Senior Database Engineer

8x8, Inc.

Job Overview

Location

Fuze Portugal - Remote

Job Type

Full-time

Full Job Description

📋 Description

• Lead the architecture, management, and optimization of Oracle 19c RAC, MySQL 8, and PostgreSQL database systems across on-premises, AWS, and OCI cloud environments, ensuring high availability, performance, and data integrity for global operations.
• Define and drive database standards, best practices, and operational runbooks; own upgrade and migration strategies; lead advanced troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and performance engineering across database platforms and supporting technologies.
• Architect and maintain replication topologies for disaster recovery; design and implement automation for provisioning, patching, scaling, and failover using Python, Terraform, and Ansible; own backup and recovery strategy with RPO/RTO compliance.
• Collaborate with development teams on schema design, query optimization, and capacity planning; mentor junior engineers; participate in on-call rotations as a senior escalation point; evaluate emerging technologies for adoption.

🎯 Requirements

• 7+ years of hands-on experience in database engineering or DBA roles, with at least 3 years in a senior or lead capacity.
• Expert-level knowledge of Oracle 19c RAC administration, including RMAN, Data Guard, patching, and advanced query optimization.
• Deep experience with MySQL 8 administration, replication architectures (master-slave, master-master, GTID-based), and performance tuning at scale.
• Strong working knowledge of PostgreSQL administration, replication, and performance tooling.
• Proven experience designing and operating high-availability and disaster recovery database architectures in production.
• Strong proficiency in Linux systems administration (Ubuntu/RHEL-based) and shell scripting.
• Extensive experience with automation and infrastructure-as-code: Python, Terraform, Ansible.
• Solid understanding of high-availability components: HAProxy, Keepalived, or equivalent load balancing and failover solutions.
• Experience with Git-based workflows, CI/CD practices, and database change management processes.
• Demonstrated ability to lead incident response, perform root cause analysis, and drive post-incident improvements.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence technical decisions and collaborate effectively across time zones in a distributed team.

🏖️ Benefits

• Equal employment opportunities (EEO) provided to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics.
• Reasonable accommodation provided to individuals with disabilities in accordance with applicable laws.
• Access to company resources and career development opportunities through [email protected].
• Transparency in job applicant privacy practices via the published Job Applicant Privacy Notice.
• Opportunity to engage with company culture and updates via LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.

Skills & Technologies

Python

PostgreSQL

MySQL

Redis

Elasticsearch

Senior

Remote

Degree Required

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About 8x8, Inc.

8x8, Inc. is a California-based public company providing cloud-based unified communications and contact-center services to global enterprises. The platform integrates voice, video, chat, and contact-center functions into a single system delivered over the public internet. Founded in 1987 and headquartered in Campbell, 8x8 operates data centers worldwide and serves customers including mid-market businesses and large corporations. The company offers analytics, team messaging, and APIs for custom integrations, aiming to replace traditional on-premise PBX hardware. Revenue is derived from subscription and usage-based SaaS models.

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