Data Engineer III — Database & Platform Engineering

At Playlist, life's richest moments happen when people step away from screens to move, connect, explore, and play. We're building the definitive platform for intentional living, connecting people with inspiring experiences in fitness, wellness, and beyond. With popular brands like Mindbody and ClassPass, Playlist empowers businesses and individuals, making it effortless for aspirations to become actions. Join us in reshaping technology's role to foster meaningful, real-world connections.

Mindbody equips wellness entrepreneurs with technology to support thriving businesses and create exceptional experiences. Innovation and curiosity drive our culture, connecting businesses and individuals through cutting-edge solutions. Join us if you're passionate about enhancing wellness through technology.

About This Team:

Our Database Administration (DBA) team is part of Playlist's Data Platform Engineering organization, responsible for ensuring the reliability, security, and performance of the database infrastructure supporting Mindbody and Booker. You'll join a globally distributed team that partners closely with software engineers to support critical production systems, troubleshoot complex database issues, and improve the developer experience.

While much of our work today centers on Microsoft SQL Server, we're also focused on modernizing our infrastructure through automation, self-service tooling, and evolving database technologies. We're looking for a Data Engineer who enjoys solving technical challenges, takes ownership of problems, and is excited to help shape the future of our database platform.

The Role You'll Play 

• Build, operate, and improve reliable, secure, and performant database infrastructure supporting Mindbody, Booker, and the broader Playlist platform.
• Support and troubleshoot production Microsoft SQL Server environments, including query performance, database availability, and operational incidents.
• Develop scripts, tools, and automation that reduce manual work and enable more efficient, self-service database operations for engineering teams.
• Partner with application engineers to investigate database issues, support safe changes, and improve the developer experience.
• Contribute to the modernization of our database infrastructure, including migration initiatives and improvements to deployment, testing, and infrastructure management.
• Identify opportunities to improve existing processes, propose practical solutions, and independently drive projects from investigation through delivery.
• Work across teams to document technical decisions, share knowledge, and continuously improve how we operate critical data systems. 

Experience You Bring 

• Hands-on experience supporting or engineering production Microsoft SQL Server environments, including database administration and complex troubleshooting in both Windows and Linux operating systems.
• Strong SQL skills, including query analysis, investigation, and performance tuning.
• Experience using PowerShell and Python to script or automate technical and operational work.
• Ability to triage production problems, investigate complex issues, identify root causes, and implement durable solutions.
• Experience improving systems through automation, software engineering, or more reliable operational practices.
• Comfort working with internal engineering partners and communicating technical trade-offs clearly.
• Experience in mentoring engineers, influencing technical roadmaps, and advocating for best practices
• Curiosity, initiative, and a track record of independently learning new technologies and improving existing ways of working. 

Helpful, But Not Required 

• Experience with PostgreSQL, AWS RDS & Aurora, MongoDB (or other NoSQL data platforms), Snowflake, or database modernization and migration projects.
• Familiarity with Linux, AWS, Azure, CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code, and automated testing.
• Development experience with languages or tools such as Python, TypeScript, Go, Pulumi, AWS Lambda or Glue. 

Have we piqued your curiosity?

Sound like the role for you? We’d love to hear from you! Even if you’re not 100% sure about potential fit, we still encourage you to apply. We’re looking for the right person, not the perfect series of checkboxes.

The Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We highly value diversity at our company and encourage people of all different backgrounds, experiences, abilities and perspectives to apply. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, or other protected characteristics.

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Note: This description outlines key responsibilities but isn’t intended to cover every task or duty. Additional responsibilities may be assigned as needed to support the team and business goals.