MinervaDB Careers · Remote (Global) · Database engineering, architecture and administration
MinervaDB Careers: Senior Database Engineering Roles, Fully Remote
MinervaDB Careers offers rewarding work for accomplished professionals in database engineering (core internals, automation and production engineering), database architecture and database administration, across MySQL, MariaDB, PostgreSQL, MongoDB and NoSQL, Oracle Database and Exadata, IBM Db2 (LUW and z/OS), SQL Server and Azure SQL, ClickHouse, cloud-native data platforms and DevOps. We look for people who design, build and run scalable, performance-tuned and reliable database infrastructure for web-scale and enterprise workloads.
15open roles, all Remote (Global)
34database technologies we support 24×7
900+enterprises served by MinervaDB
15 minSeverity-1 response our engineers deliver
200+years of combined leadership experience
The practice
What MinervaDB Careers engineers work on
MinervaDB Careers is your route to working with database engineers who solve some of the hardest open-source infrastructure problems in the industry. Our clients include leading internet properties and technology companies, and the work spans every major engine and cloud data platform, delivered vendor-neutral and independent.
Figure 1. The 34 technologies in our practice, each enterprise-ready and covered by 24×7 support.
Content delivery networks
Data platforms behind global edge delivery.
Mobile advertising networks
High-write, low-latency bidding and reporting data.
E-commerce
Catalog, order and payment databases at peak load.
Social media applications
Large, fast-growing user and content datasets.
Gaming
Player state, leaderboards and live-operations data.
Software as a Service
Multi-tenant databases and their scaling paths.
Digital payment solutions
Transactional systems where correctness is non-negotiable.
Vendor-neutral by principle
We advise on the right engine, including when not to use one we support.
How we work
A virtual corporation with a 24×7 service
MinervaDB operates as a virtual corporation: every team member works remotely from home. We stay connected by phone, video calls, chat and email, and we run a 24×7 service for clients across time zones, so MinervaDB Careers roles are defined by service hours rather than office locations.
Figure 2. Service hours, the on-call rotation and the incident path every MinervaDB Careers engineer follows; hour placement is illustrative.
Every role lists its service hours: APAC business hours for the MySQL Remote Database Administrator, Americas business hours for most principal and engineering roles. Incidents follow one path, from alert to written root cause, with a verification step after every change.
The severity targets are the ones we sign with clients: Severity 1 in 15 minutes, Severity 2 in 12 hours, Severity 3 in 24 hours and Severity 4 in 48 hours. Working to them is part of every MinervaDB Careers role.
Open roles
Explore opportunities at MinervaDB Careers
We invite accomplished engineering professionals to explore these roles and contribute to our mission. Select a role to read its full requirements; every position is Remote (Global).
Figure 3. The 15 open roles by family, with the service hours and client-site travel stated in each description.
MinervaDB Careers · Database consultingMySQL Remote Database AdministratorRemote (Global) · APAC Business Hours
Technical Requirements
- Demonstrated consulting and professional services expertise in MySQL, MariaDB, and Percona Server
- Comprehensive knowledge of MySQL and InnoDB internals
- Proficiency in optimal MySQL and InnoDB installation and configuration
- Experience in capacity planning and infrastructure sizing
- Advanced MySQL performance optimization capabilities
- Expertise in MySQL sharding and clustering architectures
- Proficiency in data archiving and partitioning strategies
- Implementation experience with MySQL high availability solutions
- Competency in MySQL disaster recovery methodologies, including logical backups, XtraBackup, and MariaDB Backup
- Emergency database administration support experience
- Advanced knowledge of MySQL replication solutions, MySQL Group Replication, and InnoDB Cluster
- Experience managing MySQL upgrades and migrations
- Strong MySQL troubleshooting capabilities
- Reliable high-speed internet connectivity
- Adaptability to remote work environments (all MinervaDB personnel operate remotely)
Professional Competencies
- Customer-focused approach with excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
- Ability to perform effectively under high-pressure situations when addressing critical incidents for major internet properties
- Commitment to continuous learning and professional development
- Strong dedication to knowledge sharing and technical education
- Comfort with remote work arrangements
MinervaDB Careers · Database consultingPrincipal MySQL ConsultantRemote (Global) · Americas Business Hours · travel approximately 20% annually
Technical Requirements
- Deep understanding of MySQL and InnoDB internals
- Extensive consulting and professional services experience with MySQL, MariaDB, and Percona Server
