Cloud Database Engineer Apple Ads
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Job Location:
Austin, TX - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
21 days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
In this role you will design provision and automate database solutions across Aurora Postgres Aurora MySQL MongoDB CockroachDB and other distributed SQL or NoSQL platforms. Youll focus on enabling automation observability and optimization for the database services that power Apple Ads large-scale person in this role will:- Partner with engineering teams to understand data access patterns and recommend purpose-built cloud databases that best meet performance reliability and cost goals.- Build and enhance Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform) modules for secure and automated provisioning configuration and compliance of database resources.- Develop Python or Go-based automation for deployment monitoring and self-healing operations.- Optimize and tune production database performance troubleshoot complex issues and improve resilience and observability.- Contribute to cloud migration and modernization initiatives completing the transition from on-premises to AWS-managed databases.- Evaluate emerging database technologies (e.g. distributed SQL NewSQL) and advocate for adoption where appropriate.- Participate in an on-call rotation for escalations (weekly during U.S. business hours).This is not a traditional DBA role. The ideal candidate combines a deep understanding of database internals with a cloud engineering and automation mindset someone who designs solutions not just maintains systems.
- 5 years of experience engineering and operating cloud databases at scale (AWS preferred)
- Strong hands-on experience with Aurora Postgres/MySQL and database migration or modernization from on-prem to cloud
- Proven experience with Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform) for database provisioning and policy compliance
- Scripting proficiency in Python (preferred) or Go with working knowledge of Shell scripting
- Familiarity with NoSQL or distributed SQL databases (MongoDB CockroachDB DynamoDB etc.)
- Solid understanding of database performance tuning observability and root cause analysis
- Experience implementing high availability (HA) and disaster recovery (DR) strategies in multi-region environments
- Knowledge of database security and AWS networking fundamentals (IAM VPC encryption private endpoints)
- Excellent collaboration and communication skills able to partner effectively with software engineers and SREs
- Experience leading data modernization or cloud migration projects
- Knowledge of change data capture (CDC) frameworks such as Debezium or AWS DMS
- Exposure to containerized or serverless database deployments (e.g. RDS on EKS Aurora Serverless)
- Prior experience in Ad Tech or other high-scale distributed systems environments
- Bachelors degree in Computer Science or a related field; Masters degree preferred
Key Skills
- Databases
- SQL
- Database Development
- Microsoft SQL Server
- Database Design
- Performance Tuning
- NoSQL
- MySQL
- Postgresql
- Database Administration
- MongoDB
- Oracle
About Company
Ask Siri to name the most successful company in the world and it might respond: Apple. And it's not just out of familial pride. Apple consistently ranks highly in profit, revenue, market capitalization, and consumer cachet. In 2018, the company became the first reach a trillion dollar ... View more
