Sr. MySQL Database Engineer, RDS/Aurora MySQL Database Engineering Team

TN Germany; Berlin; Vor Ort; EUR 60.000 - 80.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A leading cloud services provider is seeking talented database engineers to innovate and engineer solutions in database technology. The role involves collaborating with teams, mentoring, and acting as the voice of the customer to resolve issues. This position offers growth opportunities in a diverse and inclusive environment.

Qualifikationen

• Several years' experience designing MySQL databases in enterprise environments.
• Experience engineering and managing multiple relational database engines.

Aufgaben

• Collaborate with software delivery team on feature development.
• Identify root causes for complex database issues.
• Mentor junior engineers.

Kenntnisse

MySQL

Oracle

SQLServer

PostgreSQL

Linux

Python

Perl

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Client:

Amazon Web Services Development Center Germany GmbH

Location:

Berlin, Germany

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Posted:

14.05.2025

Expiry Date:

28.06.2025

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Job Description:

***Open to multiple locations: Bangalore, Berlin, Dublin, London, Pune, Redmond, Seattle

Do you like to innovate? Relational Database Service (RDS) is one of the fastest growing AWS businesses, providing and managing relational databases as a service. RDS is seeking talented database engineers who will innovate and engineer solutions in the area of database technology.

We need individuals who are enthusiastic about applying bold new ideas to solving real-world customer problems and who are passionate about working with customers. Candidates must be able to translate customers' needs and use cases into technical innovation and robust engineering solutions on AWS.

The Database Engineering team is actively engaged in the ongoing database engineering process, partnering with development groups and providing deep subject matter expertise to feature design, and as an advocate for bringing forward and resolving customer issues. In this role, you act as the “Voice of the Customer” helping software engineers understand how customers use databases.

Build the next generation of Aurora & RDS services.

Note: NOT a Database Administrator or Data Engineering role.

Key job responsibilities

• Collaborate with the software delivery team on detailed design reviews for new feature development.
• Work with customers to identify root causes for ambiguous, complex database issues where the engine is not working as desired.
• Work across teams to improve operational toolsets and internal mechanisms.
• Author detailed designs for new features and/or future feature updates.
• Mentor more junior engineers in their ongoing growth and development.
• Participate in on-call rotation every ~5-6 weeks.

A day in the life

We are database experts actively engaged in the entire engineering process, partnering with development groups and providing subject matter expertise to the team in order to aid with feature design and as a customer advocate, bringing forward and resolving customer issues.

About the team

Utility Computing (UC)

AWS Utility Computing (UC) provides product innovations — from foundational services such as Amazon’s Simple Storage Service (S3) and Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2), to continuously released new product innovations that continue to set AWS’s services and features apart in the industry. As a member of the UC organization, you’ll support the development and management of Compute, Database, Storage, Internet of Things (IoT), Platform, and Productivity Apps services in AWS. Within AWS UC, Amazon Dedicated Cloud (ADC) roles engage with AWS customers who require specialized security solutions for their cloud services.

About AWS

Diverse Experiences

AWS values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.

Why AWS?

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating — that’s why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.

Inclusive Team Culture

Here at AWS, it’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employee-led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to be proud of our differences. Ongoing events and learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.

Mentorship & Career Growth

We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.

Work/Life Balance

We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why flexible work hours and arrangements are part of our culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve in the cloud.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Several years' experience designing and running MySQL relational databases in a large-scale, enterprise environment.
• Several years' experience engineering, administering and managing multiple relational database engines (e.g., Oracle, MySQL, SQLServer, PostgreSQL).
• Working knowledge of relational database internals (locking, consistency, serialization, recovery paths).
• Systems engineering experience, including Linux performance, memory management, I/O tuning, configuration, security, networking, clusters and troubleshooting.
• Coding skills in the procedural language for at least one database engine (PL/SQL, T-SQL, etc.) and at least one scripting language (shell, Python, Perl).

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Consulting experience working with multiple customers.
• Ability to communicate complex technical issues in writing.