- Proven experience architecting and implementing web-scale database infrastructure operations
- Advanced MySQL troubleshooting expertise
- Comprehensive full-stack database infrastructure operations knowledge
- Ability to provide strategic and technical guidance for optimal, scalable, and highly available database infrastructure
- Willingness to travel occasionally to client sites (approximately 20% annually)
- Experience in technical marketing, evangelism, and technical blogging
- Expertise in architecting high-performance MySQL infrastructure operations
- Proficiency in horizontal and vertical MySQL scaling strategies
- Advanced knowledge of MySQL replication, MySQL Group Replication, and InnoDB Cluster
- MySQL Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) experience with XtraBackup and mydumper
- Reliable high-speed internet connectivity
- Adaptability to remote work environments
Professional Competencies
- Customer-focused approach with excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
- Active participation in open source communities as an evangelist, blogger, and conference speaker
- Ability to perform effectively under high-pressure situations when addressing critical incidents
- Demonstrated leadership and mentoring capabilities for internal and client database administration teams
- Comfort with remote work arrangements
MinervaDB Careers · Database consultingPrincipal PostgreSQL ConsultantRemote (Global) · Americas Business Hours · travel approximately 10% annually
Technical Requirements
- Deep understanding of PostgreSQL architecture and internals
- Extensive consulting and professional services experience with PostgreSQL
- Proven experience architecting and implementing web-scale database infrastructure operations
- Advanced PostgreSQL troubleshooting expertise
- Comprehensive full-stack database infrastructure operations knowledge
- Ability to provide strategic and technical guidance for optimal, scalable, and highly available database infrastructure
- Willingness to travel occasionally to client sites (approximately 10% annually)
- Experience in technical marketing, evangelism, and technical blogging
- Expertise in architecting high-performance PostgreSQL infrastructure operations
- Proficiency in horizontal and vertical PostgreSQL scaling strategies
- Advanced knowledge of PostgreSQL replication
- PostgreSQL Data Site Reliability Engineering experience
- Reliable high-speed internet connectivity
- Adaptability to remote work environments
Professional Competencies
- Customer-focused approach with excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
- Active participation in open source communities as an evangelist, blogger, and conference speaker
- Ability to perform effectively under high-pressure situations when addressing critical incidents
- Demonstrated leadership and mentoring capabilities for internal and client database administration teams
- Comfort with remote work arrangements
MinervaDB Careers · Database consultingPrincipal MongoDB, Cassandra, NoSQL Engineering ExpertRemote (Global) · Americas Business Hours
Technical Requirements
- Deep understanding of NoSQL database architectures and internals (MongoDB, Cassandra)
- Extensive consulting and professional services experience with NoSQL technologies
- Proven experience architecting and implementing web-scale NoSQL infrastructure operations
- Advanced troubleshooting expertise in distributed database systems
- Comprehensive full-stack database infrastructure operations knowledge
- Ability to provide strategic and technical guidance for optimal, scalable, and highly available NoSQL infrastructure
- Experience in technical marketing, evangelism, and technical blogging
- Expertise in architecting high-performance NoSQL infrastructure operations
- Proficiency in horizontal and vertical scaling strategies for NoSQL systems
- Advanced knowledge of NoSQL replication and clustering
- Site Reliability Engineering experience with NoSQL platforms
- Reliable high-speed internet connectivity
- Adaptability to remote work environments
Professional Competencies
- Customer-focused approach with excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
- Active participation in open source communities as an evangelist, blogger, and conference speaker
- Ability to perform effectively under high-pressure situations when addressing critical incidents
- Demonstrated leadership and mentoring capabilities for internal and client database administration teams
- Comfort with remote work arrangements
MinervaDB Careers · Enterprise enginesPrincipal Oracle Database ConsultantRemote (Global) · Americas Business Hours · travel approximately 15% annually
Technical Requirements
- Deep understanding of Oracle Database architecture and internals: SGA/PGA memory structures, redo and undo mechanics, latch and mutex contention, multitenant (CDB/PDB) architecture, and the 19c, 23ai, and 26ai feature surface
- Extensive consulting and professional services experience with Oracle Database Enterprise Edition and Standard Edition 2, including awareness of option and management-pack licensing boundaries
