Developer Jobs in San Diego, CA

• Develop and maintain MarkLogic data models, including XML, JSON, and semantic (triple) data structures, in accordance with established architecture standards.
• Build and optimize XQuery and SPARQL queries for search, ingestion, and transformation workflows.
• Support ingestion pipelines, data harmonization flows, and metadata enrichment processes.
• Assist with configuration and maintenance of MarkLogic clusters, including forests, databases, and indexes, under the direction of senior engineering staff.
• Monitor system performance and support optimization efforts, including indexing strategies, search relevance tuning, and query efficiency.
• Support capacity planning and provide input on high availability, replication, and disaster recovery configurations within MarkLogic.
• Follow established standards for data modeling, metadata, taxonomy, and content structure governance.
• Collaborate with application engineers and architects to support API-driven and search-first architectures leveraging MarkLogic.
• Participate in database and content deployment pipelines, including version control, CI/CD integration, and automated promotion across environments.
• Support compliance with SOC 2, ISO 27001, and applicable standards by implementing RBAC, compartmentalization, encryption, and audit logging within MarkLogic.
• Support implementation of DataOps practices, including Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC), Configuration-as-Code (CaC), and Data-as-Code (DaC), for MarkLogic environments.
• Contribute to enterprise data governance initiatives, including lineage, taxonomy alignment, and stewardship practices.
• Produce documentation including data flow diagrams, runbooks, and operational procedures.
• Other duties as assigned.

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a closely related technical field. (Preferred)
• Relevant certifications in NoSQL, MarkLogic, or data engineering. (Preferred)

Experience:

• 2+ years of experience in database engineering or data platform engineering roles. (Required)
• 1+ years of hands-on experience with MarkLogic Server. (Required)
• Experience with document-oriented, metadata-driven, or semantic data platforms. (Preferred)
• Experience with:
• XQuery and/or Server-Side JavaScript (SJS)
• MarkLogic indexing, search configuration, and query optimization
• Data ingestion frameworks (MLCP, Data Hub Framework, or equivalent)
• Experience implementing or supporting security controls including RBAC, element-level permissions, and encryption. (Required)
• Experience working in CI/CD environments with automated deployment pipelines. (Preferred)
• Experience using Git or other version control systems. (Preferred)
• Exposure to DataOps or DevOps practices and tooling. (Preferred)
• Experience with REST APIs, search APIs, and integration patterns involving MarkLogic. (Preferred)
• Experience supporting compliance frameworks such as SOC 2 or ISO 27001. (Preferred)
• Experience with cloud-hosted MarkLogic deployments (Azure). (Preferred)
• Familiarity with relational databases and hybrid architectures. (Preferred)