Americas Remote (Global)

Percona is hiring a MongoDB Database Support Engineer - AMER (Remote)

About the Role

Provide expert-level support for MongoDB environments, diagnosing performance issues, guiding configuration best practices, and assisting with deployment strategies for enterprise clients.

Responsibilities

  • Diagnose and resolve complex database issues reported by customers
  • Analyze MongoDB logs, query patterns, and system metrics to identify root causes
  • Guide clients in optimizing database configurations for performance and reliability
  • Assist with planning and executing database upgrades and migrations
  • Collaborate with engineering teams to report and track software defects
  • Document technical solutions and contribute to knowledge base articles
  • Respond to support tickets within defined service level agreements
  • Conduct remote troubleshooting sessions with client technical teams
  • Advise on backup, recovery, and high availability strategies
  • Support sharded cluster and replica set architectures
  • Evaluate indexing strategies and recommend improvements
  • Assist in capacity planning and scalability assessments
  • Troubleshoot network and authentication-related database issues
  • Provide guidance on security configurations and access controls
  • Work rotating on-call shifts to support critical customer environments
  • Communicate technical findings clearly to non-specialist audiences
  • Stay current with MongoDB release cycles and new features
  • Participate in team knowledge-sharing sessions
  • Escalate complex issues to senior engineers when necessary
  • Follow structured processes for issue tracking and resolution

Nice to Have

  • Experience with MongoDB Atlas or other cloud database services
  • Familiarity with containerization technologies like Docker
  • Knowledge of Kubernetes and orchestration platforms
  • Exposure to monitoring tools such as Prometheus or Grafana
  • Certification in MongoDB administration
  • Background in database migration projects
  • Experience supporting time-sensitive production environments
  • Prior work in technical support or customer-facing engineering roles

Compensation

Competitive salary and benefits package

Work Arrangement

Remote

Team

Distributed global team supporting database environments

Why Join Us

  • Work with a globally recognized leader in open-source database solutions
  • Engage with diverse clients facing complex data challenges
  • Opportunity to deepen expertise in modern database technologies
  • Collaborative environment that values technical excellence
  • Flexible work structure with remote-first culture

What We Offer

  • Comprehensive health and wellness benefits
  • Paid time off and company holidays
  • Professional development stipend
  • Home office setup allowance
  • Access to training and certification programs

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Job Details
Location Americas
Work mode Remote (Global)
Department GLOBAL SERVICES
Category other
Posted 8 months ago
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Percona provides the best open source database software, support, and services. We make databases and applications run better through a unique combination of expertise and open source software built with the community. Our technical teams are experts in MySQL, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, and MariaDB.
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