Storage & Database DevOps Engineer (Bilingual - Mandarin & English)Location: New York, NY (Onsite) Employment Type: Full-Time, Permanent Compensation: $120,000 - $200,000 annuallyWe are a global technology company operating large-scale digital and social media platforms, and are seeking an experienced Storage & Database DevOps Engineer to join our infrastructure engineering team. This role focuses on designing, optimizing, and scaling mission-critical database and storage platforms that support high-traffic applications and services.The ideal candidate combines strong database and storage expertise with software engineering and DevOps experience, enabling them to build highly available, automated, and scalable infrastructure solutions.Language Requirement: Professional proficiency in both Mandarin and English is required to support collaboration with global teams and stakeholders who primarily communicate in these languages.Key ResponsibilitiesStorage & Database ArchitectureAnalyze business and technical requirements to design highly available, scalable, and high-performance storage and database solutions.Develop and optimize architectures leveraging technologies such as Redis, MySQL, TiDB, MongoDB, and related data platforms.Ensure solutions align with reliability, performance, and operational excellence objectives.DevOps & Platform EngineeringDrive automation initiatives across deployment, monitoring, alerting, and operational workflows.Enhance platform reliability through self-healing capabilities, observability, and infrastructure automation.Promote DevOps best practices and continuous improvement across database and storage operations.Project Leadership & DeliveryLead complex, cross-functional infrastructure projects from planning through execution.Coordinate with engineering, product, and business stakeholders to define technical roadmaps and implementation strategies.Ensure projects are delivered on time, within scope, and at a high standard of quality.Innovation & Technical StrategyEvaluate emerging storage and database technologies and assess their applicability to business needs.Lead proof-of-concept initiatives and technical research efforts.Provide recommendations on future platform architecture and technology investments.Collaboration & Knowledge SharingPartner with engineering and business teams to provide technical guidance and support.Contribute to internal training, documentation, and knowledge-sharing initiatives.Foster technical excellence and continuous learning across the organization.Required QualificationsTechnical ExpertiseStrong experience with one or more of the following technologies: Redis/Tair, MySQL, TiDB, MongoDB, S3-compatible object storage solutions, Graph databases (e.g., Nebula Graph).Deep understanding of database architecture, performance tuning, transaction management, replication, and high-availability design.Software DevelopmentProficiency in at least one programming language such as Python, Go, or Java.Experience building internal platforms, middleware, database management systems, or infrastructure tooling is highly preferred.Communication & CollaborationExcellent communication and stakeholder management skills.Ability to work effectively across technical and non-technical teams.Professional proficiency in both Mandarin and English.Business & Problem SolvingAbility to translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions.Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving capabilities.Experience supporting large-scale, business-critical applications is preferred.Project LeadershipProven ability to lead complex, cross-functional initiatives and manage competing priorities.Experience coordinating resources and driving projects to successful completion.Continuous Learning & InnovationPassion for emerging technologies and continuous improvement.Contributions to open-source projects, technical publications, patents, or similar industry involvement are a plus.