Database Engineer

Molex; Karnataka; On-site; INR 800,000 - 1,600,000; Full time

Job summary

Molex is seeking an experienced Database Engineer in Karnataka to design, extend, and manage database solutions critical to manufacturing and analytics of electronics. You will build scalable, high‑performance database systems that meet business requirements.

The role involves SQL tuning, ORM usage, security enforcement, backups, and collaborating with cross‑functional teams across product, engineering, and operations. You will mentor developers and drive best practices in data management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in computer science, information systems, or a related field.
• 3–5 years of experience in database development and administration.
• Strong expertise with MySQL, SQL Server, PostgreSQL.
• Hands-on SQL, stored procedures, functions, triggers, and views.
• Experience with NoSQL databases (MongoDB, Cassandra).
• Experience with Python ORM frameworks (SQLAlchemy or Django ORM).
• Knowledge of security, backup, and disaster recovery.
• Familiarity with Git-based workflows.
• Experience with cloud services (AWS RDS/Aurora) is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design and architect scalable database solutions based on customer requirements.
• Extend and maintain database objects using ORM frameworks.
• Write complex SQL queries, procedures, functions, and triggers.
• Optimize queries and implement efficient database code.
• Automate regular maintenance tasks.
• Participate in planning, estimation, architecture discussions.
• Conduct thorough code reviews for quality and performance.
• Provide guidance on database technologies and best practices.
• Monitor databases and resolve performance bottlenecks.
• Implement access control, indexing, and caching strategies.
• Collaborate with system admins on backup & recovery.
• Maintain thorough documentation and standards.
• Mentor developers on database topics.

Skills

Relational databases

SQL tuning

NoSQL databases

Python ORM (SQLAlchemy/Django)

Git workflows

Security best practices

Leadership & mentoring

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS/IS

Tools

AWS (RDS/Aurora)

Jenkins

Docker

Jira

CI/CD tooling

Confluence

Ansible

Job description

Your Job

We are seeking an experienced and proactive Database Engineer to design, extend, and manage database solutions critical to the manufacturing and analysis of cutting-edge electronics. The ideal candidate will bring strong technical expertise in database architecture, performance tuning, high availability, backup and recovery, and database administration, while collaborating across cross-functional teams to deliver scalable, reliable, and high-performing database solutions aligned with business requirements.

Our Team

Molex's Copper Solutions Business Unit (CSBU) is a global team delivering exceptional products to telecommunications and data center customers worldwide. Within CSBU, the Software Solution Group (SSG) connects product, engineering, manufacturing, and operations through advanced traceability, production manufacturing applications, database platforms, system integration, manufacturing support, and analytics for high-speed electrical interconnects.

• Our team creates and sustains software capabilities that accelerate product readiness, improve manufacturing execution, protect data integritydrive product quality, and support dependable production at scale. We value creative thinking, disciplined execution, problem-solving, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

What You Will Do

• Design and architect scalable database solutions based on customer requirements.
• Extend and maintain database objects using ORM frameworks.
• Write complex SQL queries, stored procedures, functions, and triggers.
• Optimize existing queries and implement efficient database code.
• Automate regular database maintenance tasks.
• Participate in planning, estimation, and architecture discussions.
• Conduct thorough code reviews to ensure quality and performance.
• Provide guidance on database technologies and best practices to support business goals.
• Monitor database systems, identify and resolve performance bottlenecks.
• Implement user access control, query optimizations, indexing, and caching strategies.
• Implement and enforce security policies.
• Collaborate with System Admins to manage database backup & recovery
• Debug and resolve database-related issues.
• Maintain thorough documentation of database designs, configurations, and operational procedures; define and enforce standards and best practices.
• Mentor developers on database-related topics.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in computer science, Information Systems, or related field.
• 3-5 years of progressive experience in database development and administration.
• Strong expertise in relational databases (e.g., MySQL, SQL Server, PostgreSQL)
• Strong expertise and hands-on knowledge working with SQLs, stored procedures, functions, triggers and view development in various databases.
• Familiarity with NoSQL databases (e.g., MongoDB, Cassandra).
• Hands-on experience with Python ORM frameworks such as SQL Alchemy or Django ORM.
• Solid knowledge of query optimization, indexing strategies, and database scaling techniques.
• Knowledge of security best practices, backup, and disaster recovery.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Hands-on experience with GITLAB or any Git-based repository management tool.

What Will Put You Ahead

• Proven experience leading database projects from design to deployment.
• Basic knowledge of AWS Cloud services such as RDS/Aurora etc.
• Scripting knowledge to automate task - Ansible, Python, etc.
• Experience using tools like Jenkins, Docker, Jira, CI/CD, Confluence, Anaconda.
• Understanding of data analysis, data modeling, and data warehousing concepts.

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