Senior Staff Database Engineer

1 Month ago • 10 Years +

Job Summary

Job Description

The Senior Staff Database Engineer will be responsible for designing, optimizing, and scaling the database infrastructure. This role involves managing various database technologies (PostgreSQL, MS SQL Server, MySQL/MariaDB, Cassandra, and Couchbase) across on-premises and cloud environments. Key responsibilities include leading database optimization, developing and maintaining database strategies, ensuring high availability and disaster recovery, providing technical leadership, and collaborating with cross-functional teams. The role requires a deep understanding of database architectures and performance tuning, ensuring data security, compliance, and adherence to industry best practices. The engineer will be a key contributor to implement efficient, high-performing storage solutions for both relational and non-relational databases, and will shape the database strategy, optimizing performance, and ensuring scalability.

Must have:

10+ years of experience in database engineering
Expertise in MS SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MariaDB, Cassandra, or Couchbase
Experience in cloud database migrations (AWS, Azure, GCP)
Strong knowledge of sharding, replication, query optimization, indexing
Experience with capacity planning to ensure scalability and system resilience.
Proficiency in scripting languages (Python, Shell, or Terraform)
Ability to work across all phases of the software development lifecycle (SDLC)
Strong Linux/Unix administration skills.
Knowledge of DevOps tools and methodologies.

Good to have:

Experience with Data Warehousing, ETL, and reporting
Expertise in implementing database security best practices
Ability to work in high-pressure environments and outside business hours as needed

Perks:

Creativity is ingrained in our culture.
We care about our people.
We have teams all over the world.
Diversity is important to us.

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Job Details

About Us

Diligent is the global leader in modern governance, providing SaaS solutions across governance, risk, compliance, audit and ESG. Empowering more than 1 million users and 700,000 board members and leaders with a holistic view of their organization’s GRC practices so they can make better decisions, faster. No matter the challenge.

At Diligent, you are an agent of positive change. You are joining a team of passionate, smart, creative people who not only want to help build the software company of the future, but who want to make the world a more sustainable, equitable and better place. Be a part of a global community on a mission to make a real impact.

Learn more at diligent.com.

Position Overview

We are seeking an experienced Senior Staff/ Staff Database Engineer to join our global team and drive the design, optimization, and scalability of our database infrastructure. This role will be responsible for managing PostgreSQL, MS SQL Server, MySQL/MariaDB, Cassandra, and Couchbase across on-premises and cloud environments.

As a key contributor, you will collaborate with multiple teams to implement efficient, high-performing storage solutions for both relational and non-relational databases. You will play a crucial role in shaping our database strategy, optimizing performance, and ensuring scalability. This position is ideal for a highly skilled database professional with a deep understanding of database architectures and performance tuning.

Key Responsibilities

Lead database optimization and performance tuning initiatives across the organization.
Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks, implementing scalable and efficient solutions.
Develop and maintain database strategies to support business growth and technological advancements.
Architect and manage databases, ensuring high availability, reliability, and disaster recovery.
Provide technical leadership and guidance to engineering teams on database best practices.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support application development, deployment, and monitoring.
Ensure data security, compliance, and adherence to industry best practices.

Required Qualifications & Skills

10+ years of hands-on experience in database engineering.
Expertise in at least two core database technologies: MS SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MariaDB, Cassandra, or Couchbase.
Proven experience in cloud database migrations (AWS, Azure, GCP).
Strong knowledge of sharding, replication, query optimization, indexing strategies, and stored procedure tuning.
Experience with capacity planning to ensure scalability and system resilience.
Proficiency in scripting languages such as Python, Shell, or Terraform for database automation.
Ability to work across all phases of the software development lifecycle (SDLC).
Strong Linux/Unix administration skills.
Knowledge of DevOps tools and methodologies.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with Data Warehousing, ETL, and reporting.
Expertise in implementing database security best practices.
Ability to work in high-pressure environments and outside business hours as needed.

This is a highly impactful role where you will be instrumental in enhancing our database infrastructure, driving innovation, and ensuring operational excellence. If you have a passion for database technologies and a track record of delivering scalable solutions, we encourage you to apply.

What Diligent Offers You

Creativity is ingrained in our culture. We are innovative collaborators by nature. We thrive in exploring how things can be differently both in our internal processes and to help our clients
We care about our people. Diligent offers a flexible work environment, global days of service, comprehensive health benefits, meeting free days, generous time off policy and wellness programs to name a few
We have teams all over the world. We may be headquartered in New York City, but we have office hubs in Washington D.C., Vancouver, London, Galway, Budapest, Munich, Bengaluru, Singapore, and Sydney.
Diversity is important to us. Growing, maintaining and promoting a diverse team is a top priority for us. We foster and encourage diversity through our Employee Resource Groups and provide access to resources and education to support the education of our team, facilitate dialogue, and foster understanding.

Diligent created the modern governance movement. Our world-changing idea is to empower leaders with the technology, insights and connections they need to drive greater impact and accountability – to lead with purpose. Our employees are passionate, smart, and creative people who not only want to help build the software company of the future, but who want to make the world a more sustainable, equitable and better place.

Headquartered in New York, Diligent has offices in Washington D.C., Baltimore, London, Galway, Budapest, Vancouver, Bengaluru, Munich, and Sydney. 

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