- Proven experience architecting and implementing mission-critical Oracle infrastructure operations for enterprise and web-scale workloads
- Advanced Oracle performance engineering using AWR, ASH, ADDM, SQL Trace/TKPROF, and STATSPACK on estates without Diagnostics Pack licensing
- Expertise in the cost-based optimizer, SQL Plan Management (SPM), SQL profiles, adaptive plans, and optimizer statistics strategy
- Expertise in Oracle high availability and disaster recovery: Real Application Clusters (RAC), ASM, Data Guard and Fast-Start Failover, Flashback technologies, and GoldenGate replication
- Competency in Oracle backup and recovery engineering with RMAN, including block-level corruption handling, point-in-time recovery, and quarterly restore drills
- Experience managing the Release Update (RU), Monthly Recommended Patch (MRP), and Critical Patch Update lifecycle, including out-of-place patching and zero-downtime upgrade strategies
- Experience with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure database services (Base Database, Exadata Database Service, Autonomous Database) and Oracle Database@Azure/@AWS/@Google, including managed-vs-self-managed operational divergence
- Proficiency in Oracle security engineering: Transparent Data Encryption, Database Vault, Unified Auditing, and compliance posture for GDPR, HIPAA, SOX, and PCI DSS
- Advanced Oracle troubleshooting expertise, including ORA-error root-cause analysis, hang analysis, and wait-event interpretation
- Experience in technical marketing, evangelism, and technical blogging
- Willingness to travel occasionally to client sites (approximately 15% annually)
- Reliable high-speed internet connectivity
- Adaptability to remote work environments
Professional Competencies
- Customer-focused approach with excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
- Ability to define the service-delivery boundary between MinervaDB and Oracle Support, including My Oracle Support (MOS) service-request management and escalation
- Ability to provide strategic and technical guidance for optimal, scalable, and highly available Oracle infrastructure, including vendor-neutral advice on Oracle-to-PostgreSQL modernization where it is the right fit
- Active participation in database communities as an evangelist, blogger, and conference speaker
- Ability to perform effectively under high-pressure situations when addressing critical incidents
- Demonstrated leadership and mentoring capabilities for internal and client database administration teams
- Comfort with remote work arrangements
MinervaDB Careers · Enterprise enginesPrincipal Oracle Exadata ConsultantRemote (Global) · Americas Business Hours · travel approximately 20% annually
Technical Requirements
- Deep understanding of Oracle Exadata Database Machine architecture: database servers, storage cells, RDMA over Converged Ethernet (RoCE) or InfiniBand fabric, and Exadata System Software internals
- Expert-level knowledge of Exadata storage-layer features: Smart Scan, storage indexes, Hybrid Columnar Compression, Exadata Smart Flash Cache, Flash Log, I/O Resource Manager (IORM), and RDMA-based acceleration
- Proven experience architecting, deploying, and operating Exadata on-premises, Exadata Cloud@Customer, and Exadata Database Service on OCI, including Oracle Database@Azure/@AWS/@Google deployments
- Advanced Exadata performance engineering using AWR Exadata sections, cell-level metrics (CELLCLI, DCLI), ExaWatcher, and offload-efficiency analysis
- Expertise in Real Application Clusters (RAC) and ASM on Exadata, including Grid Infrastructure patching, disk-group redundancy design, and rolling maintenance
- Experience with Exadata lifecycle management: patchmgr-driven storage and database server patching, Exadata System Software upgrades, and Oracle Exadata Deployment Assistant (OEDA)
- Expertise in Exadata high availability and disaster recovery: Data Guard between Exadata systems, Maximum Availability Architecture (MAA) reference designs, and Zero Data Loss Recovery Appliance integration
- Experience with database consolidation on Exadata: multitenant (CDB/PDB) density planning, Database Resource Manager, IORM plans, and workload isolation
- Proficiency in capacity planning and sizing for Exadata (quarter, half, full rack and elastic configurations) across OLTP, data-warehouse, and mixed workloads
- Experience migrating workloads onto and off Exadata using RMAN, Data Pump, transportable tablespaces, GoldenGate, and Zero Downtime Migration (ZDM)
- Proficiency in Exadata security hardening, Oracle Advanced Security, and compliance posture for regulated industries
- Awareness of Exadata and Oracle licensing constructs (per-core, Cloud@Customer subscriptions, Bring Your Own License)
- Experience in technical marketing, evangelism, and technical blogging
- Willingness to travel occasionally to client data centers (approximately 20% annually)
- Reliable high-speed internet connectivity
- Adaptability to remote work environments
Professional Competencies
- Customer-focused approach with excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
