What we are looking for :

We are seeking an Associate Database Engineer to strengthen our database and reporting capabilities.

This role has been created to ensure continuity in managing critical database operations, reduce risk associated with single points of failure.

You will work closely with our senior database lead, gradually taking on ownership of production database operations, reporting requirements, and related engineering tasks.

Key Responsibilities :

- Support production database management, including query execution, write operations, and backup procedures.

- Collaborate with senior engineers to ensure database continuity, security, and performance tuning.

- Handle reporting requirements, ensuring timely and accurate availability of data to stakeholders.

- Gradually take over ownership of critical database operations, reducing dependency on a single resource.

- Document processes, standard operating procedures (SOPs), and codified best practices for database operations.

- Support incident resolution, root cause analysis, and performance improvement activities in database and reporting workflows.

- Assist in the design and maintenance of database schemas, stored procedures, and optimization strategies.

Skills & Qualifications :

- 3 5 years of hands-on experience as a Database Engineer, Database Developer, or DBA.

- Strong proficiency in SQL (queries, optimization, stored procedures, indexing).

- Knowledge of backup/recovery procedures, database security, and replication strategies.

- Familiarity with reporting tools and ability to support data availability for analytics.

- Experience in production database environments with responsibility for uptime and performance.

- Exposure to data modeling, schema design, and database migration is a plus.

- Knowledge of Observability stack.

- Have used Grafana or tools like DataDog, Kibana in the past

- Good communication and documentation skills to collaborate across teams.

Why Join Us :

- Play a critical role in strengthening a core capability of our organization.

- Work alongside experienced engineers and gain exposure to production-scale database management.

- Opportunity to learn, codify, and own database operations in a fast-paced environment.

- Contribute directly to reducing risk and ensuring continuity in high-impact areas