Full-time

Contract: Senior Database Automation Engineer (LATAM)

Posted by Upwork • Brazil, Brazil, Brazil

📍 Brazil, Brazil 🕒 February 22, 2026

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About the Role

Join Upwork's Data Infrastructure team within the Data Platform Services (DPS) organization, responsible for designing, operating, and automating all database systems (Postgres, MySQL, DynamoDB, MongoDB) across Upwork’s global infrastructure. This role combines database engineering expertise with software development rigor to build mission-critical automations for Upwork’s core data assets.

You’ll orchestrate complex systems spanning Terraform, RDS, Presto, and Rancher to solve challenges like:
Zero-downtime migrations and cross-region replication

End-to-end database provisioning (infrastructure deployment, user/access configuration, service integration)

Vulnerability management and security hardening at scale

Incident response for high-severity database alerts (24/7 on-call rotation) 
Key Responsibilities:
Design and implement Python-based automation frameworks (not scripts) for database lifecycle ma...
                

Job Details

Location Brazil, Brazil
Job Type Full-time
Category Computer Occupations
Posted February 22, 2026
Deadline April 03, 2026

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