- Ability to coordinate with Oracle Advanced Customer Services, Oracle Platinum Services, and hardware field engineering during incidents and planned maintenance
- Ability to provide strategic and technical guidance on Exadata total cost of ownership versus commodity RAC or cloud-native alternatives, delivered vendor-neutrally
- Active participation in database communities as an evangelist, blogger, and conference speaker
- Ability to perform effectively under high-pressure situations when addressing critical incidents on engineered systems
- Demonstrated leadership and mentoring capabilities for internal and client database administration teams
- Comfort with remote work arrangements
MinervaDB Careers · Enterprise enginesPrincipal IBM Db2 Consultant (LUW and z/OS)Remote (Global) · Americas Business Hours · travel approximately 15% annually
Technical Requirements
- Deep understanding of IBM Db2 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows (LUW) architecture and internals: bufferpools and Self-Tuning Memory Manager (STMM), tablespace and storage-group design, logging and recovery, and the Db2 11.5 and 12.1 feature surface
- Deep understanding of IBM Db2 for z/OS subsystem architecture: DSNZPARM tuning, bufferpool and EDM pool management, data sharing on Parallel Sysplex, Distributed Data Facility (DDF), zIIP offload, and function-level migration (Db2 12 to Db2 13)
- Extensive consulting and professional services experience on both Db2 platforms, with the ability to establish LUW-versus-z/OS scope on every engagement
- Advanced Db2 LUW performance engineering using MON_GET_* table functions, db2pd, event monitors, explain tables, and RUNSTATS/REORG strategy
- Advanced Db2 for z/OS performance engineering using IFCID trace data, OMEGAMON or equivalent monitors, EXPLAIN and DSN_STATEMNT_TABLE, and plan/package bind and REBIND strategy
- Expertise in Db2 LUW high availability and disaster recovery: HADR with Pacemaker or TSA, pureScale clustering, online backup and rollforward recovery, and BLU Acceleration columnar workloads
- Expertise in Db2 for z/OS availability and utilities: data sharing group design, IBM Db2 utilities (REORG, RUNSTATS, COPY, RECOVER, LOAD), and coordination with z/OS systems programmers
- Experience with Db2 version upgrades and migrations, including Db2 LUW 11.5 to 12.1 and the Db2 12 for z/OS end-of-support migration to Db2 13
- Experience with Db2 on cloud and managed platforms: Amazon RDS for Db2, IBM Db2 on Cloud, and Db2 Warehouse, including managed-vs-self-managed operational divergence
- Working knowledge of Db2 Connect and DRDA connectivity, licensing awareness for Db2 Connect and Db2 editions, and Db2 security (LBAC, RCAC, native encryption, audit)
- Experience with mainframe modernization and offload architectures: change-data-capture from Db2 for z/OS to PostgreSQL, ClickHouse, or cloud analytics platforms
- Advanced Db2 troubleshooting expertise across SQLCODE/SQLSTATE analysis, lock-wait and deadlock diagnosis, and log-space and recovery incidents
- Experience in technical marketing, evangelism, and technical blogging
- Willingness to travel occasionally to client sites (approximately 15% annually)
- Reliable high-speed internet connectivity
- Adaptability to remote work environments
Professional Competencies
- Customer-focused approach with excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
- Ability to define the service-delivery boundary between MinervaDB, IBM Support, and the client’s z/OS systems-programming team
- Ability to provide strategic and technical guidance for optimal, scalable, and highly available Db2 infrastructure, including vendor-neutral modernization assessments
- Active participation in Db2 and database communities as an evangelist, blogger, and conference speaker
- Ability to perform effectively under high-pressure situations when addressing critical incidents on mainframe and distributed estates
- Demonstrated leadership and mentoring capabilities for internal and client database administration teams
- Comfort with remote work arrangements
MinervaDB Careers · Enterprise enginesPrincipal SQL Server and Azure SQL ConsultantRemote (Global) · Americas Business Hours · travel approximately 10% annually
Technical Requirements
- Deep understanding of Microsoft SQL Server architecture and internals: the SQLOS scheduler, buffer pool and memory grants, transaction log and recovery models, tempdb internals, and the SQL Server 2019, 2022, and 2025 feature surface
- Extensive consulting and professional services experience with SQL Server on Windows and Linux, including Enterprise, Standard, and Developer edition feature and licensing boundaries
- Proven experience architecting and implementing mission-critical SQL Server infrastructure operations for enterprise and web-scale workloads
- Advanced SQL Server performance engineering using Query Store, Extended Events, dynamic management views (sys.dm_exec_*, sys.dm_os_wait_stats, sys.dm_db_index_*), and execution-plan analysis
- Expertise in the query optimizer, cardinality estimation, Intelligent Query Processing, index and statistics strategy, columnstore indexes, and In-Memory OLTP
