wave by providing the data and infrastructure for companies to build large-scale foundation models.
  • The role involves building and maturing database foundations while owning services and defining their long-term health goals.
  • Compensation includes base salary ranging from $162,400 to $203,000 USD plus equity and comprehensive benefits.

Matching Summary

Scale is powering the generative AI wave by providing the data and infrastructure for companies to build large-scale foundation models.

Salary

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

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • 5+ years industry experience as database engineer
  • Designing self-hosted databases on public cloud
  • Deep familiarity with MongoDB Postgres MySQL DynamoDB Redis
  • SQL query optimization database indexing scalability replication
  • Experience developing backup and restore functionality
  • Intermediate coding in Typescript Python Go Java C++
  • Experience with Docker Kubernetes and Infra-as-Code

Nice-to-have

  • Prior startup experience to help grow responsibly
  • Experience with AWS Datadog ElasticSearch
  • Experience with cloud-based data warehouse solutions
  • Experience with cost optimization strategies for databases
  • Mentored team members or led large projects
  • Supporting GPU/ML workloads

Key Requirements

  • 5+ years of industry experience post graduation
  • Engineering experience with real-time distributed system architecture
  • Experience designing and self hosting databases on public cloud

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