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Senior Database Engineer

Microsoft · Bengaluru, IN, US

Microsoft is hiring a senior Senior Database Engineer in Bengaluru, IN, US.

Hiring signals for Database Administrators

SOC 15-1242 — measured across all currently-active postings classified to this occupation.

34
/ 100
Weak

Database Administrators Job Market Score

Driven by
  • Slow inflow of new postings (only 0% from the last 14 days)
  • Pay is above the national median ($197k vs $130k national)
  • High share of long-open postings (96% open 30+ days)

Database Administrators job market

Aggregated from currently-active postings tracked in Database Administrators.

  • 67Active postings
  • 0Posted this week
  • 64Open 30+ days96% of active
  • 8Remote / hybrid12% of active
  • 22%List salary15 of 67
  • 0%Hourly0 of disclosed
  • $197kMedian annual (max)
  • Median hourly (max)
  • 53dMedian agep90 82d (long tail)

Wages by sector

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Technology41$197k n=14
Professional Services15
Transportation & Logistics15$197k n=11
Financial Services14
Retail14$197k n=11

Top categories

  • Server / Host9
  • Food Service7
  • DevOps / SRE2
  • VP2

In-demand skills

  • PostgreSQL19
  • SQL14
  • AWS14
  • MySQL7
  • Python6
  • Linux5
  • MongoDB5
  • Apache Spark2

Top sectors

  • Technology41
  • Professional Services15
  • Transportation & Logistics15
  • Financial Services14
  • Retail14
  • Manufacturing10

Employment mix

  • Unspecified64 · 96%
  • Contract2 · 3%
  • Full-time1 · 1%

Top hiring companies

Source
apply.careers.microsoft.com
Original link
https://apply.careers.microsoft.com/careers/job/1970393556843409
Posted
1 month ago (2026-04-25)
Status
active

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