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Principal Database Platform Engineer at Boston Consulting Group

Department: Technology and Engineering

Compensation

$143,000 – $186,330/yr

Location
Boston, Massachusetts · Atlanta, Georgia
Type
Full-time
Level
senior
Posted

Description

BCG is hiring a Principal Database Platform Engineer to own cloud-native database platforms, primarily on AWS, across its data, analytics, and AI capabilities. The role focuses on designing scalable and reliable platforms, automating infrastructure with Terraform and CI/CD, establishing reusable patterns and guardrails, improving observability and security, optimizing cloud costs, and mentoring engineers. Candidates need a bachelor’s or master’s degree in a relevant field and 8 to 10 years of database, platform, or infrastructure engineering experience, including production PostgreSQL and AWS-managed database experience. The role is available in Boston and Atlanta, with a base salary of $143,000 to $186,330 and additional bonus, retirement, and benefits.

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