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Senior Application Database Engineer

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about 2 hours ago
Melbourne, AustraliaSenior
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Responsibilities

  • Own MongoDB Atlas cluster configuration and management across global AWS and Azure environments
  • Lead schema and data model design using embedding, referencing, denormalization, and aggregation patterns
  • Own index strategy, query performance analysis, and aggregation pipeline design
  • Evaluate database technology choices, including MongoDB and Amazon RDS
  • Design and execute cross-database migrations using Python tooling for migration pipelines and data transformation
  • Manage Atlas infrastructure with Terraform, including sizing, auto-scaling, private endpoints, and access control
  • Design and maintain OIDC authentication and workforce identity federation across Atlas projects
  • Manage database users, credential rotation, and access control policies
  • Detect and remediate drift between Terraform and Atlas configuration
  • Monitor performance and optimize replica sets and sharded clusters
  • Partner with backend engineers on schema, indexing, and query performance
  • Establish runbooks for failover, scaling events, and incident response

Requirements

  • 5+ years of production experience with MongoDB, including Atlas-managed clusters
  • Strong ability to design schemas around application access patterns
  • Deep understanding of indexing, query planning, aggregation pipelines, and MongoDB operations
  • Experience with Amazon RDS or other relational databases, including schema design and query optimization
  • Strong SQL skills
  • Proficiency in Python for scripting, automation, and data migration tooling
  • Experience planning or executing database migrations across technology boundaries
  • Proficiency with Terraform for managing cloud database infrastructure
  • Hands-on AWS and Azure networking experience for private database connectivity
  • Experience with the Atlas Terraform provider is preferred
  • Familiarity with OIDC and workforce identity federation in Atlas is preferred
  • Background in multi-region data architecture is preferred
  • Experience in healthcare or regulated industries is preferred
  • Strong written communication, documentation habits, autonomy, and comfort in a fast-moving environment

Benefits

  • $1,000 annual learning and development budget
  • $150/month health and wellness allowance
  • $500 home office budget
  • 26 weeks paid primary parental leave
  • 18 weeks paid secondary parental leave
  • Fertility support up to $10,000
  • Four weeks of work from anywhere per year
  • Equity
  • Flexible schedule focused on outcomes
  • Support for sustainable performance and mental health

Categories

BackendData EngineeringDevOps