Remote Database Engineer II - Cloud MySQL for Gaming

IDR, Inc.; Santa Monica (CA); Remote; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Full benefits

Medical, Vision, Dental

Job summary

IDR, Inc. is seeking a Database Engineer II for a remote opportunity with a focus on cloud-managed MySQL databases for high-traffic gaming and live service applications.

You will automate provisioning, maintenance, and migrations via infrastructure as code, optimize schema and queries, and monitor health while leading projects with engineering teams. Competitive compensation and full benefits offered.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of cloud-based MySQL database administration experience.
• 4+ years of experience managing large-scale relational MySQL databases.
• Proven ability to design and implement automated data migrations.
• Experience working with development teams on schema, query, and database design.
• Scripting with Python, Bash, or similar for automation purposes.

Responsibilities

• Support and manage scalable, high-availability cloud database systems for gaming services.
• Automate database provisioning, maintenance, and migrations using infrastructure as code.
• Optimize schema design, queries, and stored procedures to enhance performance.
• Monitor database health, respond to incidents, and implement robust backup and failover solutions.
• Lead infrastructure projects from planning through implementation while coordinating with engineering teams.

Skills

Python scripting

Bash scripting

Tools

MySQL cloud-based

Infrastructure as Code

Job description

IDR, Inc. is seeking a Database Engineer II for a remote opportunity with a focus on cloud-managed MySQL databases for high-traffic gaming and live service applications.

You will automate provisioning, maintenance, and migrations via infrastructure as code, optimize schema and queries, and monitor health while leading projects with engineering teams. Competitive compensation and full benefits offered.