Startups

Staff Database Engineer

SHEIN · San Diego · On-site

← All jobs
About SHEIN

Exclusive discounts and the latest trends at SHEIN — Women's Dresses, Tops, Bottoms, Shoes, Plus Size and more. ✓ Free Shipping ✓ App only. 15% Off With No Min.+✓Easy returns ✓ New Arrivals Dropped Daily ✓.

About the role

We are seeking a Staff Database Engineer (Official Title: Staff Database Engineer I) with experience managing large-scale, mission-critical environments that require zero downtime. As part of the SHEIN DBRE team, you will play a key role in ensuring the reliability, performance, and security of our database infrastructure through automation and scalable solutions. Our team integrates DBA, SRE, and DBRE expertise to deliver highly available data services.

What they're looking for

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related technical field, or equivalent experience
  • 4+ years of hands-on MySQL database management experience
  • 4+ years of experience with Azure, AWS, or any other major cloud provider
  • Strong understanding of distributed and replicated database architectures
  • Proven troubleshooting and problem-solving skills, with a strong sense of ownership and accountability
  • Experience in monitoring and analyzing system performance, identifying bottlenecks, and improving database reliability and scalability
More about this role

About SHEIN

SHEIN is a global online fashion and lifestyle retailer, offering SHEIN branded apparel and products from a global network of vendors, all at affordable prices. Headquartered in Singapore, with more than 15,000 employees operating from offices around the world, SHEIN is committed to making the beauty of fashion accessible to all, promoting its industry-leading, on-demand production methodology, for a smarter, future-ready industry.

We are seeking a Staff Database Engineer (Official Title: Staff Database Engineer I) with experience managing large-scale, mission-critical environments that require zero downtime. As part of the SHEIN DBRE team, you will play a key role in ensuring the reliability, performance, and security of our database infrastructure through automation and scalable solutions. Our team integrates DBA, SRE, and DBRE expertise to deliver highly available data services. We design resilient architectures to meet evolving business and data processing demands, prioritizing efficiency and system reliability. While each team member may have their preferred technologies, a deep understanding of database fundamentals—and how different database systems interact...

Read the full posting on SHEIN's site ↗

Database Engineering

Build your edge while you search

Free tools for founders and investors, plus VC Unfiltered, our take on startups, venture and the people who build them.