Responsibilities Responsible for backups, testing, and regular database maintenance Enhance and optimize existing databases for peak performance Solve complex technical issues involving multiple technology stacks Write up documentation and share knowledge with other Engineering stakeholders Monitor and analyze database performance and ensure effective and efficient utilization of database systems/processes Strong verbal and written communication skills Excellent analytical, decision-making and problem-solving skills Experience with continuous integration, delivery, desired state processes tools and constraints Skills for developing deploying & debugging cloud applications Closely collaborate with fellow Engineers and Product Managers and interact with stakeholders across the organization to build data products Write clean, maintainable, and well-tested code Be a force-multiplier on the velocity and quality of your team Maintain a high bar for quality and performance of your product with vigorous attention to detail and automated testing Continuously improve how we design, build, and ship software as a highly functional team Part of on-call duties and respond to high priority incident pager Willing to learn and adapt quickly to changes and keep up with fast pace environment Requirements Be a subject matter expert and show ownership of database management 3+ years of practical experience building and supporting Postgres and Azure SQL databases Extensive experience with query tuning and troubleshooting Previous Database Migration and SSIS/ADF exposure a plus Azure experience a plus Terraform knowledge preferred Exposure to NoSQL databases such as MongoDB a plus Knowledge of scripting languages such as PowerShell, Python, Bash and other command line utilities Experience designing, implementing, and managing high availability and disaster recovery programs Excellent SQL programming: writing, maintaining and testing codes using "outside the box" approach Ability to participate in and contribute to code management in GitHub including actively collaborating in peer-reviews, feature branches, and resolving conflicts and commits Advanced knowledge in database administration, including experience with a variety of database, cloud applications, and distributed processing technologies Adaptable to change and able to work independently and as part of a team Experience with Kafka or similar distributed stream processing systems beneficial Excellent written and verbal communication skills Strong sense of responsibility with a bias towards action Comfortable self-directing and prioritizing your own work Ability to understand complicated problems and craft into simple solutions that can be maintained by the rest of the team Be a good team player and respect fellow team members
