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Principal Engineer for Managed Database Services

On-site Full-time $198K/yr - $297K/yr
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Experience Level

Senior

Qualifications

Key Responsibilities:Architect and BuildDesign and enhance the architecture of large-scale distributed database systems optimized for scalability, reliability, low latency, and cost-efficiency. Craft solutions for storage engines, indexing, querying, caching, replication, and high availability, leveraging best practices from both relational and NoSQL paradigms. Lead the launch of new services, taking a hands-on approach as needed to ensure timely delivery. Technical LeadershipEstablish and uphold technical standards, coding practices, tooling, and infrastructure guidelines across database engineering teams. Mentor senior engineers, influencing the team’s culture of architectural integrity and operational excellence. Cross-functional CollaborationCollaborate with product managers, stakeholders, and business leaders to translate strategic objectives into scalable technical roadmaps. Support customer-facing teams (e.g., consultants, support, sales engineers) in defining database solutions and migration strategies that align with organizational goals. Reliability, Performance & ScalingLead operations excellence for database services, establishing scalable mechanisms and processes for the engineering organization. Oversee availability, performance tuning, failover strategies, capacity planning, and disaster recovery for database platforms. Champion automation efforts (e.g., Infrastructure as Code, Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment pipelines) to enhance operational efficiency.

About the role

Join DigitalOcean and take your career to new heights! Collaborate with a vibrant community of top-tier professionals committed to simplifying scalable cloud solutions. If you possess a growth mindset, thrive on innovative thinking, and are invigorated by the dynamic pace of an industry pioneer, you will find your ideal environment here. We prioritize collective success—learning, enjoying the journey, and making a significant impact for dreamers and builders globally.

As a Principal Engineer, you will lead the design, development, and management of high-performance and scalable database platforms across both relational and non-relational managed services (including Managed MySQL, Postgres, MongoDB, etc.) designed to handle petabyte-scale data. You will drive architectural vision, ensure technical excellence, and foster innovation across both backend systems and user-facing interactions.

About DigitalOcean

DigitalOcean is a cloud infrastructure provider that simplifies cloud computing for developers. Our mission is to empower developers and businesses by providing an easy-to-use cloud platform that enables them to build, deploy, and manage applications seamlessly.

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