Principal Database Engineer

Frontline Data Solutions; Remote; MYR 313,000 - 392,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading software provider is seeking a Database Engineer to design and maintain databases for their platform. The role involves performance optimization, reliability management, and cross-team collaboration. Candidates should have extensive experience with SQL Server and a knack for modernizing legacy systems. This position is fully remote, offering a flexible working environment and competitive compensation.

Benefits

Competitive Compensation

Remote Work & Flexibility

Leadership & Growth Opportunities

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience with SQL Server and similar RDBMS.
• Proven ability to incrementally improve legacy databases.
• Able to clearly explain database concepts.

Responsibilities

• Design and evolve database schemas and models.
• Tune queries and optimize database configurations.
• Implement and maintain backups and disaster recovery.
• Monitor database health and troubleshoot incidents.
• Work closely with teams to align data solutions.

Skills

Advanced SQL Expertise

Performance Optimization

System Modernization

Cross-Functional Communication

Job description

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Frontline Data Solutions provides web-based environmental, health, and safety software tosome ofthe world's leading chemical, oil & gas, and manufacturing companies. Frontline is a fully distributedorganization, and all roles, including this one, canbe performedfrom any location within the United States.Frontlineis unique in that it combines the fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment of a start-up software company with the stability and reputation that reflects its 27-year history of serving blue-chip industrial customers.

As a Database Engineer at Frontline Data Solutions, you will design,optimize, andmaintainthe databases that power our software platform. This role is hands‑on, highly technical, and focused on building reliable, scalable, and secure data systems that support both our product and our customers.

WhatYou’llDo

• Data Architecture:Design and evolve database schemas and models to support new product features, scalability, and long‑term performance.
• Performance Optimization:Tune queries, indexing, and database configurations while partnering with engineers to write efficient, reliable data workflows.
• Reliability & Recovery:Implement andmaintainbackups, disaster recovery, replication, and high‑availability processes to ensure data integrity.
• Operations Management:Monitor database health, troubleshoot incidents, and manage upgrades, patches, and migrations across environments.
• Cross‑Team Collaboration:Work closely with Product, Engineering, and Technical Services to align data solutions with platform and customer needs.

SkillsYou’llNeed

• Advanced SQL Expertise:10+ years of experience with SQL Server and similar RDBMS, specializing in expert-level SQL, query tuning, indexing strategies, and execution plan analysis. Strong background in performance engineering (database optimizers, schema design) and high-availability architectures, including replication, read replicas, and Availability Groups.
• System Modernization:Proven ability to incrementally improve legacy databases,optimizeworkloads, and enhance system reliability.
• Cross‑Functional Communication:Able to clearly explain database concepts and collaborate effectively with engineering, product, and technical teams.

WhatYou’llGet

• Impact:Play a critical role in ensuring fast, reliable, and scalable data systems that empower product performance, support platform growth, and enhance customer experience.
• Leadership & Growth:Work directly with senior leadership, reporting to the CTO, in an autonomous and entrepreneurial culture with zero bureaucracy.
• Remote Work & Flexibility:Frontline is a fully distributed organization.
• Competitive Compensation

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