CockroachDB Administrators (Mid and Senior Level)

Supportwave; Atlanta (GA); Remote; USD 77,000 - 176,000; Full time

Job summary

Supportwave seeks experienced CockroachDB Administrators for a fully remote role, focusing on database management, monitoring, and optimization. Candidates should possess a strong SQL background with expertise in CockroachDB. This role offers an opportunity to work in a dynamic environment, providing critical support for high-traffic databases.

Qualifications

• 3+ years experience with SQL databases, specifically CockroachDB.
• Solid understanding of database management practices.
• Strong problem-solving skills and communication.

Responsibilities

• Administer and scale CockroachDB clusters for high availability.
• Monitor and provide 24/7 support for database operations.
• Collaborate with DevOps teams to resolve performance issues.

Skills

Database Replication

Query Optimization

Troubleshooting

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Terraform

Kafka

Prometheus

Grafana

Job description

CockroachDB Administrators (Mid and Senior Level)

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Company Overview

Our client is delivering high-performance, real-time solutions to their global customer base. Their extensive use of CockroachDB powers a scalable, distributed system, ensuring seamless operations in a high-traffic environment. We’re seeking talented CockroachDB Administrators to join our fully remote team, providing 24/7 support and optimization for our critical database infrastructure.

Job Overview

As a CockroachDB Administrator, you will play a pivotal role in managing, monitoring, and optimizing our CockroachDB clusters to ensure reliability, performance, and scalability, this fully remote role will be part of a team, supporting 24/7 operation. You’ll collaborate with development and DevOps teams, leveraging tools like Terraform and Kafka, and tackle challenges ranging from query optimization to multi-region monitoring. We’re hiring for both mid-level (3+ years experience) and senior-level (5+ years experience) candidates within a single, dynamic job specification.

Key Responsibilities

• Cluster Management & Optimization: Administer and scale CockroachDB clusters, ensuring high availability and performance in a high-traffic betting environment. Design efficient schemas, optimize indexes, and resolve hotspot issues.
• 24/7 Support: Provide round-the-clock monitoring and incident resolution, troubleshooting issues like slow queries, schema change impacts, or cluster failures.
• Change Data Capture (CDC): Configure and maintain CDC workflows (e.g., writing data to Kafka), mitigating challenges like full table re-emission after schema changes.
• Performance Tuning: Regularly identify and optimize bad or slow queries, collaborating with developers to align database performance with application needs.
• Monitoring & Maintenance: Enhance CockroachDB dashboards with additional tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana) for multi-region setups, manage jobs, and ensure security through roles and permissions.
• DevOps Integration: Use Terraform for infrastructure-as-code deployments and support containerized environments (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
• Leadership (Senior Level): Lead database architecture initiatives, mentor junior team members, and drive best practices adoption.
  
  

Mid-Level

Required Skills & Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience with SQL databases, including at least 3 years with CockroachDB.
• Solid understanding of database replication, consistency, and record-writing flows (e.g., leaseholder interactions).
• Familiarity with DevOps tools (Terraform, monitoring systems) and query optimization.
  
  

Senior-Level

• 5+ years of experience with SQL databases, including at least 5 years with CockroachDB.
• Deep knowledge of CockroachDB internals (e.g., leaseholders, ranges, CDC) and multi-region deployments.
• Proven ability to lead technical initiatives and mentor others.
  
  

General Requirements

• Experience with CDC (e.g., Kafka integration) and troubleshooting schema change impacts.
• Comfortable with a fully remote role and flexible scheduling for 24/7 shift coverage.
• Strong problem-solving skills, with experience resolving critical database issues (e.g., cluster outages, performance bottlenecks).
• Excellent communication skills for cross-functional collaboration.
  
  

Nice-to-Have Skills

• Experience in with high-concurrency financial systems.
• Knowledge of other databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MongoDB) for comparison and migration purposes.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure) and container orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).
  
  

Work Environment

• Location: Fully remote.
• Schedule: Set 9 hour shift to support 24/7 operations; candidates must be adaptable to varying hours, set shift time will be confirmed once you are successful.
• Team: Collaborate with developers, DevOps engineers, and other administrators in a fast-paced, supportive environment.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Information Technology

• Industries

  Staffing and Recruiting

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