Technology
Database Architect in San Francisco
81 postings read · sampled 2026-08-02 · source ats
What employers actually ask for
Credentials named in the 81 postings we read, ranked by how many mentioned each one.
None. Across 81 postings, no certification or licence was named often enough to call it a requirement. For this role in this market, employers are hiring on demonstrated work rather than credentials — which means money spent on a certificate here is unlikely to be what gets you the interview.
Lower signal for this role
Credentials that barely appeared in this sample. That is not a claim they are worthless — plenty are valuable for a different job, a different city, or a promotion later. It is a claim that employers here mostly did not ask.
- CCNACisco1%
- Security+CompTIA1%
- CCNPCisco1%
- CISSPISC21%
- Master's DegreeAccredited institution4%3 of 81 postingsAccredited institution →
- Bachelor's DegreeAccredited institution5%4 of 81 postingsAccredited institution →
What it pays
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. A different survey from the postings above, so the two do not share a sample.
Who was hiring
Employers with at least one matching posting in this sample.
OpenAI · Roblox · Anthropic · Databricks · Mercor · Discord · Brex · Verkada · Checkr · Chime · Figma · Oura · Perplexity · Scale AI · 1X · Airtable · Baseten · Cognition · Cursor · Decagon · Faire · Notion · OpenEvidence · Physical Intelligence · Redwood Materials · Robinhood · Rocket Money · Sierra
The same role elsewhere
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