Principal MariaDB Database Engineer

Lead MariaDB reliability and architecture for Kraken’s shared data systems, working hands-on across on-premises and cloud infrastructure. Shape improvements spanning multiple engineering teams.

As a Principal Database Engineer, you will assess production estates, set technical direction, and deliver measurable improvements with Core Infrastructure Engineering. The environment centers on MariaDB, with Kafka, Redis, and Elasticsearch supporting the wider platform. Your work covers migrations, scaling, recovery, automation, and operational ownership.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assess reliability, scale, cost, and operational complexity
• Define target architecture, goals, and prioritized roadmaps
• Investigate MariaDB failures and performance limits
• Build production software for database provisioning and upgrades
• Mentor engineers through reviews, pairing, and incident analysis

Requirements:

• 8+ years operating production database estates at scale
• Deep recent MariaDB, InnoDB, MVCC, and GTID expertise
• Understanding of high availability and distributed failure modes
• Strong Python, Go, Rust, or comparable software skills
• Strong Linux, kernel, storage, and networking fundamentals

Bring MariaDB expertise, architectural judgment, and production automation skills to Kraken’s critical shared data infrastructure.