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Sr. Database Engineer

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Scottsdale, AZ, USASenior
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Base Salary

$112k - $166k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Design, deploy, and manage high-performance Bigtable, Oracle, MySQL, and Cloud SQL database clusters.
  • Architect and operate multi-cloud database solutions across AWS, GCP, and Azure.
  • Build Infrastructure-as-Code frameworks using Terraform, Ansible, Puppet, and Packer.
  • Optimize databases through indexing, partitioning, performance tuning, and query improvements.
  • Automate schema deployment and database management through GitOps and CI/CD workflows.
  • Lead incident response and implement self-healing and failover strategies.
  • Develop observability and alerting systems using Grafana, Datadog, and Prometheus.
  • Create Python-based automation and AI-driven optimization tools for database operations.
  • Ensure database security, compliance, and documentation best practices.
  • Collaborate with engineering, data science, and machine learning teams on analytics and platform goals.

Requirements

  • At least 3 years of relevant experience and a bachelor’s degree, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • Proficiency with Bigtable, Oracle, MySQL/MariaDB, Hadoop, Spark, Kafka, BigQuery, and Kubernetes.
  • Expertise with Terraform, Ansible, Puppet, and GitOps automation frameworks.
  • Strong Python and SQL programming skills, with familiarity with Bash, Java, or Scala.
  • Experience working with AWS, GCP, and Azure environments.
  • Linux system administration and distributed systems troubleshooting skills.
  • Deep understanding of observability tools including Grafana, Datadog, and ELK.
  • Strong focus on system reliability, performance tuning, and automation.

Benefits

  • Expected base pay is $111,500.00-$165,550.00 annually for Scottsdale, Arizona; additional compensation may include a performance bonus, equity, or other incentives.
  • Balanced hybrid work model with 3 days in the office and 2 days at the office or home workspace for most employees.
  • Comprehensive choice-based benefits supporting physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing.
  • Generous paid time off, healthcare coverage for employees and families, financial-security resources, and mental-health support.

Tech Stack

AnsibleApache HadoopApache KafkaApache SparkAWSAzureBashDatadogGoogle BigQueryGoogle Cloud PlatformGrafanaJavaKubernetesLinuxMariaDBMySQLPrometheusPuppetPythonScalaSQLTerraform

Categories

DevOpsSite Reliability
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About PayPal

10,000+ employees

PayPal builds digital payments platforms for consumers and merchants, including PayPal, Venmo, and Xoom, supporting online, in‑app, and in‑person checkout and peer‑to‑peer transfers. It earns primarily from transaction and merchant processing fees, plus value‑added services such as risk management and branded credit. Founded in 1998 and headquartered in San Jose, California, PayPal operates in roughly 200 markets and is a public company traded on NASDAQ.

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