or apply directly on SHEIN's site. We never take the application ourselves.
Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 33 days SHEIN's roles stay open a median of 34 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 0% of SHEIN's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at SHEIN
- high 8 stale, 0 reposted of 19 open
- Hiring momentum
- 25 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-17
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from SHEIN's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for SHEIN.
About this role
The Database Engineer at SHEIN will be responsible for maintaining and optimizing production database environments, ensuring high availability and performance. Daily tasks include diagnosing issues, performance tuning, and collaborating with development teams on database design. The role also involves capacity planning, handling upgrades, and providing 24x7 on-call support.
- benefits
- 5/5
- freshness
- 3/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of SHEIN as an employer.
What you need
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Information Systems or equivalent technical discipline
- MySQL specific database experience
- Experience using Azure or any other cloud provider
- A solid understanding of distributed/replicated database topologies
- Systematic problem-solving approach
- Track record monitoring and analyzing system performance
Nice to have
- Fluency in Mandarin
- Experience managing MySQL / Percona Server 8 at scale
- Experience managing distributed databases like Clickhouse, Hbase, MongoDB and Starrocks
- Experience with Percona tools, Orchestrator, Ghost
What you get
- Bonus eligible
- Healthcare (medical, dental, vision, prescription drugs)
- Health Savings Account with Employer Funding
- Flexible Spending Accounts (Healthcare and Dependent care)
- Company-Paid Basic Life/AD&D insurance
- Company-Paid Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
Worth weighing
- Onsite work required in San Diego
- 24x7 on-call support may lead to unpredictable hours
- Role involves high-pressure problem-solving during crises
Summarised from SHEIN's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by SHEIN on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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