Principal Data Base Engineer – Remote

Growing Best in Class SAAS Client

We are looking for a passionate Database engineer with extensive experience in NoSQL, MySql , and other database technologies as well as cloud native technologies. This position will be responsible for designing, developing, managing and scaling enterprise level database infrastructure in order to power high-impact initiatives across the broader organization.

In this role you will:

• Design, implement, and maintain complex relational database systems with Cloud Native principles and best practices to ensure highly available, secure, performant and scalable database systems
• Plan and deploy database infrastructure build out, perform upgrades and migrations
• Resident expert in database performance, scalability, complex query tuning, monitoring and incident response
• Collaborate with multiple functional teams to coordinate database changes adhering to best practices in an agile development environment
• Contribute to infrastructure changes in with a understanding of AWS or GCP services
• Manage complex data replication environments serving batch as well as real time use cases
• Independently troubleshoot incoming production and pre-production issues and provide timely resolution
• Contribute to major system upgrades, deployment automation, monitoring enhancements and Production changes
• Create operational playbooks, contribute to how-to articles, and gain domain knowledge to drive changes in the team
• Participate in developing monitoring dashboards and alerts, to improve our ability to proactively analyze and detect problems impacting stability of the application
• Responsible for tuning and configuring our databases as well as building tools and scripts to monitor, troubleshoot and automate our systems
• Coordinate with customer success and developer teams to triage, escalate, and ensure timely resolution of any incidents

ABOUT YOU

• Bachelor or Master’s degree in computer science or a related technical field
• 8+ years of solid hands-on database design, development & enterprise class operational experience with one or more of the following database technologies: PostgreSQL/ SQL Server/ Oracle/ MySQL/ Aurora PostgreSQL/ Aurora MySQL, solid experience of NoSQL Data Quality , Data Quality Metrics, API,
• Do you Understand Data Mesh vs Data lake 
• Experience managing a highly reliable database platform with focus on security, performance, and scale to meet the requirements of marketplace customers (Buyers and Suppliers)
• Experience with GCP (or AWS) services and hands-on knowledge of cloud hosting
• Experience with data modeling for OLTP and data warehousing including performance tuning

OUR BENEFITS

• Working for a mission driven business with a meaningful challenge making a positive impact on the scientific community
•  A clear growth perspective
• A professional and dynamic team with a global vision and mindset
• An exciting, international working environment (we have 45 nationalities!)
• A learning and development budget to enable your ambitions to grow
• Health benefits – medical, dental, and vision
• 401K with company match
• 4 weeks of vacation annually
• A budget to improve your home office environment
• Competitive Base, Bonus , Equity