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Staff Database Engineer (DBA)

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Quick Summary

Key Responsibilities

Design, implement, and maintain automated infrastructure to ensure consistency and scalability. Set up monitoring and logging systems to proactively detect and address potential issues,

Requirements Summary

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).

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Database EngineerData & AI

Responsibilities

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  • Design, implement, and maintain automated infrastructure to ensure consistency and scalability.
  • Set up monitoring and logging systems to proactively detect and address potential issues, ensuring optimal performance and reliability.
  • Manage hundreds of Aurora/MySQL, DynamoDB, and Mongo/DocumentDB databases, including tuning for maximum performance, backups, disaster recovery strategies, and their active/passive counterparts in AWS.
  • Migrate Aurora MySQL to NewSQL.
  • Work closely with cross-functional teams, including application team developers, infrastructure teams, TPM's to improve the overall database processes.
  • Assist in identifying and resolving operational issues and participating in on-call rotations.
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Requirements

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  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
  • At least 10 years of expertise in database operations with a focus on building automation and maintaining scalable infrastructures around data.
  • At least 10 years of working directly with MySQL at a Senior level.
  • At least 5 years of experience working on NoSQL data stores such as DynamoDB, Cassandra.
  • At least 5 years of experience with developing tools and code for automation in Python.
  • Experience with NewSQL (TiDB, Spanner, Aurora DSQL)
  • At least 5 years of experience in leadership and communicating with the business.
  • At least 5 years of experience creating automation in multiple database technologies using modern software engineering practices in Python.
  • Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work in a fast-paced, agile environment.
  • Solid understanding of AWS-based data management technologies.
  • Experience with infrastructure as code using Terraform.
  • Understanding of CI/CD tools.
  • Understanding of networking concepts such as load balancing and DNS.
  • Knowledge of containerization technologies like Docker and container orchestration tools such as Kubernetes.

Recruitment Process:

  • Application Review - Phone Interview - Onsite Interview - Offer
  • The recruitment process may be different depending on the job and may be changed due to scheduling and circumstances.
  • Others:
  • This job post may be closed early if all openings are filled.
  • If there is any false information in the application, the offer may be cancelled.
  • Veteran status or disability will not result in any disadvantages in the recruitment process.
  • Interview schedules and the results will be informed to the applicant via the e-mail address submitted at the application stage.

 

 

  • This notification is given pursuant to Article 11 (6) of the Fair Hiring Procedure Act.
  • A job applicant, who has applied but not been finally selected for a position at Coupang (the “Company”), may request the Company to return his/her hiring documents submitted pursuant to the Fair Hiring Procedure Act. However, this will not apply where the hiring documents were submitted via the website of the Company or e-mail, or where the job applicant submitted those documents voluntarily without a request from the Company. In addition, if the hiring documents were destroyed due to a natural disaster or any other reasons not attributable to the Company, such documents will be deemed to have been returned to the job applicant.
  • A job applicant who wishes to request the return of his/her hiring documents pursuant to the main sentence of paragraph 2 above should fill out a “Request for Return of Hiring Documents” [Annex Form No. 3 in the Enforcement Rule of the Fair Hiring Procedure Act] and submit the request to the Company by email ( recruitingops@coupang.com ) In such case, within fourteen (14) days from the date of identifying the receipt of the request, the Company will send the hiring documents to the job applicant’s designated address via registered mail. Please be informed that the job applicant is required to pay the postage on the registered mail.
  • In preparation for a job applicant’s request for the return of hiring documents pursuant to the main sentence of paragraph 2 above, the Company shall retain the original hiring documents submitted by the job applicant for 180 days from the completion of the recruiting process. If no request is made until the end of this period, all of his/her hiring documents will be destroyed immediately in accordance with the Personal Information Protection Act.

Location & Eligibility

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Posted
March 13, 2026
First seen
April 3, 2026
Last seen
April 27, 2026

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CoupangStaff Database Engineer (DBA)