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Software Engineer II - Database Engineering

Salesloft is hiring a Software Engineer II - Database Engineering for a remote role open to applicants in Mexico. Level rates it ; you can apply on Salesloft.

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  • On Level's scale, this software engineer role is Little AI ●○○○: aI is not part of the work.
  • This is listed as a remote role.
  • The posting mentions Postgres, MySQL and Amazon Aurora among its tools and skills.
  • Level classes it as a mid-level role.
  • Salesloft has 32 other open roles on Level.

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Scale and maintain RDBMS and NoSQL database infrastructure for a revenue operations platform.

postgresmysqlamazon-auroracassandramongodbterraform
database-administrationautomationcloud-infrastructureperformance-tuningdisaster-recovery

Job Title: Software Engineer II - DBE

Location:Mexico, Remote

This is a fully remote opportunity and can be worked from any location in Mexico. Candidates must be based in Mexico and be able to travel to the office in Guadalajara as needed.

ABOUT THE COMPANY:

Salesloft is building the next era of enterprise revenue — one where teams make confident decisions powered by AI and real signals. By combining our scale, insights, and AI innovation, we're building the industry's first Predictive Revenue System, enabling humans and AI to work together to make smarter decisions and drive consistent growth.

With thousands of customers using our platforms every day, we have an unmatched view into how revenue is actually won — the Revenue Context that reveals what happens, when, and with what outcome. This gives us a unique opportunity to transform an entire category and set a new benchmark for how modern revenue teams operate.

Join us to help transform how companies around the world run revenue — and build the platform that will guide leading revenue teams into the future.

THE OPPORTUNITY:

At Salesloft, our Software Engineer II, DBE will be a key contributor to our company's success. You will join our fast-growing and high-performing Infrastructure team, focused on ensuring the stability and performance of our DataHub—the core of our Revenue Operations Platform. We are looking for an engineer who is passionate about database reliability, cloud automation, and data integrity, and who is eager to work on leading-edge technologies to scale our data systems to meet massive ingestion demands.

On a day-to-day basis, you will be responsible to:

  • Implement and Maintain: Support the scaling of our RDBMS (Postgres, MySQL, Amazon Aurora) and NoSQL systems (Cassandra, MongoDB) through proactive monitoring and maintenance.
  • Execute Automation: Assist in building and maintaining automation and tooling (Infrastructure as Code) to reduce toil and streamline database deployments.
  • Operational Support: Participate in the database "backbone" operations, including managing backups, performing restores, and supporting high-availability (HA) configurations.
  • Monitor and Troubleshoot: Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks in production and non-production environments to ensure 24/7 reliability.
  • Collaborate and Learn: Work closely with senior engineers and product teams to implement database schema changes and follow established best practices for scalable distributed systems.
  • Data Integrity: Ensure our data resources are protected and leveraged efficiently through consistent application of security standards and replication monitoring.

As a member of the Platform Operations Infrastructure Team, you are a resilient learner and problem solver. You have a solid grasp of the engineering lifecycle and are comfortable working in an Agile environment. You are a proactive communicator who enjoys technical challenges and is eager to grow your skills within a world-class engineering organization.

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR:

We are seeking a Software Engineer II, DBE to provide essential support to our database platform and infrastructure. If you're looking for an environment where you can learn from seasoned experts, work with cutting-edge cloud tech, and grow your career, then this is the path for you!

THE TEAM:

Salesloft's Platform Operations Infrastructure organization builds systems and tools to enable engineering velocity in a reliable manner. We partner with engineering teams to establish standards, improve reliability, and increase cost-efficiency.

Values: Move as One, Evidence over Ego, Lead from the Front, Make Your Mark, Customer-Inspired.

This is a great opportunity to contribute to a team scaling cloud infrastructure to meet high demand and rapid growth. Our Database Engineering Team consists of people passionate about solving customer problems and who remain calm in the face of technical challenges.

THE SKILL SET:

  • 5+ years of experience managing or supporting cloud-based database systems (AWS/GCP).
  • Core Database Knowledge: Strong working knowledge of RDBMS (PostgreSQL/MySQL) and experience with NoSQL systems (MongoDB or Cassandra).
  • Infrastructure as Code (Basic): Experience using or modifying automation tools such as Terraform or Ansible.
  • Scripting: Proficiency in Python or Bash for automating routine administrative tasks.
  • Operational Fundamentals: Understanding of database backups, replication, and high-availability concepts.
  • SQL Proficiency: Solid SQL skills with the ability to troubleshoot and tune basic query performance issues.
  • Scaling Awareness (Plus): Exposure to distributed systems or horizontal scaling concepts (e.g., sharding or read-replicas) is a plus.
  • Communication: Strong written and verbal skills, with a collaborative mindset suited for a remote-first, distributed environment.

At Salesloft, we are committed to creating an inclusive and supportive workplace where everyone belongs and can thrive. We focus on culture add, not culture fit, and believe our teams are made stronger by the unique perspectives, experiences, and identities each person brings.

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and provide employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, pregnancy, or any other characteristic protected by law.

If you're excited about this role even though your experience may not perfectly match every requirement, we encourage you to apply. We are actively hiring across multiple geographies and would love to welcome passionate, curious, and mission-driven individuals to our growing team. Explore our open roles and consider joining us!

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How we rate this

Software Engineer II - Database Engineering at Salesloft rates 0 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Little AI (AI Level 1 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.

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Little AI. AI is not part of the work.

  1. ●●●● Builds AI80 to 100
  2. ●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
  3. ●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
  4. ●○○○ Little AI0 to 39

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