Senior Database Developer

About The Role

We are seeking a Database Developer with strong expertise in MongoDB and working knowledge of MySQL/Aurora on AWS. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience designing, optimizing, and scaling databases, while collaborating closely with development teams and DBAs to ensure high availability, performance, and reliability. This is a great opportunity for a mid-level developer who wants to expand their cloud and database expertise while contributing to mission-critical systems.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and implement high-performance MongoDB solutions for demanding workloads.
• Manage and optimize AWS RDS (MySQL/Aurora) instances, ensuring security, scalability, and cost efficiency.
• Support database deployments and orchestration with EKS (Kubernetes).
• Collaborate with developers to design efficient data models, queries, and indexing strategies.
• Manage database schema versioning and scripts with GitHub and Flyway.
• Monitor and tune performance using native tools, AWS CloudWatch, Datadog, and proactively address bottlenecks.
• Ensure data integrity, security, compliance, and disaster recovery readiness.
• Support migrations and interoperability across different RDBMS platforms.

Required Skills & Experience

• 3+ years of experience with MongoDB (architecture, design, optimization, and operations).
• 1–2 years of experience with MySQL (Aurora) development and administration.
• Hands-on AWS experience with RDS and/or Aurora.
• Familiarity with Kubernetes (EKS) and containerized deployments.
• Experience with GitHub-based version control and CI/CD workflows.
• Strong skills in database performance tuning, troubleshooting, and query optimization.
• Understanding of the software development life cycle (SDLC).
• Strong communication and collaboration skills in cross-functional environments.
• Knowledge of database security, disaster recovery, and data migration practices.

Nice to Have

• Exposure to Infrastructure-as-Code tools (Terraform, CloudFormation).
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines for database changes.
• Exposure to monitoring, automation, and container orchestration tools (Kubernetes, Docker).
• Familiarity with additional AWS services (e.g., Lambda, CloudWatch, IAM).

What You Can Expect

• A people-first culture that emphasizes growth, learning, and engineering excellence.
• Opportunities to influence database and platform design decisions.
• A collaborative and supportive environment with strong cross-team partnerships.
• The chance to make a tangible impact on products that directly affect customers worldwide.

Joining Us

Joining us is more than saying “yes” to making the world a healthier place. It’s discovering a career that’s challenging, supportive and inspiring. Where a culture driven by excellence helps you not only meet your goals, but also create new ones. We focus on creating a diverse and inclusive culture, encouraging individual expression in the workplace and thrive on the innovative ideas this generates.

Commitment

We commit to responding to every applicant.