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Top 10 highest paying companies that use MySQL

A ranked list based on compensation summaries found in recent job posts.

  1. #1

    BlueMatrix

    2 months, 2 weeks ago

    ₹15,00,000 - ₹30,00,000 per year

    Headquarters: Hyderabad. Responsibilities: - Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GoCD and GitLab. - Manage Terraform and Terragrunt modules to provision and maintain infrastructure. - Automate configuration management and environment setup using Ansible. - Administer and optimize Linux-based systems across hybrid cloud environments. - Support database cluster configurations (e.g., MySQL, Cassandra) and troubleshoot issues. - Deploy and maintain Docker and Kubernetes environments across multiple tiers. - Contribute to infrastructure observability using AWS CloudWatch and log pipelines. - Support secrets management, IAM policies, and environment-specific access control using SSM and AWS best practices. Qualifications: - 4+ years of DevOps experience with AWS and Linux-based systems. - Strong experience with CI/CD tools (GitLab, GoCD). - Hands-on with Terraform, Terragrunt, and Ansible. - Experience supporting and tuning database clusters (MySQL, Cassandra, or similar). - Proficient in containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes). - Familiar with scripting (e.g., Bash, Python). - Experience in regulated or high-availability environments (FinTech, healthcare, etc.) is a plus. To apply: https://weworkremotely.com/remote-jobs/bluematrix-devops-engineer-emea-us-shift

  2. #2

    PrepScholar

    4 years, 4 months ago

    $150,000-$300,000 based on experience

    PrepScholar’s mission is to improve education at scale through technology. Our flagship product is an SAT/ACT prep program that automatically learns the strengths and weaknesses of each student and creates an individualized learning program through machine learning. You can think of it as an automated tutor that provides a compelling learning experience at scale. We also have a large web presence with over two million monthly visitors to our free tools and articles. We believe we have a major advantage over other companies in our space because of our technology-centered and analytical approach to education. We're profitable and bootstrapped, and you'll be working to build and maintain products that impact millions of students worldwide. Our stack: - Sass, JQuery, Backbone - Django/Python - MySQL - AWS/Linux Requirements: - Strong foundation in computer science and software engineering, including competencies in data structures, algorithms, databases, software design and dev ops. Strong hands-on experience with our core technologies is a big plus. In particular: - ---Python and Django - ---JavaScript and JavaScript MV frameworks like AngularJS, Ember, Knockout, or Backbone

  3. #3

    FetLife

    4 months, 3 weeks ago

    Head of Engineering & Infrastructure: $182k - $272k USD. Senior DevOps Engineer: $115k - $180k USD. Benefits: paid time off (2 weeks vacation, 5 statutory holidays, 2 weeks at Christmas, 4-day summer workweeks), annual company retreat, anniversary gift ($200/year), monthly music subscription reimbursement, fully paid maternity & paternity leave.

    Hiring for two roles: Head of Engineering & Infrastructure (full ownership of engineering and infrastructure teams, ensure performance and reliability for 12M+ members) and Senior DevOps Engineer (implement infrastructure upgrades, DB tuning, Kubernetes/Helm orchestration, monitoring, security, maintain Rails monolith, CI/CD, participate in on-call rotation and automate DevOps tasks).

  4. #4

    PhysicianX

    8 months, 1 week ago

    160k-250k + Equity

    Help doctors find the right jobs faster using AI — improving pay satisfaction and retention. Building AI tools and data pipelines matching thousands of physicians to better opportunities. Early-stage startup (backed by physician networks). You’ll own the platform end-to-end and shape the engineering culture & team.

