Senior Data Platform Engineer

Summary

Join Gorilla Logic as a Senior Data Platform Engineer and contribute to a significant MySQL to PostgreSQL migration project, ensuring minimal downtime and data integrity. You will play a key role in improving database infrastructure, optimizing deployments, and enhancing the reliability of our cloud-based systems. This position requires expertise in database technologies, cloud platforms (specifically GCP), and DevOps practices. You will be responsible for scaling infrastructure, optimizing deployments, and ensuring the reliability of our cloud-based systems. The ideal candidate possesses strong experience in database migration strategies, Kubernetes, Terraform, and CI/CD automation. This role offers the opportunity to work on challenging projects and contribute to a collaborative team.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in Database Cloud Infrastructure & DevOps
• Strong knowledge of MySQL & PostgreSQL, including data migration strategies
• Knowledge in Kubernetes (GKE) and Terraform
• Hands-on experience with GCP services and multi-cluster deployments
• Proficiency in Google Cloud SQL & GCP database services
• Proficiency in SQL query optimization and performance tuning
• Strong knowledge in PostgreSQL architecture, indexing, partitioning, query tuning
• Experience with CI/CD automation, observability, and cloud security
• Proficiency in Python, Go, or Bash scripting

Responsibilities

• Drive and support in the MySQL to PostgreSQL migration, ensuring smooth execution
• Improve database replication, failover, and high availability strategies
• Ensure logging, monitoring, and observability of best practices
• Contribute to cloud security, scalability, and performance tuning
• Support monorepo decomposition by breaking Terraform-based infrastructure into modules
• Migrate Kubernetes clusters to improve scalability, security, and GCP integration
• Refactor and optimize Terraform configurations for better performance
• Enhance CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation