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    Senior Database Engineer (NOSQL)

    Bengaluru, IndiaOn-SiteFull-time5–8 yrs experiencePosted 1mo ago
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    Job description

    Senior Database Engineer

    Eurofins IT Solutions, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

    With 36 facilities worldwide, Eurofins BioPharma Product Testing (BPT) is the largest network of bio/pharmaceutical GMP product testing laboratories providing comprehensive laboratory services for the world's largest pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical, and medical device companies.

    BPT is enabled by global engineering teams working on next-generation applications and Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS). As a Senior Software Engineer with specialized knowledge in Azure Cosmos DB and MongoDB, you will be a crucial part of our delivery team, ensuring the product features are completely automated and reducing the idea to live time to Business. This is a database-focused engineering role, ideal for someone who excels at designing, managing, and optimizing document-based, distributed databases in large-scale, cloud-native systems. As a technology leader, BPT wants to give you the opportunity not just to accept new challenges and opportunities but to impress with your ingenuity, focus, attention to detail and collaboration with a global team of professionals.

    This role reports to a Manager.

    Required Experience and Skills

    Experience:

    • 5–8 years in database engineering, architecture, or backend data systems.
    • 3+ years of hands-on experience managing Azure Cosmos DB and MongoDB in production.
    • Deep understanding of:
      • Cosmos DB: Partition key design, RU/s provisioning, indexing, consistency models, TTL, and multi-region replication.
      • MongoDB: Replica sets, sharding, indexing strategies, aggregation pipelines, schema optimization, and tuning.
    • Proven ability to design for high concurrency, low latency, and multi-tenant SaaS systems.
    • Experience with query profiling, performance benchmarking, and monitoring dashboards.

    Specific skills required

    • Design & Architecture:
      • Architect and implement distributed data models using Cosmos DB (Core SQL or Mongo API) and MongoDB to support large-scale, high-throughput applications.
      • Define partitioning, indexing, and data distribution strategies for optimal scalability and performance.
    • Performance Engineering:
      • Conduct deep query analysis, index optimization, and RU/cost optimization in Cosmos DB.
      • Implement profiling, query tuning, and aggregation optimization in MongoDB.
    • Automation & Operations:
      • Build automation scripts (Python, PowerShell, Bash) for deployment, monitoring, and scaling.
      • Integrate database monitoring and alerting using Azure Monitor, MongoDB Ops Manager, or similar tools.
    • Data Lifecycle Management:
      • Implement and optimize backup/restore, TTL policies, and Change Feed or CDC pipelines.
      • Design and validate disaster recovery, replication, and geo-distribution strategies.
    • Collaboration:
      • Partner with development and DevOps teams to design data access layers, API integrations, and IaC templates (Terraform, Bicep, ARM).
      • Contribute to performance reviews, code walkthroughs, and system design discussions.

    Desirable Experience

    • Experience with data migrations (e.g., Oracle/SQL → MongoDB or Cosmos DB).
    • Knowledge of event-driven architectures, microservices, and API-based integrations.
    • Familiarity with data security and compliance (encryption, GDPR, HIPAA).
    • Exposure to Azure infrastructure, Terraform, or CI/CD data pipelines.
    • Awareness of frontend and application integration points (understanding how data models serve APIs/UI layers, Angular).

    Additional Skills (Preferred)

    • Strong SQL foundation; ability to work with RDBMS systems (SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MySQL) and evaluate relational vs. document model trade-offs.
    • Familiarity with backend stacks (.NET, Java, Node.js) for integration and troubleshooting.
    • Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Bicep, ARM templates).
    • Scripting proficiency in Python, PowerShell, or Bash for automation.
    • Certifications (preferred):
      • Microsoft Certified: Azure Cosmos DB Developer Associate
      • MongoDB Certified Developer/DBA
    • Exposure to data lakes, analytical processing, or data warehousing concepts is a plus.

    Required Qualifications:

    • Bachelors in Engineering, Computer Science or equivalent.
    • Demonstrated experience with Cosmos DB and/or MongoDB at scale
    • Strong foundation in distributed systems, NoSQL principles, and data architecture

    Personal Skills:

    • Excellent analytical and problem solving skills
    • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
    • Ability to articulate and present different points-of-views on various topics related to project and otherwise.
    • Eager to learn and continuously develop personal and technical capabilities.

    Required Qualifications:

    • MCA or Bachelors in Engineering, Computer Science or equivalent.

    PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL CRITERIA: Eurofins has a strong focus on Performance Management system. This includes quarterly calibrations, half-yearly reviews and annual reviews. The KPIs shall be set and may vary slightly between projects. These will be clearly communicated, documented during the first 30 days of your joining.

    Job details are sourced from the employer's original posting.

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    About the company

    Eurofins

    Eurofins Scientific is an international life sciences company, providing a unique range of analytical testing services to clients across multiple industries, to make life and our environment safer, healthier and more sustainable. From the food you eat, to the water you drink, to the medicines you rely on, Eurofins works with the biggest companies in the world to ensure the products they supply are safe, their ingredients are authentic, and labelling is accurate. Eurofins believes it is a global leader in food, environmental, pharmaceutical and cosmetics products testing and in agroscience CRO services. It is also one of the global independent market leaders in certain testing and laboratory services for genomics, discovery pharmacology, forensics, CDMO, advanced material sciences and in the support of clinical studies. Eurofins PSS Insourcing has an exciting and rewarding opportunity for a Business Development Manager to join our team.  We are searching for a business development professional with proven experience selling and implementing high-value sales.  Someone who thrives on identifying and closing new business caring for the client through the process will succeed in this role. This position offers the excitement of hunting for new clients with the goal of diversifying our offerings and client base as well as the opportunity to foster and expand partnerships with key clients.  This is a hybrid role working remotely from a home office, travelling locally and within the region for prospect and current client meetings as well as full days spent at current client sites to maximize networking and relationship building opportunities. A successful candidate will have a proven track record and is comfortable reaching out to and meeting with high level decision makers including C-Suite.  This position will manage the strategic sales process including identifying client needs, defining and presenting how PSS can address them, as well as managing the implementation process for new programs. If you’re looking for a rewarding career, a place to call home, apply with us today! 

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