Database Migrations Engineer

Role Description

Laravel is the most popular PHP framework in the world. 500M+ lifetime downloads. Thousands of packages. A developer community that shows up at conferences, in forums, on Twitter, in Discord servers, in every "what framework should I use?" thread on the internet.

But Laravel is more than a framework. It's a complete platform. From choosing a stack, to building an app, to deploying it, monitoring it, and scaling it. Laravel Cloud is our managed PaaS, and enterprise customers moving onto it face a common, stubborn blocker: database migration. We need someone who solves that problem directly.

Why This Job Is Unique

• You will be on calls with enterprise customers and you will run the migration with them.
• Not routing tickets. Not advising from a distance. Actually owning the technical execution alongside the customer.
• There is existing database migration work that needs an owner - including the PlanetScale relationship and recurring ad-hoc requests scattered across channels.
• You are not starting from zero.
• The brief is to build the muscle, not wait for the full menu.
• You’ll be learning what customers need, productising the repeatable parts, and making the case for what comes next.
• You will seed what you know.
• Documentation, runbooks, and lightweight training so Sales, CS and engineering compound on your expertise rather than staying dependent on it.

Qualifications

• Genuine strength across both MySQL and Postgres.
• Direct experience with database migrations in a customer-facing capacity.
• A productisation instinct.
• Strong written and async communication.
• Comfort operating in a role where part of the scope is yours to define.

Requirements

• Execute database migrations with enterprise and Private Cloud customers.
• Assume ownership of the PlanetScale relationship and migration work.
• Productise repeatable migration patterns.
• Automate recurring migration requests.
• Own broader app and service migrations in the gaps.
• Distribute what you learn.
• Keep the database offering competitive.

Benefits

• Work From Home
• Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
• Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
• Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)
• Stock Option Plan