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About the Role

As a Software Engineer III on a database platform team, you will design, implement, and maintain data infrastructure capabilities that power a variety of database and caching solutions. You’ll own infrastructure changes and add features to improve reliability, compliance, security, and high availability, making these platforms simple and intuitive for engineers to adopt. You will also ensure safe rollout of changes and collaborate with SREs, application teams, and other platform engineers to troubleshoot issues and improve platform reliability and scalability. Additionally, you will enhance developer-facing tools and create documentation.

Responsibilities

Design, implement, and maintain shared database and caching platform capabilities.
Own infrastructure changes and feature enhancements for reliability, security, compliance, and high availability.
Participate in on-call rotation, respond to incidents, and drive timely resolution.
Drive safe, automated, AI-assisted deployment of changes.
Troubleshoot and resolve complex user and production issues.
Enhance and expand platform-provided developer tools, APIs, and interfaces.
Author and maintain clear technical documentation, runbooks, and best practices.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field and a minimum of 5 years of related experience; or a Master’s degree with a minimum of 3 years of experience; or a PhD without experience.
Deep experience with distributed and relational database technologies (e.g., Aurora PostgreSQL/MySQL, MongoDB, AWS ElastiCache).
Experience designing, building, and operating large-scale or distributed systems.
Direct experience with service-oriented architectures and APIs.
Experience with at least one modern programming language (e.g., Java, Python, or Go).
Experience building and operating services on AWS, including core cloud primitives.
Frontend/UI experience with modern web technologies (TypeScript/JavaScript, React, HTML, CSS) and integrating UIs with internal platforms and APIs.
Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code and CI/CD tooling (e.g., Terraform, GitLab CI).
Practical experience leveraging AI tooling (e.g., Windsurf or Claude) to improve development and operations workflows.

Skills

Distributed database technologies
Relational database technologies
Caching technologies
Large-scale systems design
Distributed systems design
Service-oriented architectures
APIs
Java
Python
Go
AWS
Compute
Storage
Networking
IAM
TypeScript
JavaScript
React
HTML
CSS
Infrastructure-as-code
CI/CD tooling
Terraform
GitLab CI
AI tooling

Location

United States of America

Work Type

Full-time

Experience Level

Minimum 5 years of related experience (with Bachelor's)
Minimum 3 years of experience (with Master's)
PhD without experience

Education Level

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field
Master's degree
PhD

Salary/Compensations

131,000 - 197,000 USD per year

Benefits

Quarterly bonuses
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
Paid Time Off (PTO) policy
Region-specific benefits

About the Company

Indeed is the world’s number 1 job site, with a mission to help people get jobs.
We strive to cultivate an inclusive and accessible workplace where all people feel comfortable being themselves.
We're looking to grow our teams with more people who share our enthusiasm for innovation and creating the best experience for job seekers.

Equal Opportunity

Indeed is deeply committed to building a workplace and global community where inclusion is not only valued, but prioritized.
We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer, seeking to create a welcoming and diverse environment.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, family status, marital status, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, neuro-diversity, disability, age, or veteran status, or any other non-merit based or legally protected grounds.
Indeed provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities in the employment application process.
Inclusion and belonging are fundamental to our hiring practices and company culture.
We believe that fostering an inclusive environment where every employee feels respected and accepted benefits everyone, fueling innovation and creativity.
We value diverse experiences, including those who have had prior contact with the criminal legal system.
We are committed to providing individuals with criminal records, including formerly incarcerated individuals, a fair chance at employment.
Those with military experience are encouraged to apply.
Equivalent expertise demonstrated through a combination of work experience, training, military experience, or education is welcome.