Database Engineer

Appwrite; London; Remote; USD 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative firm seeks a Database Engineer to enhance its database infrastructure. This role involves designing and optimizing scalable database components, ensuring data consistency and reliability. You'll collaborate with engineers to integrate solutions into application architecture while engaging with the open-source community. If you thrive on problem-solving and have a passion for ownership in your work, this position offers an exciting opportunity to contribute to a rapidly growing company with a commitment to developer experience and community engagement.

Benefits

Remote work flexibility

Generous stock options

Healthcare benefits

Conference sponsorship

Laptop of choice

Unlimited Swag credits

Reimbursement for office expenses

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of relational databases and experience with REST APIs.
• Familiarity with containerization and orchestration technologies.

Responsibilities

• Own and optimize SQL databases for high availability and scalability.
• Design and develop APIs and distributed infrastructure for platform services.

Skills

REST APIs

GraphQL

PostgreSQL

MySQL

Docker

Kubernetes

PHP

Node.js

Python

Go

Ruby

Redis

CI/CD

AWS

Google Cloud

Azure

DigitalOcean

Terraform

Job description

At Appwrite we're looking for a Database Engineer to join our team.

About the job

We are seeking a motivated Database Engineer to join our database team at Appwrite. You’ll play a crucial role in designing and optimising the database infrastructure that drives our platform services. This role will focus on building, developing, and deploying scalable, reliable database components that integrate seamlessly into our application architecture. You’ll work closely with other engineers to ensure data consistency, performance, and reliability. You would also play a major role in our open-source community, engaging with users, and having a passion for owning the engineering process from beginning to end. If you have strong ownership of your work, enjoy problem-solving and adapting to our users' needs, then this role will be great for you.

Responsibilities

1. Own and optimize relational SQL databases to ensure high availability, reliability, and scalability.
2. Design and develop scalable, redundant and reliable APIs and other distributed infrastructure to support Appwrite's platform services.
3. Develop SDK components and backend integrations for various databases, ensuring a great developer experience (DX).
4. Collaborate with Product Engineers to integrate infrastructure solutions seamlessly into the application architecture.
5. Monitor system performance and proactively identify and address issues to maintain optimal reliability.
6. Implement security best practices and ensure compliance with industry standards and regulations.
7. Stay up-to-date with emerging technologies and trends in backend, infrastructure, and cloud computing, and evaluate their potential impact on Appwrite's platform.
8. Participate in code reviews and architectural discussions, fostering a culture of continuous improvement.

Requirements

1. Experience building and consuming REST APIs, with experience in GraphQL being a plus.
2. Strong knowledge of relational databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL), including optimization, scalability, and high-throughput design.
3. Familiarity with containerization (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes).
4. Proficiency in backend languages like PHP, Node.js, Python, Go, or Ruby.
5. Ability to learn and adapt to working with multiple programming languages and produce high-quality code.
6. Passion for simplicity and great developer experience.
7. Passion for open-source, building developer tools, and working with our developer community.
8. Knowledge of container technologies like Docker, and orchestration technologies like Kubernetes.
9. Experience with caching, message brokering, or pub/sub using tools like Redis, along with familiarity with CI/CD tools (e.g., GitHub Actions) and writing unit and end-to-end tests.
10. Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Google Cloud, Azure, DigitalOcean) and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform.
11. Ability to build reliable, performant, and scalable APIs using a microservice architecture.
12. Have a solid understanding of HTTP, TCP, UDP protocols, web services, and architecture design.

Benefits

1. Our entire company is distributed, so we take remote work seriously. If you’d rather not work from home, we will cover the cost of a coworking or office space.
2. Get generous stock options for a company that is growing blazing fast and is backed by top VCs.
3. We're a remote team working in different time zones, from UTC+06:00 to UTC-06:00. Choose the hours and days that work best for you!
4. Employees receive generous medical, dental, vision, and life insurance. Full-time contractors will have the cost of healthcare factored into their salary. Our recruiting team can help confirm which applies to you.
5. We would love to give an annual sponsorship to any GitHub project of your choice!
6. Appwrite provides $3,000 USD for employees to attend conferences, take classes, or otherwise further their education.
7. We typically meet up a couple of times a year in person for work and fun! What will be our next location? NYC, London, LA, or Barcelona? Help us decide!
8. Appwrite will let you choose a new laptop of your choice (up to $3,000 USD) and will reimburse up to $500 USD for office expenses.
9. At Appwrite, we really love Swags. Each new team member gets unlimited credits to grab any official Appwrite Swag that they wish.

Apply for the job

Do you want to join our team as our new Database Engineer? Then we'd love to hear about you!