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Sr. Database Engineer 

You will build, maintain, optimize, and scale all aspects of our database systems, while working closely with Development, Operations and Infra teams. You will be a point of escalation, and do everything in your power to ensure fast, reliable, and consistent databases. The position requires an ability to thrive in a fast-paced, ever-changing environment with a high standard for quality, an eagerness to learn new technologies, and calm and focus under pressure. If you are passionate about databases (Oracle, Postgres, NOSQL) and would like to work in a cutting edge consumer retail environment you are right person for Engage3!

What you bring to the role:

1. Significant experience managing complex production database


2. systems, preferably at a large consumer-facing Internet site


3. Expert with Oracle and Prostgres: tuning, query optimization, replication, storage engines, monitoring, capacity planning, backup, HA, etc


4. Deep knowledge of Oracle RAC, Postgres loadbalancing and HA a plus


5. Strong Linux/UNIX administration skills, skills in automation tools such as Puppet and Chef a plus


6. Understanding of best practices well enough to know when to and not to follow them


7. Proficiency in a scripting language of your choice (shell, Perl, Python, Ruby, etc) for monitoring and custom automation


8. Experience with NoSQL systems like Mongo, Cassandra or Hadoop is a plus


9. Sense of humor, a positive attitude, passion to learn and pick up new technologies, passion for online commerce and retail

Work hard and Play hard mindset.

BS or MS in Engineering or a related field is preferred