About the Role
We are looking for a Database Engineer with a platform mindset to join our Infrastructure department. In this role, you will not simply "manage tickets" or manually tune SQL queries. Instead, you will be a force multiplier and an enabler, constantly mindful of reliability and scalability.
Your mission is to codify your deep database expertise into tools, modules, and platforms that make database management and observability effortless for our product engineers. You will build the "Golden Paths" that allow developers to spin up, scale, and monitor databases autonomously, ensuring that safety, security, and best practices are baked in by default.
The Mission
Make "The Right Way" the "Easy Way". You will abstract the complexity of our data layer. When a developer needs a database, they shouldn't need to be an expert in AWS parameter groups or replication lag-your tools should handle that complexity for them.
What You'll Do
- Build Self Service Tooling: Design and develop the internal platform capabilities (using Terraform and automation scripts) that allow engineers to provision and manage their own data resources. You will turn complex infrastructure requirements into simple, declarative interfaces for developers.
- Embed Knowledge into Code: "Shift left" your database expertise. You will write automation that applies best practices for indexing, schema design, and security configurations, effectively embedding your brains into the platform.
- Democratize Observability: Create out of the box observability. You will build systems in which databases are preconfigured with the right dashboards, SLIs/SLOs, and alerts in Datadog, making performance visibility automatic rather than manual.
- Automate Guardrails: Implement automated checks and policy as code (e.g., OPA, Terraform Sentinel) to prevent dangerous operations, while still allowing developers to move fast without breaking production.
- Evolve the Stack: Architect and maintain our core data infrastructure codebases for AWS RDS (Postgres+MySQL), OpenSearch, ElastiCache and DynamoDB.
- Educate & Enable: Act as a consultant and partner to engineering teams. While your tools will handle the heavy lifting, you will foster a culture of database literacy, helping teams understand how to leverage the platform you build.
Technical Stack
- Cloud & IaC: AWS, Terraform (Advanced usage)
- Scripting/Coding: Python, Go, Bash
- Data Stores: RDS Postgres, RDS MySQL, DynamoDB, OpenSearch, ElastiCache
- Observability: Datadog
- Orchestration: GitLab CI, Kubernetes
A Little About You
- You have at least 3+ years of experience in Database Engineering and Infrastructure, specializing in the design, automation, and optimization of distributed data stores.
- Enabler: You derive satisfaction from making others more productive.
- Automation First: Your instinctive reaction to a manual task is to write a script or build a tool to eliminate it forever.
- AI First Mindset: You approach problems with a focus on leveraging Artificial Intelligence to drive efficiency and innovation.
- Communication: You can explain complex database constraints to developers in a way that is helpful, not blocking, and can effectively communicate with stakeholders regarding incidents, changes, and project updates.
Why Join Us?
Key moment to join Aircall in terms of growth and opportunities
️ Our people matter, work life balance is important at Aircall
Fast learning environment, entrepreneurial and strong team spirit
45+ Nationalities: cosmopolite & multicultural mindset
Competitive salary package & benefits
DE&I Statement
At Aircall, we believe diversity, equity and inclusion - irrespective of origins, identity, background and orientations - are core to our journey.
We pride ourselves on promoting active inclusion within our business to foster a strong sense of belonging for all. We're working to create a place filled with diverse people who can enrich and learn from one another. We're committed to ensuring that everyone not only has a seat at the table but is valued and respected at it by providing equal opportunities to develop and thrive.
We are strongly committed to hiring a diverse and multicultural team and we encourage applications from traditionally underrepresented backgrounds.