Job Url: https://www.remoterocketship.com/company/percona-2/jobs/mysql-database-engineer-united-states-remote Job Description: Percona Website LinkedIn All Job Openings Percona is an open source database software company that provides support and services to enhance database and application performance. They specialize in managing and optimizing MySQL, MongoDB, and PostgreSQL environments, offering software distributions, support services, and consulting to help clients maintain secure, scalable, and high-performing databases. With a focus on open source and vendor-neutral solutions, Percona supports enterprise-level database needs while ensuring data accessibility and availability for global brands. MySQL Consulting β€’ MySQL Support β€’ MySQL open source software β€’ MySQL Development β€’ MySQL Performance Optimization 201 - 500 employees Founded 2006 🏒 Enterprise MySQL Database Engineer Yesterday πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United States – Remote ⏰ Full Time 🟑 Mid-level 🟠 Senior πŸ”™ Backend Engineer Ansible AWS Azure Chef Cloud Docker Google Cloud Platform Kubernetes Linux MariaDB MongoDB MySQL Open Source OpenShift Postgres Puppet Apply Now Receive Emails with Similar Jobs Report problem πŸ“‹ Description β€’ Provide support and troubleshooting for large MySQL deployments β€’ Collaborate with senior engineers and work within a global support team β€’ Improve and develop database skills through mentorship from senior personnel β€’ Participate in on-call team schedule and occasional travel for company events, conferences, or customer visits β€’ Work remotely within the Americas time zone and maintain a stable internet connection β€’ Assist customers with performance tuning, backups, HA solutions, monitoring, and zero-downtime procedures 🎯 Requirements β€’ Good hands-on knowledge of both MySQL and InnoDB β€’ Be skilled with some of the MySQL ecosystem of tools and technologies β€’ Knowledgeable about performance tuning, query optimization, & index tuning β€’ Know-how of backup solutions such as Xtrabackup, mydumper, etc, and also of Point-in-Time-Recovery β€’ Some experience with High Availability solutions (replication, routers, proxies, etc) β€’ Exposure and practice with zero-downtime procedures β€’ Good understanding of monitoring requirements β€’ Demonstrable experience of administering Linux based systems β€’ Ability to troubleshoot methodically, identifying and applying fixes for known errors, and when necessary, capacity to think outside of the box to resolve complex issues. β€’ Be self-taught and enthused to grow your skill set with new technologies as the industry continues to evolve β€’ Availability to travel for the occasional team meeting, conference or customer visit β€’ Experience working with customers in English πŸ–οΈ Benefits β€’ Our staff receives generous benefits including flexible work hours and various paid time off programs β€’ all your equipment for your remote office β€’ funds for career development (external training, certifications, conferences) β€’ ongoing connectivity allowances β€’ the opportunity to participate in our equity incentive plan β€’ benefits that support a healthy work/life balance such as The Percona Adventure Team, Work-from-Anywhere, FlowDays, FryDays, and overall flexibility β€’ support being socially responsible through our PAVE volunteering program and Women Transforming Technology