Senior Database Administrator

About PatSnap

Patsnap empowers IP and R&D teams by providing better answers, so they can make

faster decisions with more confidence. Founded in 2007, Patsnap is the global leader

in AI-powered IP and R&D intelligence. Our domain-specific LLM, trained on our

extensive proprietary innovation data, coupled with Hiro, our AI assistant, delivers

actionable insights that increase productivity for IP tasks by 75% and reduce R&D

wastage by 25%. IP and R&D teams collaborate better with a user-friendly platform

across the entire innovation lifecycle. Over 15,000 companies trust Patsnap to

innovate faster with AI, including NASA, Tesla, PayPal, Sanofi, Dow Chemical, and

Wilson Sonsini.

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Senior Database Administrator (DBA) Engineer to

design, optimize, and manage our database infrastructure for diverse business

scenarios. This role will focus on choosing suitable database solutions, including

MySQL, PostgreSQL, TiDB, graph databases, and vector databases, to meet specific

business needs. You will be instrumental in ensuring efficient data storage and

retrieval, performing large-scale cluster capacity planning, and implementing best

practices for database operations. If you excel in optimizing complex database

systems and enjoy working with cutting-edge data technologies, we encourage you

to join our team.

Key Responsibilities

• Understand business requirements to select and implement the optimal database solutions for various use cases, such as MySQL, PostgreSQL, TiDB, graph databases, and vector databases.
• Design and implement database cluster architectures focused on performance optimization and high availability for large-scale data storage and querying.
• Optimize data modeling, SQL query performance, replication, and disaster recovery strategies based on unique business requirements.
• Perform capacity planning, monitoring, and troubleshooting of large-scale database clusters to enhance stability and availability.
• Establish standards and best practices for database operations to improve service quality, efficiency, and reduce operational costs.
• Research emerging big data technologies and provide customized database solutions for complex business scenarios.

Desired Qualifications

• At least 5 years of experience in large-scale database design, optimization, and operations, with expertise in choosing database architectures for diverse use cases.
• Proficient in at least one distributed relational or NoSQL database, such as PostgreSQL or TiDB.
• Strong skills in problem analysis and troubleshooting, with proven experience in resolving complex database performance bottlenecks.
• Familiarity with popular big data technologies, such as graph databases (Neo4j or Nebula) and vector databases (Milvus), is preferred.
• Knowledge of cloud-native technologies, such as containers and Kubernetes, with experience in deploying and managing large-scale databases in cloud environments preferred.
• Proficient in Linux, networking, and storage-related knowledge.
• Excellent communication and business acumen, with a passion for sharing technical knowledge.
• Fluent in Mandarin to enable effective communication within multilingual team environments.

Why Join Us

• Opportunity to work with advanced data and database technologies, addressing

large-scale data challenges.

• Collaborative and dynamic work environment focused on continuous learning and

innovation.

• Exposure to a variety of database technologies, including relational, NoSQL, graph,

and vector databases, providing a comprehensive growth experience