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DigitalOcean

Staff Software Engineer - MySQL

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about 5 hours ago
Bengaluru, IndiaStaff+
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Responsibilities

  • Develop external customer-facing Managed Database products including MySQL and PostgreSQL.
  • Act as a subject matter expert on MySQL, providing performance optimization guidance.
  • Design scalable and resilient backend services for database lifecycle management.
  • Own end-to-end technical solutions from design to production.
  • Provide technical leadership across multiple projects and teams.
  • Mentor and guide mid-level and junior engineers.
  • Influence best practices in system design and operational excellence.
  • Improve system scalability, performance, availability, and cost efficiency.
  • Develop and maintain distributed systems in a Kubernetes environment.
  • Author and review technical designs and develop APIs with Go.
  • Collaborate with agile teams across various products.

Requirements

  • Proven experience in software engineering with a focus on database technologies.
  • Strong expertise in MySQL and familiarity with other database systems.
  • Experience in designing and implementing scalable backend services.
  • Proficiency in programming languages such as Go.
  • Experience with distributed systems and cloud technologies, particularly Kubernetes.
  • Ability to mentor and lead engineering teams effectively.

Benefits

  • Competitive benefits including an Employee Assistance Program and flexible time off.
  • Career development resources including reimbursement for conferences and access to LinkedIn Learning.
  • Equity compensation options and performance-based bonuses.

Tech Stack

Categories

BackendData Engineering