Cashapona - Database Engineer - MySQL / PostgreSQL

Database Engineer : SDE III

Key Responsibilities :

• Design, implement, and manage high-performance, scalable, and reliable databases (RDBMS and NoSQL systems such as PostgreSQL, MySQL, ScyllaDB, Cassandra, BigQuery).
• Automate database deployments using CI / CD pipelines and Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) tools (e.g., Terraform).
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand data storage needs and optimize schema, queries, and indexes.
• Implement monitoring and alerting solutions to ensure database availability and performance (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana).
• Ensure data security and compliance by applying encryption, access controls, and auditing mechanisms.
• Participate in capacity planning, disaster recovery strategy, and backup solutions.
• Proactively analyze database slowdowns and optimize query performance and resource utilization.
• 6- 9 years of hands-on experience in Database / SQL developer / Engineering roles.
• Proficiency in one or more of the following : PostgreSQL, MySQL, ScyllaDB, Cassandra, BigQuery, MongoDB, MS-Sql.
• Strong understanding of data modeling, indexing strategies, replication, sharding, and consistency models.
• Experience with cloud platforms (GCP, AWS, or Azure) and cloud-native database solutions.
• Knowledge of SQL performance tuning and query optimization tools.
• Experience working with Kafka, Airflow, Dataflow, or other data pipeline orchestration tools is a plus.
• Familiarity with DevOps practices, shell scripting, and version control (Git)

(ref : hirist.tech)