Database Software Engineer

About Position:

We are looking for a Database Software Engineer to join our team building the next generation of our database platform. You will play an important role in implementing and running our database infrastructure to build a robust and scalable database-as-a-service platform.

• Role: Database Software Engineer
• Location: Bengaluru/Hyderabad
• Experience: 3 to 24 years
• Job Type: Full Time Employment

What You'll Do:

• Build an extraordinary database-as-a-service platform that will provide streamlined cloud services for our customers using MySQL, PostgreSQL, Redis, and Kubernetes
• Write efficient and optimized code to build tools and applications that facilitate database management and orchestration
• Monitor and optimize databases to ensure high availability, performance, and security
• Use Kubernetes to develop and maintain controllers for managing databases and related resources
• Develop automation for database and Kubernetes-related tasks such as provisioning, backup, scaling, and monitoring

Expertise You'll Bring:

• 2+ years of extensive experience running highly scalable databases and database infrastructure
• Experience with Kubernetes, including developing and maintaining controllers
• Knowledge and experience with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Google Cloud, Azure) and their managed database services (e.g., RDS, Amazon Aurora)
• Experience in software development using Go
• Experience with containerization technologies (Docker)
• Experience in infrastructure as code frameworks (Terraform)
• Experience working with Agile methodologies
• Strong problem-solving skills to address and resolve sophisticated database-related issues
• Excellent communication skills both verbally and in writing with a passion for growth and collaboration
• Working proficiency and communication skills in verbal and written English.
• Proficiency in MySQL, PostgreSQL, and/or Redis including schema design, query optimization, and performance tuning.
• Experience in cloud DBaaS production environments
• Familiarity with Cross plane or similar tools for controlling cloud-managed service

Benefits:

• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Culture focused on talent development with quarterly promotion cycles and company-sponsored higher education and certifications
• Opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies
• Employee engagement initiatives such as project parties, flexible work hours, and Long Service awards
• Annual health check-ups
• Insurance coverage: group term life, personal accident, and Mediclaim hospitalization for self, spouse, two children, and parents

Our company fosters a values-driven and people-centric work environment that enables our employees to:

• Accelerate growth, both professionally and personally
• Impact the world in powerful, positive ways, using the latest technologies
• Enjoy collaborative innovation, with diversity and work-life wellbeing at the core
• Unlock global opportunities to work and learn with the industry’s best

Let’s unleash your full potential at Persistent

“Persistent is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind.”