Join Braze as a Senior Database Administrator to manage and optimize MongoDB clusters in a hybrid work environment.
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Skills & Technologies
What you'll build
- Operate production MongoDB clusters
- Monitor cluster health and performance
- Automate routine operations
- Implement backup and disaster recovery strategies
- Assist product engineering teams with schema design
Must have
- 3–5+ years of experience managing MongoDB in production environments
- Strong working knowledge of replica sets and sharding
- Experience operating MongoDB in cloud or containerized environments
Nice to have
- Experience with other database platforms
- Familiarity with security best practices
- Contributions to open source MongoDB tooling
Practical constraints
- Participate in on-call rotations
AI in the day-to-day
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Requirements
- Experience
- 3–5 years
Not disclosed in this posting: visa sponsorship.
Benefits
Joblaze summary
In the role of Senior Database Administrator at Braze, the individual will manage and optimize MongoDB clusters, ensuring their performance and security while collaborating with various engineering teams. Key skills include expertise in MongoDB operations, Kubernetes environments, and automation through scripting languages like Bash or Python. This position is ideal for candidates with 3-5 years of experience in database management, particularly those who are detail-oriented and focused on reliability. Braze's culture emphasizes teamwork and high standards, making it a fitting environment for growth-oriented professionals.
Joblaze insights
- Listed yesterday — first seen on Joblaze November 14, 2026. Last confirmed on Braze's careers page November 14, 2026.
- This exact title is also open at 1 other location at Braze: New York City, United States.
- Salary band is below the typical range for Backend roles (median ~$180,000).
- Starts above 4% of 162 comparable senior backend roles in United States that list Python we track (median $173,000 across 65 companies). See Python salary trends
- Python appears in 40.8% of 520 comparable senior backend roles in United States; bash appears in 0.2% of 520 comparable senior backend roles in United States.
Quick facts
- Is the Senior Database Administrator role remote?
- It's hybrid — Braze expects some on-site time in San Francisco, United States.
- What's the salary range?
- Braze lists $128,842–$232,200 for this role.
- How much experience is required?
- 3–5 years of relevant experience for this Senior Database Administrator role.
- Where is the role based?
- Braze is hiring for this position in San Francisco, United States.
- What's the tech stack?
- Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: ArgoCD, Datadog, Go, Grafana, Helm, Kubernetes.
- What seniority level is this role?
- Braze targets senior candidates for this position.
- Is this full-time or contract?
- Full-time for this Senior Database Administrator role at Braze.
From the original posting
At Braze, we have found our people. We’re a genuinely approachable, exceptionally kind, and intensely passionate crew.
WHAT YOU’LL DO
The MongoDB Database Administrator (DBA) role is part of the Platform Engineering division within Infrastructure and is responsible for operating, scaling, and securing our internal MongoDB platform. This position supports a growing fleet of MongoDB clusters that back product-critical features, internal systems, and distributed services.
This role partners closely with SREs, application engineers, and the platform security team to ensure MongoDB clusters are performant, resilient, compliant, and well-automated. Our clusters run on a modern Kubernetes-based infrastructure and are managed through GitOps and infrastructure-as-code practices. The DBA will help evolve and mature the platform, support backup and disaster recovery strategies, and assist engineers in designing efficient, durable MongoDB usage.
Cluster Operations & Reliability
- Operate production MongoDB clusters running in Kubernetes across multiple regions and clouds
- Monitor cluster health, performance, replication, and storage usage, and proactively address degradation
- Debug and resolve availability, latency, or data consistency issues in partnership with SREs
- Participate in on-call rotations as a subject matter expert for MongoDB infrastructure
Automation & Tooling
- Automate routine operations such as database user management, cluster scaling, version upgrades, and backup restores
- Maintain and improve internal tooling used for MongoDB observability, lifecycle management, and access control
- Collaborate with Platform Engineering on Kubernetes-based deployment patterns and GitOps workflows
Backup, Restore & Disaster Recovery
- Implement and maintain point-in-time recovery, daily snapshots, and cross-region backup strategies
- Regularly validate restores and participate in resilience exercises and disaster recovery planning
- Partner with Security and Compliance teams to ensure backups meet RTO/RPO targets and audit requirements
Engineering Support & Best Practices
- Assist product engineering teams with schema design, indexing strategies, and performance tuning
- Promote internal best practices for efficient queries, data modeling, and shard key design
- Document operational runbooks, configuration standards, and performance baselines
WHO YOU ARE
Experience
- 3–5+ years of experience managing MongoDB in production environments at scale
- Strong working knowledge of replica sets, sharding, WiredTiger storage engine, oplogs, and journaling
- Experience operating MongoDB in cloud or containerized environments (Kubernetes preferred)
Skills
- Comfortable with automation and scripting in languages like Bash, Python, or Go
- Proficient with MongoDB CLI tools, Atlas APIs, and backup/restore tooling (e.g.,
mongodump,mongorestore,mongosh, Ops Manager) - Familiar with observability stacks (e.g., Datadog, Prometheus, Grafana) and alerting strategies
- Experience with GitOps workflows and infrastructure-as-code tools (Terraform, Helm, ArgoCD) is a plus
Mindset
- Detail-oriented and reliability-focused; treats data loss and downtime as unacceptable
- Strong communicator — able to document clearly, partner cross-functionally, and lead incident response
- Growth-oriented — comfortable evolving systems, adopting new automation, and supporting other engineers
Bonus
- Experience with other database platforms (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL, DynamoDB)
- Familiarity with security best practices and compliance frameworks like SOX or SOC 2
- Contributions to open source MongoDB tooling or community forums
For candidates based in the United States, the pay range for this position at the start of employment is expected to be between $128,842 - $232,200/annually, with an expected On Target Earnings (OTE) between $144,000 - $258,000/annually (including bonus or commission). Your exact offer may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. In addition to cash compensation, this role qualifies for a comprehensive Total Rewards package that includes equity grants of restricted stock (RSUs) so that you will own a piece of our company.
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WHAT WE OFFER
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