Remote Lead Database Engineer & Architect

Partnerize; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Partnerize is seeking a highly capable Database Engineer to own day-to-day database operations, backups, performance tuning, and server maintenance. You will lead upgrades, migrations, and optimization efforts while mentoring teammates and collaborating with product and IT.

The role is fully remote with opportunities to impact both UK and US operations, requiring strong communication and proactive problem-solving in a fast-moving digital marketing platform.

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on experience with MySQL and Linux system administration.
• Ability to plan complex database upgrades and migrations with clear stakeholder communication.
• Experience with backup strategies and incident response for large-scale databases.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of daily database operations including backups and performance tuning.
• Design, secure, and maintain underlying Linux servers for distributed databases.
• Plan and deliver database upgrades and migrations with clear execution plans.

Skills

MySQL

Linux

Database administration

Performance tuning

Automation

Incident management

Communication

Tools

Jira

Job description

Partnerize is seeking a highly capable Database Engineer to own day-to-day database operations, backups, performance tuning, and server maintenance. You will lead upgrades, migrations, and optimization efforts while mentoring teammates and collaborating with product and IT.

The role is fully remote with opportunities to impact both UK and US operations, requiring strong communication and proactive problem-solving in a fast-moving digital marketing platform.