Staff or Principal Database Engineer

• Design Everlaw’s database and storage strategy
• Design for scalability, sharding, and replication
• Dive deep into database performance tuning
• Plan for low-downtime migrations
• Put observability front and center in our approach
• Always be learning

• At least 10 years of experience in software engineering
• At least 6 years of experience in database engineering
• Deep understanding of the storage engines and locking mechanisms of at least one major RDBMS (Postgres or MySQL preferred)
• Experience with Distributed Systems: Proven track record of managing databases in a cloud environment (AWS, GCP, or Azure)
• A record of Leadership. Demonstrated ability to mentor senior engineers and influence the broader engineering organization’s data culture

Practical experience with vector search, including databases such as Weaviate, Chroma, Pinecone, or pgvector) to support embeddings and RAG (retrieval-augmented generation) for our AI initiatives

• Equity program
• 401(k) retirement plan with company matching
• Health, dental, and vision
• Flexible Spending Accounts for health and dependent care expenses
• Paid parental leave and approximately 10 days (80 hours) per year of sick leave
• Seventeen paid vacation days plus 11 federal holidays
• Membership to Modern Health to help employees prioritize mental health and wellness
• Annual allocation for Learning & Development opportunities and applicable professional membership dues
• Company-sponsored life and disability insurance
• Work in Downtown Oakland, just steps from the BART line and dozens of restaurants
• Powerful Linux laptop and be able to customize your desk setup
• Bond over team lunches and out-of-the-box events
• Time off for company-sponsored volunteer events and 4 paid hours per quarter to volunteer at a charitable organization of your choice