Digital Ocean

4 weeks ago

Staff Software Engineer - MySQL

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Job Summary

Lead and scale the DigitalOcean DBaaS platform as a staff software engineer focused on MySQL and related databases. Design backend services for database lifecycle management in a globally distributed Kubernetes environment, provide technical leadership across multiple projects, mentor engineers, optimize performance, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver reliable, cost-efficient database solutions.

Location: Bengaluru

Workplace: Hybrid

Employment Type: Full time

Job Function: Software Engineering

Seniority: Sr. Manager level

Key Responsibilities

•Provide technical leadership across multiple projects and teams to scale the DBaaS platform
•Mentor mid-level and junior engineers and perform code reviews to improve reliability and performance
•Design scalable, resilient backend services for database lifecycle management and APIs
•Own end-to-end technical solutions from design to production and collaborate with cross-functional teams
•Collaborate with agile teams and influence best practices in system design, reliability, and operational excellence

Pay and Benefits

Perks:Learning BudgetEmployee Assistance

Key Requirements

•5+ years of software engineering experience with MySQL or related databases
•Strong track record building scalable backend services and distributed systems
•Proficiency in Go, with experience developing APIs (gRPC/REST)
•Experience mentoring/leading mid-level and junior engineers and influencing best practices
•Knowledge of Kubernetes, Docker, and cloud-native architectures for database lifecycle management

Experience:5+ yearsCloudDatabaseDBaaSSaaS

Skills:LeadershipMentorshipCommunicationProblem-solvingCollaboration

Languages:English

Tech Stack:GoMySQLPostgreSQLKafkaOpenSearchMongoDBKubernetesDockerGRPCRESTTemporalGrafana

Company Brief

Digital Ocean

Provides cloud infrastructure and developer-focused cloud services including scalable droplets, managed databases, Kubernetes, object storage, and networking to simplify deploying and managing applications for developers and small-to-medium businesses.

Industry: Cloud Computing

Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)

Revenue: USD 250M to 500M

Growth: Public Company

Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)

Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed

Headquarters: New York, United States

Founded: 2011

Glassdoor: 3.8

Website LinkedIn

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Digital Ocean

4 weeks ago

Staff Software Engineer - MySQL

✓ Verified Job

Canonical indexed version, validated from employer's careers page.

Source: Company careers pageValidated by: Fursa AI

Last checked: 6 hours agoStatus: Live

Job Summary

Location: Bengaluru

Workplace: Hybrid

Employment Type: Full time

Job Function: Software Engineering

Seniority: Sr. Manager level

Key Responsibilities

•Provide technical leadership across multiple projects and teams to scale the DBaaS platform
•Mentor mid-level and junior engineers and perform code reviews to improve reliability and performance
•Design scalable, resilient backend services for database lifecycle management and APIs
•Own end-to-end technical solutions from design to production and collaborate with cross-functional teams
•Collaborate with agile teams and influence best practices in system design, reliability, and operational excellence

Pay and Benefits

Perks:Learning BudgetEmployee Assistance

Key Requirements

•5+ years of software engineering experience with MySQL or related databases
•Strong track record building scalable backend services and distributed systems
•Proficiency in Go, with experience developing APIs (gRPC/REST)
•Experience mentoring/leading mid-level and junior engineers and influencing best practices
•Knowledge of Kubernetes, Docker, and cloud-native architectures for database lifecycle management

Experience:5+ yearsCloudDatabaseDBaaSSaaS

Skills:LeadershipMentorshipCommunicationProblem-solvingCollaboration

Languages:English

Tech Stack:GoMySQLPostgreSQLKafkaOpenSearchMongoDBKubernetesDockerGRPCRESTTemporalGrafana

Company Brief

Digital Ocean

Industry: Cloud Computing

Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)

Revenue: USD 250M to 500M

Growth: Public Company

Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)

Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed

Headquarters: New York, United States

Founded: 2011

Glassdoor: 3.8

Website LinkedIn