Junior Database Engineer – MySQL

Full-time | Entry-Level | Freshers Welcome (B.Tech Required)

Location: Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India

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About the Role

We are seeking a detail-oriented and passionate Junior Database Engineer to join our growing infrastructure team at our Hyderabad office. This is an excellent opportunity for fresh graduates who are eager to dive deep into relational database systems, query optimization, and data infrastructure engineering.

You will be responsible for maintaining, optimizing, and scaling MySQL-based database systems that power our marketplace platform—supporting real-time, high-availability operations across global trade networks.

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Core Responsibilities

• Support the administration and performance tuning of MySQL databases in production and development environments.

• Implement database design best practices including normalization, indexing strategies, and query optimization.

• Assist with managing master-slave replication, backup & recovery processes, and disaster recovery planning.

• Learn and support sharding strategies, data partitioning, and horizontal scaling for large datasets.

• Write and optimize complex SQL queries, stored procedures, and triggers.

• Monitor database health using monitoring tools and address bottlenecks, slow queries, or deadlocks.

• Collaborate with backend engineers and DevOps to ensure database reliability, scalability, and high availability.

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Technical Skills & Requirements

• Fresh graduates (B.Tech in Computer Science, IT, or related fields) with academic or project experience in SQL and RDBMS.

• Strong understanding of relational database design, ACID principles, and transaction management.

• Hands-on experience with MySQL or compatible systems (MariaDB, Percona).

• Familiarity with ER modeling, data migration, and schema versioning.

• Exposure to concepts like:

• Replication (master-slave/master-master)

• Sharding & partitioning

• Write/read splitting

• Backup strategies (mysqldump, Percona XtraBackup)

• Connection pooling and resource utilization

• Comfortable working in Linux environments and using CLI tools.

• Strong analytical skills and a curiosity to explore and solve data-layer challenges.

Interview Process

1. Shortlisting – Based on resume and relevant experience

2. Technical Assessment – Practical web development test

3. Final Interview – With the client’s hiring team

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Why Join Us?

• Be part of a cutting-edge AI project with global exposure

• Work in a professional environment with real growth opportunities

• Gain valuable experience in client-facing, production-level development

• Strong potential for contract extension or full-time conversion

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