Data Engineer (Operations)

Space Inch is a well-established, US based, design and development agency with a focus on creating impactful software solutions. We are seeking a talented Data Engineer (Operations) to join our team.

In this role, you will be expected to work autonomously and contribute to several high impact projects including architecting and building the database infrastructure to support our client’s data needs. 

Responsibilities 

• Be a subject matter expert and show ownership of database management
• 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
• 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 
• Be part of on-call duties and respond to high priority incident pager

Requirements

• 3+ years of practical experience building and supporting Postgres and Azure SQL databases
• Extensive experience with query tuning and troubleshooting
• 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 

Preferred

• Previous Database Migration and SSIS/ADF exposure
• Azure experience
• Terraform knowledge
• Exposure to NoSQL databases such as MongoDB
• Experience with Kafka or similar distributed stream processing systems

Benefits

• Competitive Salary that commensurate with experience and qualifications, plus performance-based bonuses.
• A healthy work-life balance through remote work with flexible work schedules.
• Experience international project engagements. 
• 23 days of paid time off plus 15 days of paid sick leave.
• $50/month for sports and wellness budget; $200/annually for annual health check; $140/annually for learning budget.

Please note:

• This position is for candidates from the LATAM region only. Candidates who do not meet this requirement should not apply.
• This position does not require perfect, but does require a decent level of English. Candidates who do not meet this requirement should not apply. Only applications submitted entirely in English will be considered.
• Due to the high volume of applications we receive for most roles, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.