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# Senior Software Engineer, Backend (Online Storage)

- **Company:** TALENTHOP LLC
- **Location:** United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Backup Devices, Code Review, Databases, Distributed Data Store, Failover, Python (Programming Language), Load Testing, MySQL, Performance Tuning, Service Discovery, Software Engineering, SQL Databases, System Availability, Backend, Kotlin, Kubernetes, Codebase, Data Management, Terraform, Sql Tuning
- **Published:** October 16, 2026
- **Apply:** https://arc.dev/remote-jobs/j/redirect/ps077dvnfb

## About the Role

* 5+ years of software engineering experience.
 * Experience designing, developing, and launching scalable backend systems using technologies such as Python, Kotlin, AWS, MySQL, Terraform, and Kubernetes.
 * Hands-on experience with large-scale database deployments in production.
 * Expertise with distributed databases and technologies like MySQL and TiDB preferred.
 * Strong understanding of distributed database architecture, data modeling, SQL tuning, and performance optimization.
 * Experience with database benchmarking, load testing, and capacity planning.
 * Familiarity with connection poolers and proxies such as ProxySQL.
 * Experience building automation tooling for databases (provisioning, failover, upgrades, migrations) especially on Kubernetes.
 * Proven ability to perform zero-downtime migrations and major version upgrades.
 * Knowledge of Kubernetes networking, service discovery, and TLS.
 * Ability to define and deliver technical plans for significant features with simple, extensible designs.
 * Proficiency in managing large codebases and applying safe development practices.
 * Demonstrated ownership of professional growth and proactive feedback seeking.
 * Strong communication skills for global collaboration.
 * Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience in a related field.

## Description

The SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER, BACKEND (ONLINE STORAGE) will architect, build, and scale relational and distributed SQL database systems. This role is key to enhancing the reliability, automation, and performance of mission-critical data platforms that underpin financial transactions and analytical workloads. The position involves influencing team direction, improving infrastructure, and ensuring high availability and operational excellence., * Build and operate control planes for large-scale distributed SQL databases, including automation of provisioning, failover, backups, and upgrades.

 * Design and execute zero-downtime schema and data migrations across multi-tenant database clusters.
 * Manage networking stacks connecting services to storage in Kubernetes, tuning for latency, resilience, and failover.
 * Own and deliver quarterly team goals, leading engineers through complex problem-solving.
 * Collaborate with product management, design, and analytics to support product development.
 * Identify and lead resolution of project, process, technology, or business issues.
 * Support operations and availability through monitoring and on-call efforts.
 * Foster a culture of quality by setting and advocating code review and design standards.
 * Mentor and develop team talent through feedback and example.