Netpace Inc ยท 1 day ago
Senior Database Engineer
San Francisco Bay Area
Contract
Hybrid
Senior Level
$80/hr - $90/hr
5+ years expNetpace Inc is seeking an experienced Database Systems Administrator to design, manage, optimize, and secure enterprise database platforms. The role focuses on administering MongoDB and SQL databases, ensuring performance tuning, data integrity, and collaboration with application and infrastructure teams.
AnalyticsArtificial Intelligence (AI)ConsultingEnterprise ApplicationsInformation TechnologyMachine Learning
Hiring Manager
Rick Chad
Responsibilities
Administer, maintain, and support MongoDB (NoSQL) and SQL databases in production environments
Design and manage clustered and distributed database architectures, including replica sets, sharding, and partitioning
Deploy and support databases across on-premises, cloud, and MongoDB Atlas environments
Perform database performance tuning and query optimization to improve throughput, latency, and reliability
Analyze and optimize queries, indexes, schemas, rows, columns, and partitions
Manage stored procedures, database objects, and schema changes
Ensure data integrity, availability, backup, recovery, and disaster recovery strategies
Monitor database health, capacity, and performance using industry-standard tools
Implement and enforce security best practices, access controls, encryption, and compliance standards
Collaborate with application, DevOps, and infrastructure teams to align database design with application needs
Troubleshoot and resolve database-related issues in high-availability environments
Automate database provisioning, configuration, and maintenance tasks
Qualification
Required
MongoDB / NoSQL
Document-based data modeling (BSON/JSON)
Schema design and flexibility
Sharding, replication, and clustering
MongoDB Query Language (MQL)
SQL Databases
Relational data modeling (tables, rows, columns)
Strong knowledge of SQL, stored procedures, and transactions
Performance tuning for complex joins and queries
Understanding of ACID vs BASE, CAP theorem, and data consistency models is a plus
Experience with HQL, HBase, or similar big data query/storage systems is a plus
Query optimization and execution plan analysis
Indexing strategies
Database performance tuning
Partitioning and data distribution strategies
Strong knowledge of AWS cloud, preferably EKS, Kubernetes (as Client is migrating from EC2 instances of Mongo to EKS)
Scripting & Automation (Bash, Python, or similar)
Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform
Experience deploying databases in Kubernetes environments
CI/CD pipelines and automation
Version control using GitHub and GitHub Actions
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent experience
5+ years of experience as a Database Administrator / Database Systems Administrator
Proven experience supporting production, high-traffic database environments
Strong troubleshooting, documentation, and communication skills
Preferred
Experience with MongoDB Atlas in production environments
Exposure to large-scale distributed systems and data platforms
Company
Netpace Inc
Netpace is a Data-Driven company excelling in AI, IT Consulting and Staffing Solutions.
51-200 employees
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