Senior HBase DataBase Engineer (Remote - US)

This position is posted by Jobgether on behalf of a partner company. We are currently looking for a Senior HBase Database Engineer in United States.

We are seeking an experienced Senior HBase Database Engineer to lead the design, deployment, and management of large-scale, high-performance database systems. This role focuses on building and optimizing HBase clusters and distributed data platforms to support mission-critical operations. You will collaborate closely with engineering teams across the globe to ensure reliability, scalability, and security, while driving automation and best practices. The position offers opportunities to mentor junior engineers, influence cross-team architectural decisions, and contribute directly to infrastructure strategy. Working in a fast-paced, innovative environment, you will help shape the foundation of a robust, data-driven ecosystem that supports critical business objectives. Remote work is supported, with a preference for candidates located near San Diego, CA.

Accountabilities

• Oversee daily operations and monitoring of mission-critical HBase clusters, including on-call responsibilities.
• Architect, deploy, and scale HBase clusters with a focus on performance, security, and high availability.
• Design and implement backup, disaster recovery, and capacity planning strategies for large-scale systems.
• Optimize performance across memory management, garbage collection, region balancing, and data storage techniques.
• Troubleshoot complex system-level issues, conduct root cause analysis, and implement long-term remediation.
• Provide technical leadership on schema design, query optimization, and HBase best practices.
• Develop automation frameworks and enhance monitoring to improve operational efficiency.
• Integrate HBase within the broader big data ecosystem, including Hadoop, Hive, Spark, Kafka, and Zookeeper.
• Mentor junior engineers and influence cross-team design decisions for distributed data systems.

Requirements

Benefits

Jobgether is a Talent Matching Platform that partners with companies worldwide to efficiently connect top talent with the right opportunities through AI-driven job matching.

When you apply, your profile goes through our AI-powered screening process designed to identify top talent efficiently and fairly.

🔍 Our AI evaluates your CV and LinkedIn profile thoroughly, analyzing your skills, experience, and achievements.

📊 It compares your profile to the job’s core requirements and past success factors to determine your match score.

🎯 Based on this analysis, we automatically shortlist the three candidates with the highest match to the role.

🧠 When necessary, our human team may perform an additional manual review to ensure no strong profile is missed.

The process is transparent, skills-based, and free of bias — focusing solely on your fit for the role. Once the shortlist is completed, we share it directly with the company that owns the job opening. Their internal hiring team then makes the final decision and manages next steps such as interviews or further assessments.

Thank you for your interest!

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