# Database Engineer

**Company**: Razer
**Location**: Chengdu
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Technology

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## Description

Join Razer's global mission to revolutionize gaming. As a Database Engineer, you will manage and maintain databases hosted on cloud platforms like AWS and MONGODB Atlas.

**Job Responsibilities:**

- Manage cloud infrastructure for data, ensuring scalability, availability, and security.

- Play a critical role in disaster recovery planning and implementation.

- Optimize database performance and usage to reduce costs.

- Oversee administration, maintenance, and optimization of AWS cloud databases, including MySQL, Aurora MySQL, MongoDB, MSSQL, and DynamoDB.

- Monitor and optimize database performance, including managing indexing, queries, and caching strategies.

- Implement and manage backup and recovery strategies to safeguard data integrity.

- Ensure database security by implementing best practices and monitoring for potential vulnerabilities.

- Develop and maintain automation scripts for database management tasks using tools like AWS Lambda, CloudFormation, and Terraform.

- Set up and manage monitoring tools to track database performance and health.

- Diagnose and resolve database-related issues, providing timely support to development and operations teams.

- Collaborate with development teams to design and implement database solutions that meet business requirements.

- Automate routine database tasks such as backups, updates, and monitoring using scripts and cloud tools.

- Plan and execute data migrations from on-premises databases to cloud platforms or between different cloud services.

- Maintain comprehensive documentation of database configurations, processes, and procedures.

**Pre-Requisites:**

- Minimum of 2-3 years of experience in database engineering, with a focus on cloud-hosted databases: AWS and MONGO Atlas.

- Proficiency in MySQL, Aurora MySQL, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, MSSQL, and DynamoDB.

- Experience with AWS services such as RDS, EC2, S3, and IAM.

- Strong scripting skills in languages such as Python, Bash, or PowerShell.

- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.

- Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in a team environment.

- AWS Certified Database - Specialty or similar certifications are a plus.

**Preferred Qualifications:**

- Experience with database migration and upgrade projects.

- Knowledge of containerization technologies like Docker and Kubernetes.

- Familiarity with DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines.

## Skills

### Required
- MySQL
- Aurora MySQL
- MongoDB
- PostgreSQL
- MSSQL
- DynamoDB
- AWS
- Python
- Bash
- PowerShell

### Nice to have
- Docker
- Kubernetes
- DevOps
- CI/CD pipelines

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