- Expertise in SQL Server high availability and disaster recovery: Always On Availability Groups, Failover Cluster Instances, log shipping, distributed availability groups, and contained availability groups
- Competency in SQL Server backup and recovery engineering, including backup to URL, point-in-time restore, and quarterly restore validation
- Expertise in Azure SQL Database and Azure SQL Managed Instance: service tiers and purchasing models, Hyperscale, elastic pools, auto-failover groups, zone redundancy, and managed-vs-self-managed operational divergence
- Experience migrating on-premises SQL Server to Azure SQL, Amazon RDS for SQL Server, or SQL Server on virtual machines using Azure Database Migration Service, backup/restore, and log-shipping cutover methods
- Experience with SQL Server security and compliance: Transparent Data Encryption, Always Encrypted, row-level security, dynamic data masking, auditing, and GDPR, HIPAA, SOX, and PCI DSS posture
- Experience with cumulative-update lifecycle management, in-place and side-by-side upgrades, and database compatibility-level transitions
- Working knowledge of SQL Server on Kubernetes and Azure Arc-enabled SQL Server
- Advanced SQL Server troubleshooting expertise across blocking and deadlock analysis, latch and spinlock contention, and availability-group failover incidents
- Experience in technical marketing, evangelism, and technical blogging
- Willingness to travel occasionally to client sites (approximately 10% annually)
- Reliable high-speed internet connectivity
- Adaptability to remote work environments
Professional Competencies
- Customer-focused approach with excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
- Ability to provide strategic and technical guidance for optimal, scalable, and highly available SQL Server and Azure SQL infrastructure, including vendor-neutral advice on SQL Server-to-PostgreSQL modernization where it is the right fit
- Ability to define the service-delivery boundary between MinervaDB and Microsoft Support, including Azure support-case management and escalation
- Active participation in the SQL Server and Microsoft data-platform communities as an evangelist, blogger, and conference speaker
- Ability to perform effectively under high-pressure situations when addressing critical incidents
- Demonstrated leadership and mentoring capabilities for internal and client database administration teams
- Comfort with remote work arrangements
MinervaDB Careers · Infrastructure engineeringCloud Native Database Infrastructure Engineering and Operations ExpertRemote (Global) · Americas Business Hours
Technical Requirements
- Extensive experience with cloud-native database architectures and operations
- Expertise in containerization and orchestration technologies (Kubernetes, Docker)
- Proficiency in infrastructure as code and automation frameworks
- Experience with major cloud platforms (Google Cloud Platform, AWS, Azure)
- Advanced knowledge of distributed database systems and microservices architectures
- Expertise in CI/CD pipeline development and implementation
- Strong understanding of cloud security best practices
- Experience with monitoring, logging, and observability tools
- Proficiency in programming languages such as Python, Go, or Java
- Knowledge of service mesh technologies and cloud-native networking
- Reliable high-speed internet connectivity
- Adaptability to remote work environments
Professional Competencies
- Customer-focused approach with excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
- Ability to perform effectively under high-pressure situations when addressing critical incidents
- Demonstrated leadership in cloud-native transformation initiatives
- Strong collaboration skills for working with distributed teams
- Comfort with remote work arrangements
MinervaDB Careers · Database consultingClickHouse ConsultantRemote (Global) · Americas Business Hours
Technical Requirements
- Expertise in columnar database system internals
- Comprehensive knowledge of ClickHouse architecture and internals
- Proficiency in ClickHouse performance optimization and tuning
- Experience with ClickHouse replication architectures
- Expertise in ClickHouse clustering and sharding strategies
- Advanced ClickHouse troubleshooting capabilities
- SQL optimization and tuning expertise
Professional Competencies
- Customer-focused approach with excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
- Active participation in open source communities as an evangelist, blogger, and conference speaker
- Ability to perform effectively under high-pressure situations when addressing critical incidents
- Comfort with remote work arrangements
MinervaDB Careers · Infrastructure engineeringSenior Database Infrastructure EngineerRemote (Global) · Americas Business Hours
Technical Requirements
- Extensive experience in infrastructure automation and infrastructure as code methodologies
- Expert-level proficiency in Ansible or Chef
- Strong experience with cloud infrastructure, preferably Google Cloud Platform
- Expert-level programming skills in Python, Go, or PHP
- Experience with MySQL, Memcached, or Redis (highly desirable)
- Linux Site Reliability Engineering experience
