Senior Cloud Database Engineer

Toku Ltd; United States; Remote; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Toku Ltd is seeking a senior engineer to own the operational health and improvement of production MySQL databases hosted on AWS RDS. You will work hands-on in incident response, automate safer database workflows, and partner with software engineers supporting a distributed SaaS platform.

The role emphasizes strong ownership, troubleshooting, and cross-team collaboration to reduce operational risk and improve data reliability across globally distributed systems.

Qualifications

• Experience operating production MySQL databases, including AWS RDS.
• Troubleshoot production problems and drive lasting improvements.
• Automate database/workflow tasks to reduce manual effort.
• Collaborate with engineering teams and communicate findings.

Responsibilities

• Monitor availability and reliability of production MySQL databases.
• Lead incident response and root cause investigations.
• Automate repetitive operational tasks.
• Improve database change processes with safer audits.
• Collaborate with software engineers to diagnose issues.
• Report progress to engineering stakeholders.

Skills

Production MySQL

AWS RDS

Incident response

Automation

Linux/Unix

Observability

Tools

Datadog

AWS Performance Insights

Aurora

Job description

Role overview

Own the operational health and ongoing improvement of production MySQL databases hosted on AWS RDS. This hands-on senior engineering role combines incident response, automation, safer database workflows, and close partnership with software engineers supporting a distributed SaaS platform.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and improve the availability, health, and reliability of production MySQL databases.
• Lead response to database incidents, investigate root causes, restore service, and prevent recurring problems.
• Identify repetitive operational tasks and build automation to reduce manual work and operational risk.
• Improve processes for database changes, production data fixes, and operational requests, with stronger safety and auditability.
• Work with software engineers to understand application behavior and investigate production issues.
• Communicate progress and operational findings to relevant engineering partners.

Requirements

• Strong experience operating production MySQL databases, including AWS RDS.
• Ability to troubleshoot unfamiliar production problems and carry investigations through to lasting improvements.
• Experience automating database or infrastructure workflows and improving operational processes.
• Familiarity with software development lifecycles and effective collaboration with engineering teams.
• Clear communication, independent problem solving, and a strong sense of ownership.

Nice to have

Experience with Amazon Aurora, MariaDB, Linux production environments, Datadog or similar observability tools, AWS Performance Insights, or software engineering.

Benefits and work setup

Remote or hybrid options are available in Bangalore, India; the Netherlands; or elsewhere in Europe, supporting globally distributed teams.