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8x8 is seeking a Database Engineer to join our engineering team responsible for managing and optimizing database infrastructure across on-premises, AWS, and OCI environments. This is a hands-on role requiring deep expertise in relational database systems, replication architectures, performance tuning, and automation. You will partner with development and infrastructure teams to ensure database platforms deliver the highest levels of availability, performance, and data integrity across a globally distributed environment. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, thrives under pressure, and is passionate about database reliability at scale.
Job Responsibility:
Manage and optimize Oracle 11g/19c RAC, MySQL 5.7/8, and PostgreSQL database systems and related infrastructure across on-premises, AWS, and OCI cloud environments
Plan and execute database upgrades - Oracle and MySQL - ensuring minimal downtime across all environments
Perform advanced database troubleshooting, query performance tuning, and issue resolution across Oracle, MySQL, PostgreSQL, HAProxy, and Keepalived
Design, implement, and maintain database replication topologies including master-slave and master-master configurations
Develop and maintain automation for database operations using Linux shell scripting, Python, Terraform, and Ansible
Manage backup and recovery operations using RMAN, mysqldump, pg_dump, and other tools — ensuring RPO/RTO targets are met
Implement and maintain database monitoring, alerting, and dashboards using Grafana, CloudWatch, or equivalent platforms
Collaborate with application development teams on schema design, query optimization, and capacity planning
Participate in on-call rotations as a escalation point for critical database incidents
Document database architectures, runbooks, and operational procedures
Participate in on-call rotations to address critical database incidents promptly
Requirements:
3+ years of hands-on experience as a Database Engineer or DBA in production environments
Strong expertise in Oracle 11g/19c RAC administration, including RMAN backup/restore, patching, and query optimization
Solid experience with MySQL 5.7/8 administration, replication strategies (master-slave, master-master), and performance tuning
Working knowledge of PostgreSQL administration and tooling (pg_dump, replication, vacuuming)
Proficiency in Linux systems administration (Ubuntu/RHEL-based) and shell scripting
Experience with automation and infrastructure-as-code tools: Python, Terraform, Ansible
Familiarity with high-availability components: HAProxy, Keepalived, or equivalent load balancing and failover solutions
Experience with Git-based workflows and CI/CD practices for database change management
Strong troubleshooting and root cause analysis skills — ability to diagnose and resolve complex database issues under pressure
Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively across time zones in a distributed team
Nice to have:
Experience with AWS database services (RDS, Aurora) and OCI database offerings
Exposure to MSSQL Server administration
Experience setting up Grafana monitoring dashboards, alerting rules, and integration with database metrics
Familiarity with database migration strategies across cloud providers and on-premises environments