  5. #5

    Oboe

    5 months, 3 weeks ago

    $170k-$230k

    Oboe's goal is simple: teach one billion people one trillion things. We'll do that by building the world's first completely generalized AI-powered learning platform. Today, so much of our focus is spent on making machines smarter. We believe it's time for machines to make humans smarter. We're looking for a Full-Stack Engineer to work across Oboe's stack, from our backend pipelines that leverage AI to generate world-class content, all the way to the interfaces that our users engage with on the web. We're a team of generalists, so this job will have you learning every part of the systems and features that bring Oboe to life. This is a highly hands-on role where you'll have tremendous impact, ship real features to real users, iterate quickly, and learn a ton. Tech Stack: Node, TypeScript, React, AWS, MySQL, LLMs. Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/oboe/e795dbd6-6cf2-4177-a363-d298d2c8cbd3 Or email ori@oboe.fyi

  6. #6

    Prompt Health

    6 months, 2 weeks ago

    Role-based competitive compensation with salary ranges: Support Engineer $90,000–$125,000; Senior AI Engineers $160,000–$220,000; Senior Data Engineer $170,000–$190,000; Senior Full Stack & Senior DevOps Engineers $200,000–$225,000. Also offers equity and benefits.

    Prompt Health is a fast-growing Healthcare SaaS company (~$100M ARR, 100%+ YoY growth) building software for large healthcare organizations. They are hiring multiple engineering roles (primarily senior) to build and scale core B2B SaaS features, own cloud infrastructure and reliability, support customers, and develop production AI/NLP and data pipelines. Roles involve cross-functional collaboration with product and customers, ownership of systems, and shipping high-traffic, production-grade features.

  7. #7

    Life360

    3 years, 4 months ago

    $144,000-$220,000, benefits, equity

    At Life360, we’re on a mission to simplify safety so families can live fully...

  8. #8

    Prolific Machines

    2 months, 2 weeks ago

    $160k–$210k + equity. Bonus options: Industrial IoT; regulated-industry data integrity; or embedded C/C++ experience.

    We use light to control how living cells produce therapeutic proteins — optogenetic cell engineering, custom illumination hardware, and real-time ML bioprocess control — to drive down cost and scale up production of next-generation therapies. With technology scaling from the lab to biomanufacturing, we’re hiring a foundational software engineer to build the platform tying together hardware, firmware, cloud, and internal tooling. High ownership over architecture and direction. This is a systems role across the hardware/software boundary (not web/SaaS), working directly with embedded, mechanical, data, and bioprocess engineers. Looking for: strong systems thinking; Python + one of TypeScript/Go/Rust; cloud-connected services; comfort interfacing and debugging software against hardware (serial, TCP/IP); Linux. Bonus: Industrial IoT (MQTT Sparkplug B, OPC UA, SCADA/MES), regulated-industry data integrity (21 CFR Part 11, GAMP 5), or embedded C/C++. Apply: https://jobs.lever.co/prolific-machines/6d71f9d0-7248-4449-8ee2-f789191dab97 Happy to answer questions: matt dot fay at prolific dash machines dot com.

  9. #9

    Seeq

    2 weeks, 6 days ago

    $170k-$205k annual salary (US-based); annual cash bonus and equity. Local adjustments for other countries.

    Seeq creates data analytics software for industrial process data (pharmaceuticals, energy, manufacturing). The core product is a calculation engine that executes advanced math and machine learning algorithms on streaming time-series data, enhanced with generative AI. The role is a REMOTE Staff/Principal Software Engineer position (some crossover with PST required). The posting requests that applicants mention they came from Hacker News in their application. Multiple Workable application links are included for related roles (Staff/Principal Backend, Staff Full-Stack, Staff/Principal Full-Stack, Senior Full-Stack, Staff Frontend Design Systems, Staff Software Engineer - Developer Experience, Staff/Principal Software Engineer - Platform).

  10. #10

    GoGoGrandparent

    9 months, 2 weeks ago

    $100k-$200k (partially location-dependent)

    Build high-quality, robust engineering at a Silicon Valley startup that is both wholesome AND profitable. GoGoGrandparent is YC-backed, has 8-figure revenue, and is growing fast. Hiring: 1 Tech Lead Engineer and 3 Senior/Staff Backend/Full-stack/Frontend Engineers. Compensation: $100k-$200k (partially location-dependent). Tech stack (required): Back-end (Node, Typescript, MySQL, REST / GraphQL), Front-end (Vue.js), deploy (AWS, Docker/K8s). Minimum 5 years experience (with Node or Vue). 2-stage interview process. To apply, send LinkedIn/CV to recruitment@gogograndparent.com or apply at https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/gogograndparent/jobs.