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Staff Database Platform Engineer Were looking for a Staff Database Platform Engineer to join Procores Database Reliability Engineering team. In this role, youll help build Procores next-generation construction data platform used by developers, analysts, partners, and customers. Youll partner with engineers and product managers across Product & Technology to develop capabilities for storing, managing, and accessing data for both transactional and analytical applications. To succeed, youre passionate about distributed cloud data storage systems and have deep experience with relational (SQL) and non-relational (NoSQL) databases. If you enjoy translating complex problems into pragmatic solutions and building scalable data platforms, we want to hear from you. This position will be based in our Bangalore, India office. We're looking for someone to join us immediately. What youll do At Procore, AI isnt a specialized tool, it's a core competency. We expect every team member to be AI-literate, leveraging generative tools and agentic workflows to move faster and work smarter. You wont just use AI; youll be building the agentic future of construction. Lead the design and implementation of Procores next-generation data platform, focusing on distributed SQL and NoSQL databases. Support the engineering team across all phases of the software development lifecycle, including requirements gathering, technical design, development, testing, deployment, and support. Evaluate and adopt AI-assisted operational tooling to enhance database reliability and SQL performance tuning. Identify technical gaps in the data platform and run proofs-of-concept and experiments to propose solutions. Collaborate with Product and development teams to influence the product roadmap and deliver innovative data solutions. Stay current with emerging data technologies and educate the organization on best practices. What were looking for 8+ years operating SQL and NoSQL databases reliably at scale (PostgreSQL, Elasticsearch, ElastiCache, Neo4j, DynamoDB, MongoDB, Cassandra, etc.). 5+ years designing, building, and operating cloud-based, highly available, distributed, and scalable databases using AWS services (RDS, EC2, S3, IAM, etc.), with experience in architecting secure, reliable, and production-grade cloud infrastructure. Deep expertise in infrastructure-as-code (IaC) tools such as Terraform and Ansible, container orchestration technologies (Docker, Kubernetes), and CI/CD pipelines, with proven experience designing and delivering production-grade platform solutions. Strong programming experience in Python, Go, Java, or similar languages for building automation, tooling, and platform services. Experience leading database projects, mentoring engineers, and influencing technical direction across teams. Expertise in applying AI-assisted SQL optimization, code generation, and debugging tools to improve database performance, reduce operational toil, and empower engineering teams. Exceptional communication and leadership skills, with the ability to drive technical discussions, influence stakeholders, and build consensus across teams. Bachelors degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent work experience. .
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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.
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