JobFrame · DATADA.DATABASE6A4E.P5
Data & Database Engineering · Database Engineering
P5 · P5 — Expert Professional · Individual contributor
Median pay · United States
$138,423
$108,743 – $176,203 · USD · annual · national base (function pricing in review)
Level position
P5 · 4 of 5 in track
Median pay
$138,423
$108,743–$176,203
Level
P5
P5 · 4 of 5 in track
Super-function
technology
Demand-heat
cool
-0.7% growth
Summary
Database Engineering — designs, implements, tunes, secures, and operates relational and NoSQL database systems (MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, SQL Server, MongoDB, Cassandra, DynamoDB) and managed cloud database platforms (Azure SQL, Cosmos DB, Snowflake, Redshift). Distinct from Data Pipeline/ETL Engineering (which centers on data movement and transformation workflows) and Data Modeling/Analytics focuses: this focus owns the database engine itself — performance tuning, backup/recovery, security configuration, schema design, clustering, and reliability of the persistence layer.
This level — P5 P5 — Expert Professional
Expert in field; key problem solver and project leader, authority in multiple areas