Lead Database Reliability Engineer - 11606

Coupa; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Coupa is seeking a Lead Database Reliability Engineer to oversee cloud-based MySQL environments. In this role, you will design and maintain reliable database infrastructures that support critical applications while driving automation and mentoring junior engineers.

The successful candidate will have 8+ years of experience in database management, deep expertise in MySQL, and strong automation skills, including scripting and cloud experience. This position aims to ensure high performance, security, and resilience of the database systems used globally.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of hands-on database administration and management experience.
• Deep expertise in MySQL and cloud database services.
• Experience with PostgreSQL or MongoDB preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead database architecture and design initiatives.
• Optimize database operations with AI/ML technologies.
• Develop and maintain database monitoring and disaster recovery systems.

Skills

MySQL expertise

Automation

Cloud experience (AWS)

Database observability solutions

Disaster recovery solutions

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering or Science

Tools

Bash

Python

Ruby

Terraform

Job description

Why join Coupa?

• Pioneering Technology: At Coupa, we're at the forefront of innovation, leveraging the latest technology to empower our customers with greater efficiency and visibility in their spend.
• Collaborative Culture: We value collaboration and teamwork, and our culture is driven by transparency, openness, and a shared commitment to excellence.
• Global Impact: Join a company where your work has a global, measurable impact on our clients, the business, and each other.

Learn more about Life at Coupa and hear from our employees about their experiences working at Coupa.

The Impact of a Lead Database Reliability Engineer at Coupa:

As a Lead Database Reliability Engineer, you will focus primarily on Cloud based MySQL environments. You will be responsible for designing, automating, and maintaining reliable database infrastructure that supports mission‑critical applications.

As a senior member of the team, you’ll be a hands‑on technical leader—driving automation, mentoring engineers, and partnering with development and infrastructure teams to deliver resilient, secure, and performant data platforms.

Responsibilities

• Lead database architecture and design initiatives, delivering scalable, high‑performance, reliable solutions aligned with business needs and long‑term strategic goals.
• Leverage AI/ML technologies to improve database operations through performance optimization, capacity planning, anomaly detection, predictive maintenance, and automation.
• Develop, maintain, and enhance database monitoring, alerting, backup, and disaster recovery systems to ensure system health, data integrity, and high availability.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex database issues, providing technical leadership, guidance, and operational support, including participation in on‑call rotations.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and internal policies by conducting regular database audits, assessments, and governance reviews.
• Collaborate effectively across cross‑functional teams, mentor junior database engineers, stay current on emerging database technologies and best practices, and remain flexible to support global teams across multiple time zones.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering, Science, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience) with 8+ years of hands‑on database administration, management, and performance optimization experience.
• Deep expertise in MySQL, including database design, implementation, configuration, security, troubleshooting, maintenance, backup/recovery, replication, and performance tuning.
• Strong automation and cloud experience, including scripting with Bash, Python, or Ruby and managing large‑scale AWS environments, with knowledge of cloud‑native database services such as RDS and Aurora; Azure or GCP experience is a plus.
• Experience building and maintaining database observability solutions, including monitoring, dashboards, and alerting using tools such as PMM, New Relic, VividCortex, or similar database management platforms.
• Expertise in high‑availability and disaster recovery solutions, including failover clustering, orchestrator, and strategies that ensure database reliability, resilience, and business continuity.
• Preferred qualifications include experience with PostgreSQL or MongoDB, configuration management tools (Chef/Puppet), Terraform, GitHub‑based workflows, and relevant database administration or automation certifications.

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