- Proficiency with distributed version control systems (Git)
- Reliable high-speed internet connectivity
Note
- This is an independent contributor role with minimal team engagement.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience managing relationships with external partners and customers
- Expertise in infrastructure provisioning automation, DevOps, and continuous integration/delivery
- Knowledge of containerization and orchestration technologies, particularly Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE)
- Familiarity with IT security best practices, including identity and access management, data protection, encryption, and certificate/key management
- Comfort with remote work arrangements
MinervaDB Careers · Infrastructure engineeringSenior Infrastructure/Production Engineer – DevOps/Automation TeamRemote (Global) · Americas Business Hours
Responsibilities
- Ownership of backend services including database systems infrastructure (MySQL, MariaDB, PostgreSQL, ClickHouse) and infrastructure components such as Memcache
- Code development and review, documentation creation, capacity planning, and resolution of complex production issues
- Participation in on-call rotation and serving as escalation contact for service incidents
- Collaboration with engineering teams on production systems serving billions of users globally
Minimum Qualifications
- Engineering degree in a related technical discipline or equivalent professional experience
- Strong understanding of operating systems and TCP/IP network fundamentals
- Proficiency in higher-level programming languages (PHP, Python, C++, Java, or similar)
- Experience configuring and maintaining web servers, load balancers, relational databases, storage systems, and messaging systems
- Demonstrated ability to learn new software, frameworks, and APIs
- Reliable high-speed internet connectivity
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience managing relationships with external partners and customers
- Expertise in infrastructure provisioning automation, DevOps, and continuous integration/delivery
- Knowledge of containerization and orchestration technologies, particularly Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE)
- Familiarity with IT security best practices, including identity and access management, data protection, encryption, and certificate/key management
- Comfort with remote work arrangements
MinervaDB Careers · Infrastructure engineeringInfrastructure/Production Engineer – DevOps/Automation TeamRemote (Global) · Americas Business Hours
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, related technical field, or equivalent practical experience
- Experience designing, building, and deploying scalable cloud-based solution architectures
- Proficiency in software development using Java, Python, Go, JavaScript, C++, or similar languages
- Strong ability to communicate technical concepts to diverse audiences
- Ability to work independently in a virtual organization (all MinervaDB personnel operate remotely)
- Ability to perform effectively under high-pressure situations when addressing critical incidents for major internet properties
- Reliable high-speed internet connectivity
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience managing relationships with external partners and customers
- Expertise in infrastructure provisioning automation, DevOps, and continuous integration/delivery
- Knowledge of containerization and orchestration technologies, particularly Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE)
- Familiarity with IT security best practices, including identity and access management, data protection, encryption, and certificate/key management
- Comfort with remote work arrangements
MinervaDB Careers · Client and brandTechnical Account ManagerRemote (Global) · Americas Business Hours
Technical Requirements
- Expert-level ability to assess and scope projects from technical, functional, and commercial perspectives
- Experience building web-scale systems using Linux, MySQL, MariaDB, and PostgreSQL
- Database administration management skills, including DBA recruitment, establishment of 24/7 multi-timezone DBA services, and project management
- Proficiency in developing customized contracts and proposals
- Pre-sales experience with technical capability to negotiate and finalize DBA consulting and support contracts
- Technology management experience with open source platforms for advising internal and external stakeholders
Professional Competencies
- Ability to work independently in a virtual organization (all MinervaDB personnel operate remotely)
- Experience managing globally distributed teams across multiple time zones
- Ability to perform effectively under high-pressure situations when addressing critical incidents
- Customer-focused approach with excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
MinervaDB Careers · Client and brandSocial Media Marketing/Branding ExpertRemote (Global)
Technical Requirements
- Expertise in brand management and communication across multiple social media platforms (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, etc.)
