The Role
The Sr. Cloud Database Engineer will design, deploy, and support cloud-based data platforms, focusing on optimizing data infrastructure for analytics and reporting.
Summary Generated by Built In
**We welcome all people based in the Montevideo Metropolitan Area to apply. This job is a hybrid role from this location. **
Under the supervision of the Head of Infrastructure and Operations, the Sr. Cloud Database Engineer will lead the design, deployment, and support of scalable, secure, and highly performant cloud-based data platforms. This role focuses on optimizing and modernizing the organization’s data infrastructure across relational and NoSQL systems, enabling robust analytics and reporting through AWS-native services, Snowflake, and Databricks. The Sr. Cloud Database Engineer will ensure optimal data flow, high availability, and operational excellence in support of Perceptyx’s enterprise-grade SaaS platform. This individual will provide thought leadership on database architecture and collaborate closely with application developers, DevOps, and data analysts.
Things You'll Do:
In addition to the above-mentioned salary, you will be entitled to all employment benefits established under Uruguayan labor law, including (but not limited to) 20 working days of annual paid vacation, vacation bonus and a thirteenth salary.
Perceptyx In The News 📰
Perceptyx Equal Employment Opportunity Policy:
Perceptyx celebrates diversity and an inclusive environment. We focus on providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all employees and applicants for employment. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.
Perceptyx’s policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training. All aspects of employment are decided on the basis of qualifications, knowledge, merit, and business nee
Under the supervision of the Head of Infrastructure and Operations, the Sr. Cloud Database Engineer will lead the design, deployment, and support of scalable, secure, and highly performant cloud-based data platforms. This role focuses on optimizing and modernizing the organization’s data infrastructure across relational and NoSQL systems, enabling robust analytics and reporting through AWS-native services, Snowflake, and Databricks. The Sr. Cloud Database Engineer will ensure optimal data flow, high availability, and operational excellence in support of Perceptyx’s enterprise-grade SaaS platform. This individual will provide thought leadership on database architecture and collaborate closely with application developers, DevOps, and data analysts.
Things You'll Do:
- Design, provision, and maintain cloud-native database solutions, including MySQL/Aurora RDS, PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, and other open-source systems.
- Lead ETL and data integration initiatives using AWS Glue, Lambda, Step Functions, and other AWS-native tools.
- Implement data storage and pipeline solutions (e.g., S3, Snowflake, Redshift, Databricks) to support scalable analytics and reporting.
- Triage and resolve production database issues quickly and effectively, including lock/contention resolution and query performance optimization.
- Develop and maintain indexing strategies, partitioning, replication tuning, schema optimization, capacity planning, and scaling strategies for high-volume workloads.
- Utilize AWS RDS Performance Insights, CloudWatch metrics, and query analyzers for proactive performance tuning.
- Build and manage database environments through Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, or AWS CDK) with automated backup, restore, and DR strategies.
- Migrate self-managed databases to managed cloud databases (e.g., MySQL → AWS RDS/Aurora) and incorporate event-driven architecture patterns.
- Collaborate with DevOps and Infrastructure teams to integrate DB solutions into CI/CD pipelines and establish monitoring, observability, and guardrails for DB access.
- Participate in broader infrastructure and DevOps initiatives.
- Assist other engineering teams with database-related development and troubleshooting tasks.
- Serve as a mentor to junior engineers and provide thought leadership in data best practices.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related technical field preferred.
- Certifications: AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional (preferred), AWS Certified Database – Specialty (highly preferred).
- 5+ years of hands-on experience managing Linux-based database environments with MySQL, PostgreSQL, and NoSQL platforms such as MongoDB or DynamoDB.
- Proven expertise designing, provisioning, and maintaining cloud-native database solutions in AWS.
- Strong skills in ETL, data integration, and pipeline development using AWS Glue, Lambda, Step Functions, and other AWS services.
- Experience implementing role-based security, auditing, and direct DB user access guardrails.
- Proficiency in diagnosing and resolving database lock/contention issues and optimizing query performance at scale.
- Deep knowledge of indexing, partitioning, replication tuning, schema optimization, capacity planning, load testing, and scaling.
- Hands-on experience with RDS Performance Insights, CloudWatch, and other query analysis tools.
- Infrastructure-as-Code experience (Terraform, CloudFormation, AWS CDK) for database deployment and configuration.
- Experience migrating on-prem or self-managed databases to AWS-managed services and designing for event-driven, cloud-native architectures.
- Familiarity with NoSQL and polyglot persistence patterns (e.g., MongoDB, DynamoDB).
- Ability to collaborate cross-functionally with DevOps, Infrastructure, and engineering teams, integrating database solutions into CI/CD pipelines and using observability tools like Datadog or Prometheus.
- Strong communication skills for explaining trade-offs in DB design and mentoring engineers.
- Bonus Skills: Experience with AI/ML-driven optimization tools for query tuning or forecasting, serverless DB options (Aurora Serverless v2), and data governance/cross-region replication design.
Years of Work Experience: 5 - 7 years of experience
Education/Skills & Capabilities: Bachelor's Degree (4-year) : Information Technology, computer science, or relevant field preferred
We are a team built on purpose, not perfection.
The game is changing, and we're writing the new playbook. Our goals are ambitious, and we know that building the future requires diverse perspectives and skills. If you're excited about this role, but your experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification, we still encourage you to apply.
We're looking for people who are accountable, customer-centric, and innovative. We believe that talent thrives when we empower leaders to grow and evolve. So, apply anyway. You might be just the right person for this role or another opportunity on our team
Benefits:Education/Skills & Capabilities: Bachelor's Degree (4-year) : Information Technology, computer science, or relevant field preferred
We are a team built on purpose, not perfection.
The game is changing, and we're writing the new playbook. Our goals are ambitious, and we know that building the future requires diverse perspectives and skills. If you're excited about this role, but your experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification, we still encourage you to apply.
We're looking for people who are accountable, customer-centric, and innovative. We believe that talent thrives when we empower leaders to grow and evolve. So, apply anyway. You might be just the right person for this role or another opportunity on our team
In addition to the above-mentioned salary, you will be entitled to all employment benefits established under Uruguayan labor law, including (but not limited to) 20 working days of annual paid vacation, vacation bonus and a thirteenth salary.
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Perceptyx Equal Employment Opportunity Policy:
Perceptyx celebrates diversity and an inclusive environment. We focus on providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all employees and applicants for employment. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.
Perceptyx’s policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training. All aspects of employment are decided on the basis of qualifications, knowledge, merit, and business nee
Top Skills
AWS
Aws Cdk
Aws Glue
CloudFormation
Databricks
DynamoDB
Lambda
MongoDB
MySQL
Postgres
Rds
Snowflake
Step Functions
Terraform
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What We Do
Perceptyx combines employee surveys and people analytics in a way that not only helps you see more of what’s going on in your organization, but also helps you see how to drive the organization forward. Too many surveys only focus on measurement, with overly prescriptive models that don’t offer a fresh perspective on the challenges facing your business. And they rarely connect the dots between the employee experience and business outcomes, making it difficult to know which actions will have the greatest impact. With a solution fully tailored to your specific organizational needs, Perceptyx makes it possible for organizations to see more clearly, see the bigger picture, and see the next steps. It’s why nearly one-third of the Fortune 100 already rely on Perceptyx and why 95% of the organizations that come to us stay with us.
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