Senior Database Engineer, VP

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About the project

Your responsibilities

• Design and implement scalable, performant and highly available distributed database solutions
• Collaborate with peers across scrum teams to design and deliver database design conforming to database best practices and meet business and application requirements
• Create and maintain comprehensive documentation of database design, data models, configurations, and processes
• Write complex SQL queries, stored procedures, and script to support application development
• Optimize performance through indexing, SQL query optimization, and other database tuning techniques
• Monitor database performance metrics, analyze and identify bottlenecks, and recommend short-term and long-term solutions
• Collaborate with engineering teams to define performance test strategy, and develop toolsets to generate synthetic datasets for effective and repeatable performance tests
• Implement and manage database security, including access controls, encryption, and auditing
• Collaborate with production DBA team to troubleshoot and resolve database production issue in timely manner
• Monitor and maintain database health to ensure data integrity, availability, and disaster recovery
• Perform database installation, configuration, and upgrades in lower environments
• Provide thought leadership on the topic of database technologies and data modeling within and beyond the team’s scope of responsibility
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including engineering, SaaS Operation, support, and implementation, to ensure seamless integration of database systems
• Provide technical mentorship to junior database engineers

Our requirements

• 10+ years of professional software engineering experience with enterprise applications backed with RDBMS databases or Snowflake
• 10+ years of experience as a Database Architect or in a similar role supporting enterprise applications
• Extensive hands-on experience in RDBMS and distributed data platforms as a database developer
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with ability to troubleshoot and resolve database related issues
• Proficiency in SQL performance tuning in MS SQL Server, Oracle, or Snowflake
• Strong track record of building high performance, production quality software on schedule
• Ability to work independently, handle multiple tasks simultaneously and adapt quickly to changes
• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written) with the ability to convey complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders

Optional

• Expert experience with hardware sizing and configuration, operating systems, scripting, and database technologies
• Experience in NoSQL databases is preferred
• Experience with cloud database services such as Azure SQL Database or AWS RDS is a plus
• A minimum of 7 years working with an Agile development methodology strongly desired
• Experience with developing applications for the financial markets is a plus (Fixed Income, Trading, FX, Risk, Portfolio/Wealth Management, Market Data, FIX, etc.
• B.S. degree (or foreign education equivalent) in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, and Physics or other technical course of study required. MS degree strongly preferred.

What we offer

• Permanent contract from day one​
• Additional holidays (Birthday Day Off, 3rd and 5th year anniversary Day Off)​
• Gold Medical Package for employees and their families (partner and children)​
• Premium life insurance package and private pension plan​
• Wide range of soft skills training, technical workshops, language classes and development programs​
• Opportunities to volunteer your time to company-driven initiatives, employee networks or organizations of your choice​
• Variety of well-being programs​
• Additional benefits available depending on the seniority of the role

Benefits

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Why this role is important to us

Minimum Salary:​ zł282 000 Coroczny