Platform Engineer - III (DB Specialist - YugabyteDB)

Ovii's Interpretation of the Role

The Platform Engineer III will own YugabyteDB data management and build high‑throughput backend features for a messaging‑first customer‑service platform serving hundreds of millions of users. The role blends deep systems design, performance engineering, and cross‑team collaboration while mentoring peers and contributing to hiring.

Role Snapshot

• Own YugabyteDB data management
• Design high‑scale backend features
• Scale database clusters across the organization
• Mentor and coach engineering peers
• Collaborate with infra, QA and product teams
• Drive hiring and onboarding processes

Must-Have Requirements

• YugabyteDB
• Java
• Clojure
• POSIX‑compliant operating systems
• CLI tools
• System design & architecture
• Performance benchmarking
• Data structures & algorithms
• Mentoring/coaching
• Verbal and written communication
• server‑side software development
• distributed database engineering
• backend programming in Java/Clojure
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Nice-to-Have Signals

• Functional programming knowledge
• Project management tool exposure
• functional programming
• project management

Work Setup

• Location: Pune, India
• Work mode: HYBRID
• Employment type: Full-Time

Eligibility Gates

• Visa sponsorship: unknown

Not Specified in JD

• Visa sponsorship
• Salary range
• Remote eligibility
• Security clearance
• Coding test

What You'll Likely Work On

• Design and develop product features that serve 820 M monthly active users and scale to 100 K+ RPS
• Take full ownership of business‑driven data management in YugabyteDB
• Identify gaps and optimize database usage across the platform
• Maintain and scale YugabyteDB clusters in partnership with infrastructure teams
• Stabilize and expand database infrastructure organization‑wide
• Occasionally lead cross‑team projects and coordinate with developers, QA and other departments
• Review code and design to enforce best‑practice standards
• Contribute to hiring and onboarding of new engineers

Good Fit If You Have

• Strong problem‑solving mindset with proactive issue resolution
• Excellent verbal and written communication
• Experience coaching or mentoring engineering peers
• Comfortable using command‑line tools for daily tasks
• Interest in functional programming (optional)