Database Platform Engineer

Responsibilities

• Support and manage web-scale fleet of mission-critical MySQL databases accessed through ProxySQL
• Boost existing automation to reduce operational workload and increase reliability
• Design, implement and execute new operational procedures and processes
• Use programming and scripting skills to improve and create new code for managing the database platform
• Provide expertise to optimize database infrastructure including hardware, OS, storage, and network configurations
• Troubleshoot complex technical problems to provide long-term solutions
• Prepare and execute full-stack upgrades to keep the database platform up-to-date

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience with highly available database systems
• Programming and scripting experience
• Knowledge of MySQL, ProxySQL, Ansible, and Linux
• Background in performance tuning and problem diagnosis at OS, database, and application levels
• Experience with configuration tools (e.g., Puppet) and observability solutions (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, Loki, PMM, Icinga)
• Basic knowledge of networking, server hardware, storage, and operating systems

About the Company

Proton is a privacy-focused technology company that provides secure services including Proton Mail, Proton VPN, Proton Calendar, Proton Drive, and Proton Pass. Founded by scientists from CERN, Proton is a profitable, community-first organization dedicated to making privacy the default on the internet.