Principal Database Engineer

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Principal Database Engineer- Redwood City, CA

We are seeking a highly experienced and visionary Principal NoSQL Database Engineer to lead the design, implementation, and optimization of large-scale NoSQL and GraphDB solutions across cloud-native, multi-cloud and on‑premises environments. This role will be instrumental in shaping the persistence layer architecture for global informatica IDMC cloud products, ensuring scalability, performance, and security.

You will report to the Director.

Technology You'll Use

NoSQL (MongoDB) AWS, Azure, GCP

What You'll Do (Key Responsibilities)

• Global Architecture & Strategy
• Define and champion the multi‑cloud (AWS, GCP, Azure, OCI) database architecture standards, best practices, and roadmaps for NoSQL platforms, specifically MongoDB, Neo4J and ScyllaDB
• Develop a global, multi‑region strategy for data distribution, high availability (HA), disaster recovery (DR), and data residency to meet strict global service level objectives (SLOs).
• Provide deep technical leadership and architectural oversight for major database initiatives, new product launches, and strategic technology selection.
• Performance, Reliability, & Optimization
• Lead initiatives for performance tuning and capacity planning across the global NoSQL footprint, focusing on query optimization, indexing strategies, and cluster configuration.
• Design and implement Zero Downtime (ZDT) deployment and migration strategies to ensure continuous service availability during upgrades, patches, and platform changes.
• Drive continuous improvement in reliability and resiliency by refining DR protocols, chaos engineering practices, and failover automation across diverse cloud providers.
• Oversee cost optimization efforts by analyzing usage patterns, cloud‑native offerings, and identifying opportunities for resource rightsizing and efficiency improvements.
• Engineering & Automation
• Collaborate directly with Engineering teams to influence application design, data modeling, and schema evolution, ensuring optimal use of NoSQL features and adherence to operational standards.
• Partner with Operations Automation teams to define requirements and build Infrastructure as Code (IaC) templates and deployment pipelines for the entire database lifecycle (provisioning, scaling, patching).
• Evaluate, select, and integrate cutting‑edge tools for monitoring, observability, security, and lifecycle management of the NoSQL fleet.
• Team Leadership & Collaboration
• Participate in architecture review on the application layer on major release changes and features.
• Act as the top‑tier escalation point for complex, highly critical database incidents and performance bottlenecks.
• Work effectively with global, cross‑functional teams (Software Engineering, Security, Infrastructure, SRE) across different time zones.
• Mentor and coach Database Administrators (DBAs) and Site Reliability Engineers (SREs) on advanced NoSQL architecture, operational excellence, and automation principles.
• Valued Experience
• Ideal Candidate will also have Experience with Neo4j GraphdB, ScyllaDB and Elasticsearch
• Experience in deploying noSQL Database system using Kubernetes operators & controllers

What You'll Bring (Qualifications)

Core Requirements

Perks & Benefits

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