Senior Software Engineer, Infrastructure - Platform (Datastores)

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Requirements:

• At least 5 years of industry experience with a proven track record of building and operating scalable, fault-tolerant, highly available distributed systems.
• In-depth, hands-on experience with large-scale database deployments in production environments.
• Experience with cloud distributed databases such as MongoDB, Postgres, RDS, Aurora, DynamoDB, Redis, Memcached.
• Solid understanding of distributed database architecture, performance tuning, and reliability.
• Backend service and tool development experience in Golang, Java, or Python.
• Strong communication skills to work effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities:

• Design, implement, and operate Coinbase’s distributed database technologies (e.g., MongoDB, Postgres, RDS, Aurora, DynamoDB, Redis, Memcached).
• Develop the future of our database systems with a focus on scalability, reliability, performance, and cost efficiency.
• Guide other senior engineers and leadership on the right technical choices while anticipating the business’s needs.
• Provide engineering and operational support through maintenance and troubleshooting.
• Stay updated on industry trends and emerging technologies in databases.