Engineering Manager, Database Platform — Scalable, Remote

Instacart; Nova Scotia; Hybrid; CAD 196,000 - 207,000; Full time

Job summary

A grocery delivery service company in Canada is seeking an Engineering Manager for their Database Platform. This role involves leading a team to deliver secure and cost-efficient database services, collaborating with cross-functional peers, and optimizing database performance. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in software engineering and managing databases, preferably with skills in PostgreSQL and MySQL. This remote role offers competitive compensation and is open to candidates across Canada.

Benefits

Highly competitive compensation

Flexible work environment

Equity grants

Qualifications

• 8+ years in software or infrastructure engineering.
• 5+ years of experience with production database platforms.
• Hands-on experience with cloud providers like AWS or GCP.

Responsibilities

• Own the strategy and execution for the managed database platform.
• Lead a team of engineers and foster a high-ownership culture.
• Design multi-tenant database offerings with strong performance guarantees.

Skills

Database performance tuning

Team leadership

Cloud infrastructure (AWS/GCP)

Disaster recovery

Infrastructure as code (Terraform)

Container orchestration (Kubernetes)

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Tools

PostgreSQL

MySQL

Terraform

Kubernetes

Job description

A grocery delivery service company in Canada is seeking an Engineering Manager for their Database Platform. This role involves leading a team to deliver secure and cost-efficient database services, collaborating with cross-functional peers, and optimizing database performance. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in software engineering and managing databases, preferably with skills in PostgreSQL and MySQL. This remote role offers competitive compensation and is open to candidates across Canada.