Senior Database DBA - MemSQL / SingleStore

Qode•Arlington, TX

21h•Hybrid

About The Position

We are seeking a Senior MemSQL / SingleStore Cluster Administrator to own and manage mission-critical, large-scale distributed database platforms. This role requires a pure Database Administrator (DBA) with deep expertise in handling petabyte-scale data, complex distributed clusters, and real-time latency-sensitive workloads.

Requirements

10+ years of total database engineering/administration experience.
4–5+ years of deep, production-grade experience administering MemSQL/SingleStore clusters at scale.
Strong hands-on experience with: Aggregators & leaf nodes, Licensing and memory limits, Cluster expansion & partition rebalancing, Replication & failover/failback.
Proven ability to diagnose: Locking issues, Data skew, Hot partitions, Bad execution plans.
Strong Linux system tuning knowledge: CPU/NUMA affinity, Disk & I/O optimization, Networking, ulimits & OS-level tuning.
Experience with monitoring & alerting tools: Prometheus / Grafana, Datadog, Splunk, ELK.
Strong SQL expertise and scripting (Python/Bash).
Excellent communication skills with ability to lead production calls and explain technical trade-offs clearly.

Nice To Haves

Experience handling petabytes of data ingested every 15 minutes in large-scale environments.
Strong expertise managing large MemSQL / SingleStore clusters (multi-node, multi-TB to multi-PB).
Deep understanding of data distribution across aggregators and leaf nodes.
Expertise in: Partitioning and shard key strategy, Data skew mitigation, Hot partition resolution, Worker node and leaf node optimization.
Strong table-level knowledge including: Index strategy, Thread management, Connection pooling, Memory limits, Query plan optimization.
Strong understanding of different MemSQL/SingleStore versions and corresponding architectural/feature changes.
Experience in Cloud/Container environments (AWS/Azure/GCP, Kubernetes) is highly preferred.

Responsibilities

End-to-end ownership of large MemSQL/SingleStore clusters (design, build, upgrade, operate, decommission).
Architect and maintain High Availability (HA) and Disaster Recovery (DR) setups including: Redundancy levels, Availability groups, Cross-region replication.
Plan and execute: Cluster expansion, Downsizing, Online partition rebalancing, Leaf node management with minimal/no downtime.
Proactively monitor cluster health, throughput, latency, and capacity; define and maintain SLAs.
Perform advanced performance tuning: Schema design, Shard key design, Index strategy, NUMA and memory tuning, Workload management.
Implement backup/restore strategies and regularly test DR & failover.
Lead incident response and perform deep root cause analysis.
Enforce database security best practices: Authentication & authorization, Encryption, Auditing, Network controls.
Drive automation using scripting (Python/Bash) and Infrastructure as Code.
Maintain documentation, operational runbooks, and standards.
Evaluate new MemSQL/SingleStore features and lead version upgrades and migrations.