Senior Database Engineer

Ready to Help Shape the Future of Legal Tech?! At Litera, we don't just build software — we transform how the world's top law firms operate. Every day, we Raise The Bar™ for what's possible through AI, innovation, and solutions that power millions of legal professionals worldwide. If you're energized by scale, real impact, and meaningful challenges, you'll feel right at home here. Where You'll Work Hybrid: This is a hybrid role based in Ahmedabad with the expectation to be in office at least 3 days a week for collaboration and connection.  Why This Role Matters As a Senior Database Engineer, you'll be the driving force behind the performance, reliability, and scalability of the databases that power Litera's SaaS platform — used daily by millions of legal professionals worldwide.  You'll partner closely with engineering, DevOps, and product teams to shape data architecture decisions that directly impact customer experience and platform uptime. This is a high-visibility role where your deep expertise across database platforms — PostgreSQL, SQL Server, and MySQL — will influence how we build and scale our next generation of cloud-native solutions on Azure and AWS.  If you thrive on solving complex data challenges across multiple database engines and want your work to have real, measurable impact, this is the opportunity for you. What You'll Deliver Ensure Litera's critical SaaS databases run at peak performance through expert-level tuning, monitoring, and optimization across PostgreSQL, SQL Server, and/or MySQL — directly improving platform reliability for millions of users.  Design and implement database schemas and data ingest strategies that scale with our growing product portfolio and customer base, leveraging the strengths of each database platform. Drive root cause analysis during major incidents and lead cross-functional resolution efforts, minimizing customer impact and strengthening system resilience. Implement advanced security standards — including row-level security and data encryption — to protect sensitive legal data and maintain compliance. Architect backup, recovery, and disaster recovery solutions across Azure and AWS cloud environments that ensure business continuity and give stakeholders confidence in our platform. Automate routine database operations to reduce toil, increase reliability, and free up engineering capacity for higher-impact work. Review and improve database code across teams, mentoring engineers on best practices and elevating the quality of our data layer. Stay ahead of emerging database technologies and cloud-managed database services, bringing forward recommendations that keep Litera at the cutting edge. What You'll Bring Must-Haves 5+ years of hands-on experience as a Database Administrator or Database Engineer, with strong foundational knowledge of database engine internals and fundamentals across PostgreSQL, SQL Server, and MySQL.