Database Engineer

Job Title: Database Engineer

Location: Bay Area, CA (Onsite)

Job Summary

We are seeking an experiencedDatabase Engineer to support enterprise database environments for Apple. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in database administration, performance optimization, and distributed SQL database technologies, with hands-on experience managing mission-critical production systems.

The candidate will be responsible for maintaining highly available database infrastructure, ensuring data integrity, optimizing performance, troubleshooting complex database issues, and collaborating with cross-functional engineering teams to support business-critical applications.

Key Responsibilities

• Install, configure, administer, and maintain enterprise database environments.
• Monitor database performance and proactively identify optimization opportunities.
• Perform database tuning, indexing, query optimization, and capacity planning.
• Manage database backups, recovery strategies, and disaster recovery procedures.
• Ensure database security, access control, and compliance with organizational standards.
• Troubleshoot production database issues and provide timely resolutions.
• Support database migrations, upgrades, and patch management activities.
• Collaborate with application developers to optimize database design and SQL performance.
• Monitor database availability, replication, clustering, and high-availability configurations.
• Develop automation scripts for routine database administration tasks.
• Create and maintain database documentation, operational procedures, and runbooks.
• Participate in production support and on-call activities when required.

Required Qualifications

• 5–10 years of experience with enterprise database technologies.
• 2–5 years of hands-on experience with CockroachDB.
• Strong knowledge of SQL, database design, and performance tuning.
• Experience with database backup, recovery, and disaster recovery planning.
• Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills.
• Experience supporting production database environments.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

Preferred Skills

• Distributed SQL database technologies.
• High Availability (HA) and Disaster Recovery (DR).
• Database monitoring and performance optimization.
• Automation and scripting.
• Linux/Unix administration.
• Cloud database environments.
• DevOps and CI/CD integration.

Required Skills

• Database Technologies
• CockroachDB
• SQL
• Database Administration
• Performance Tuning
• Backup & Recovery
• High Availability (HA)
• Disaster Recovery (DR)
• Database Security
• Production Support
• Linux/Unix
• Automation & Scripting
• Monitoring & Troubleshooting