Principal Database Engineer

What You’ll Do

Data Architecture: Design and evolve database schemas and models to support new product features, scalability, and long term performance.

Performance Optimization: Tune queries, indexing, and database configurations while partnering with engineers to write efficient, reliable data workflows.

Reliability & Recovery: Implement and maintain backups, disaster recovery, replication, and high availability processes to ensure data integrity.

Operations Management: Monitor database health, troubleshoot incidents, and manage upgrades, patches, and migrations across environments.

Cross Team Collaboration: Work closely with Product, Engineering, and Technical Services to align data solutions with platform and customer needs.

Skills You’ll Need

Advanced SQL Expertise:10+ years of experience with SQL Server and similar RDBMS, specializing in expert-level SQL, query tuning, indexing strategies, and execution plan analysis. Strong background in performance engineering (database optimizers, schema design) and high-availability architectures, including replication, read replicas, and Availability Groups.

System Modernization: Proven ability to incrementally improve legacy databases, optimize workloads, and enhance system reliability.

Cross Functional Communication: Able to clearly explain database concepts and collaborate effectively with engineering, product, and technical teams.

What You’ll Get

Impact: Play a critical role in ensuring fast, reliable, and scalable data systems that empower product performance, support platform growth, and enhance customer experience.

Leadership & Growth: Work directly with senior leadership, reporting to the CTO, in an autonomous and entrepreneurial culture with zero bureaucracy.

Remote Work & Flexibility: Frontline is a fully distributed organization.

Competitive Compensation