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Database Engineer
Design, build, and maintain the databases that power modern applications.
6 monthsScales with which database technologies and system scale you can operate (a single-instance PostgreSQL admin and a multi-region distributed-database engineer are paid very differently under the same job title) — check current listings for the specific technology stack and scale rather than a fixed figure.
Why this path
Foundational role — every application has a database. Growing demand for cloud database expertise.
Job titles
Database Engineer
DBA
Data Infrastructure Engineer
Step-by-step roadmap
Top employers
BanksE-commerceSaaS companiesIT services
Timeline reality check
PostgreSQL expertise + cloud experience (RDS/Aurora) is the strongest combination.