- Search engine optimization (SEO) proficiency for digital media properties and community development
- Experience managing digital meetup initiatives, webinars, and YouTube channels
- Customer-centric approach to marketing communication and branding
- Ability to build, operate, and manage digital media marketing inventory
- Creative writing and presentation skills for developing case studies, customer success stories, and blog content
Professional Competencies
- Ability to work independently in a virtual organization (all MinervaDB personnel operate remotely)
- Experience managing globally distributed teams across multiple time zones
- Ability to perform effectively in a fast-paced, high-growth environment where digital media marketing is mission-critical
- Customer-focused approach with excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
MinervaDB is a fully remote organization. All positions require reliable high-speed internet connectivity and the ability to work effectively in a distributed team.
Culture
Engineering culture at MinervaDB
We are a family-friendly, fully bootstrapped organization. That asks for dedication from everyone, and achievements and rewards are shared across the team through generous profit sharing.
Figure 4. How client work moves and how what MinervaDB Careers engineers learn returns to the practice.
“A small team of A+ players can run circles around a giant team of B and C players.”Steve Jobs
That is the team MinervaDB Careers is building. Principal roles carry mentoring for internal and client DBA teams, and most roles include technical blogging, community evangelism and conference speaking. The house rules are simple: measure before recommending, prefer reversible changes, put destructive steps behind a confirmation gate, and give vendor-neutral advice.
Employment benefits and policies
Virtual corporation: benefits and policies
The policies below apply across MinervaDB Careers, whatever the role or location.
Remote-first
A fully virtual structure, so you stay where you live, close to your community, friends and family.
Work environment
All positions are permanently remote: work from home or anywhere with reliable internet. No commute.
Parental leave
Maternity, paternity and adoption leave, fully paid for team members with 12 months of service.
Professional development
Intellectually demanding client work, plus sponsored attendance at industry meet-ups and conferences.
Time off
A flexible vacation policy based on trust; you are treated as a responsible professional.
Blogging at work
MinervaDB Careers engineers write for the company blog during regular work hours as part of their professional growth.
Compensation
Competitive, location-independent pay with profit sharing; one global salary structure for equitable pay.
Equal opportunity
Equal employment opportunity for all employees and applicants, without discrimination or harassment of any kind.
We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants and prohibit harassment of any kind based on 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.
How to apply
MinervaDB Careers: how to apply
To join MinervaDB, contact our founder, Shiv Iyer, directly at shiv@minervadb.com and name the role you are applying for.
Write to the founder
Applications go straight to shiv@minervadb.com. There is no applicant portal between you and the people you would work with.
Note to agencies and recruiters: MinervaDB does not engage with unsolicited contact from agencies or recruiters. Unsolicited resumes and leads are the property of MinervaDB, and MinervaDB explicitly denies that any information sent to it can be construed as consideration.
Further reading on our practices: data analytics and data engineering, PostgreSQL support, MariaDB support, MySQL support, MongoDB support, ClickHouse support at ChistaDATA and ChistaDATA University.
FAQ
MinervaDB Careers FAQ
Answers to the questions candidates ask most often about MinervaDB Careers.
Are MinervaDB roles remote?
Yes. MinervaDB is a virtual corporation and every position is permanently remote, Remote (Global). You work from home or anywhere with reliable high-speed internet.
Do I need to relocate?
No. The remote-first structure exists so that team members can stay in their preferred locations without moving away from their communities, friends or family.
How do I apply?
For MinervaDB Careers applications, contact our founder, Shiv Iyer, directly at shiv@minervadb.com and name the role you are applying for.
What service hours do the roles cover?
Each role states its service hours: APAC business hours for the MySQL Remote Database Administrator and Americas business hours for most principal, engineering and account roles.
Is there travel?
Some MinervaDB Careers principal roles include occasional client-site travel, stated per role at approximately 10%, 15% or 20% of the year. Other roles do not list travel.
How is compensation structured?
Compensation is competitive and location-independent, with profit sharing. A single global salary structure keeps pay equitable regardless of where you live.
What is the parental leave policy?
MinervaDB offers maternity, paternity and adoption leave, fully compensated for team members who have completed 12 months of service.
Do you accept candidates from recruitment agencies?
No. MinervaDB does not engage with unsolicited contact from agencies or recruiters.
Build the database infrastructure the internet runs on
If one of these roles fits, write to our founder today. MinervaDB Careers replies personally to qualified applicants.