Remote NoSQL DBA

Description

Remote NoSQL DBA Jobs

Shape the Backbone of Next-Gen Data from Anywhere

Imagine designing data solutions that power breakthrough products—all from your home office, a cozy café, or wherever focus allows you to work best. As a Remote NoSQL DBA, you won’t just manage databases—you’ll architect, safeguard, and fine-tune systems relied upon by teams and customers around the globe. If you believe every data structure should drive value and every outage is an opportunity to build something more substantial, this role is where your mastery creates a visible impact.

Your Impact in Action

What happens when databases truly serve people? Work that used to stall out moves at light speed. User experiences become seamless, and teams innovate confidently because their data foundation is solid. Here, your performance tuning will mean more than just uptime—it will directly accelerate business outcomes and empower product evolution. You’ll shape onboarding workflows that reduce friction for our clients and transform chaotic datasets into clear, actionable intelligence. It’s about giving users what they need before they even know they need it.

Key Responsibilities: Driving Results, Not Just Checking Boxes

  • Architect, implement, and optimize highly available NoSQL database environments that handle unpredictable loads, rapid growth, and complex queries—think MongoDB, Cassandra, DynamoDB, or Couchbase.
  • Proactively identify bottlenecks, automate routine maintenance, and enable real-time analytics that fuel decision-making.
  • Champion best practices for data modeling, security, disaster recovery, and schema design—every recommendation you make keeps us a step ahead.
  • You’ll partner with design, engineering, and support to build unified solutions that scale smoothly and deliver flawless experiences.
  • Your troubleshooting insights will not only resolve incidents but teach the entire team—every outage is a learning moment, not just a fire to put out.
  • Develop and implement backup strategies and recovery plans that minimize risk, maximize uptime, and maintain the resilience of critical systems in the face of uncertainty.
  • Mentor engineers on distributed data concepts, documentation standards, and query optimization so the whole team levels up together.
  • Lead periodic reviews of database architecture and implement improvements that drive both performance and cost efficiency.

Your Tools and Tech Stack

The backbone of our remote collaboration? You’ll leverage tools like Notion, Jira, and Slack to stay plugged into global projects. On the tech side, you’ll work with a blend of NoSQL database engines, automation frameworks, scripting (Python, Bash), and monitoring platforms like Datadog or Prometheus to keep every heartbeat in sight.

What Sets You Apart

  • You simplify complex ideas—whether it’s over Zoom, in async documentation, or walking a teammate through a thorny query plan.
  • Instead of “just keeping the lights on,” you’re energized by solving challenging data puzzles, hunting down anomalies, and building preventative systems.
  • You move quickly, but you’ll always have space to focus intensely, knowing the real value comes from thoughtful architecture, not just speed.
  • Your instincts for security are sharp: you think about encryption, compliance, and access controls with every schema change.
  • Change doesn’t rattle you—new database versions or infrastructure upgrades become opportunities to future-proof systems and teach others.

Experience & Skills for Impact

  • Mastery of at least one NoSQL technology (MongoDB, Cassandra, DynamoDB, etc.)
  • Hands-on experience with database automation, backup strategies, and high-availability setups
  • You’ve built (and broken) distributed data environments, learning with each challenge.
  • A track record of translating complex business needs into practical database designs.
  • You love to experiment, benchmark, and iterate until queries and pipelines fly.
  • Familiarity with cloud-based data environments and infrastructure-as-code (IaC) tools, such as Terraform and CloudFormation, is a significant advantage.

Growth-Focused Work Culture

We’re a remote-first, outcome-driven, and fiercely collaborative team. Expect focused sprints, team hackathons, and transparent retrospectives. Here, everyone’s contribution shapes our journey. You’ll learn from peers who thrive on pushing boundaries, and your curiosity will never go unrewarded. Our asynchronous culture means you’ll always have time to dig deep, focus, and produce your best work, no matter where you’re logging in from.

Compensation & Flexibility

Your expertise is valued—period. The annual salary for this role is $106,798. But compensation here is about more than a number. You’ll have true flexibility in your work hours and location, a voice in technology choices, and the chance to make a measurable difference in both products and people.

Ready to Build the Future of Data?

If you’re driven to make an impact from day one, let’s connect. Your passion for scalable systems, problem-solving, and team learning is precisely what will help us deliver world-class products. Let’s create something purposeful together—your next chapter starts here.