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Description Location: Hyderabad Function: Engineering / Platform & Data Infrastructure About the Role We are looking for a highly experienced Database Reliability Engineer (DBRE) with deep expertise in MongoDB, PostgreSQL, and Elasticsearch to own and support mission-critical database platforms serving enterprise SaaS applications. This role is not suitable for candidates with only development or basic DBA experience. The ideal candidate has extensive hands-on experience designing, operating, troubleshooting, and optimizing large-scale production settings containing millions of records, supporting 24x7 high-availability systems with strict uptime SLAs. The engineer will independently diagnose complex database failures, perform failovers, optimize performance under load, ensure business continuity, influence technical direction, and mentor junior engineers. Responsibilities Database Design & Architecture Architect and implement scalable, high-availability MongoDB solutions including replica sets, sharded clusters, Atlas deployments, and disaster recovery architectures. Design, implement, and manage MongoDB, PostgreSQL, and Elasticsearch environments across development, staging, and production. Define schema design standards, sharding strategies, indexing approaches, data lifecycle management, and capacity planning. Production Reliability & Operations Own 24x7 production database operations with accountability for uptime, reliability, and SLA compliance. Diagnose and resolve complex database incidents, execute failovers, recovery activities, root-cause analysis, and business continuity procedures. Lead rolling upgrades, patching, migrations, and maintenance with minimal or zero downtime. Performance & Optimization Analyze query patterns, design optimal indexes, tune aggregation pipelines, and eliminate bottlenecks. Monitor performance metrics and drive continuous improvements using profiler, explain plans, Atlas tools, and observability platform .
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That number is real. WorkMundi's database shows 144,883 open engineer roles across the world. India has the most with 31,687 jobs, followed by the United States with 30,084. If you just finished reading one job ad and felt paralyzed by choice, you're not alone—but this scale is actually an advantage. It means you can afford to be selective.
Start by geography and language. The majority of engineer ads—117,837 of them—have the job posting text written in English. Use that as one filter, but remember: the ad text language tells you nothing about whether the role actually requires you to speak English day-to-day. Read the job description carefully. Then check which countries have the volume you're targeting. Singapore, Poland, and Australia round out the top five after India and the US.
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When you interview, expect the question every engineer hears: 'Tell me about a time you had to debug a problem that wasn't in your job description.' Have a specific story ready—not a general one. Name the tools, the deadline pressure, and what you learned. Hiring managers listen for whether you see problem-solving as part of the role itself, not a favour.