Database Engineer

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🌵 Arizona – Remote

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🏄 California – Remote

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💵 $130k - $160k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

🔙 Backend Engineer

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Skillable

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Education • SaaS • Enterprise

Skillable is a leader in performance-based learning, providing virtual IT labs and hands-on training environments. Their solutions range from employee skill development and job readiness to customer and partner enablement through performance testing and skill validation environments. Skillable aims to connect learning to work, helping businesses drive job readiness and product adoption through scalable, hands-on virtual labs. Their platform supports technical sales demos, customized software training, and certification, making them a valuable partner for training organizations and global system integrators. With a strong emphasis on security, Skillable provides ISO 27001 and SOC 2 certified environments, integrating with AWS and Azure security services.

51 - 200 employees

📚 Education

☁️ SaaS

🏢 Enterprise

💰 Private Equity Round on 2021-03

📋 Description

• Design and model relational database solutions using SQL technologies (e.g., Azure SQL), including schema design, normalization, and optimization for performance and scalability. • Analyze and optimize SQL query performance to ensure efficient data retrieval and application responsiveness, applying Entity Framework techniques such as query translation analysis, LINQ optimization, and proper use of eager vs. lazy loading. • Optimize performance of application-generated queries on Azure SQL Database through techniques such as index tuning and query plan analysis to ensure fast and efficient transactional operations. • Collaborate with development teams to ensure effective Object Relational Mapping integration (e.g., Entity Framework) and provide guidance on best practices for database access patterns. • Automate database deployment and maintenance tasks using CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure-as-code, and scripting tools (e.g., PowerShell, Azure CLI). • Work with DevOps to manage and synchronize database changes across development, QA, staging, and production environments, ensuring consistency and reliability. • Oversee and manage Azure cloud-hosted databases (Azure SQL), including configuration, monitoring, performance tuning, and cost optimization. • Integrate and maintain monitoring and alerting solutions (e.g., Datadog, Azure Monitor) for proactive database health and performance management. • Explore and recommend new technologies, patterns, and methods to complete commitments on the technical and product roadmaps. • Collaborate with Architects to define, implement, and maintain high availability and disaster recovery (HADR) solutions for Azure cloud and hybrid database environments. • Participate in agile ceremonies (sprint planning, code reviews, etc.) to embed database best practices in the SDLC. • Participate in on-call rotations and support incident response as needed. • Support and promote the company values through positive interactions with both internal and external stakeholders on a regular basis. • Other strategic business initiatives or special cross-functional project involvement as required.

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience. • 5+ years of experience as a database engineer, developer-focused DBA, or similar role. • Proven experience redesigning and optimizing relational database models for modern applications. • Deep experience with Azure SQL Database, including modeling design, deployment, and management in cloud environments. • Preferred experience in reading and comprehending .NET code (C# and Entity Framework) to debug and identify performance issues related to ORM usage. • Hands-on experience with Azure DevOps pipelines, CI/CD, and agile development methodologies. • Proficiency in automating database tasks using PowerShell, Azure CLI, or similar scripting tools. • Experience with database monitoring tools (e.g., Datadog) and proactive performance management. • Knowledge of security best-practices for Azure SQL. • Excellent communication and collaboration skills in a remote, fast-paced environment. • Advanced SQL development and optimization skills, including query tuning and execution plan analysis. • Strong understanding of relational database design principles (normalization, indexing strategies, constraints). • Expertise in Entity Framework and ORM performance optimization techniques (LINQ query optimization, eager vs. lazy loading, query translation analysis). • Proficiency in Azure SQL Database management and optimization for application workloads. • Experience with CI/CD pipelines and database automation using scripting tools (PowerShell, Azure CLI). • Familiarity with monitoring and alerting tools (e.g., Datadog, Azure Monitor) for database performance and health. • Knowledge of high availability and disaster recovery strategies for cloud-hosted databases. • Ability to present and convey material both formally and informally to all levels of an organization. • Demonstrated ability to prioritize and manage workload and meet project deadlines. • A high-level of confidence, integrity and professional courtesy. • Strong Microsoft suite experience, including teams or similar web conferencing and internal communication software experience preferred. • Naturally inquisitive with a desire to learn, solve problems and dig into detailed analysis. • Experience working in a fully remote team is preferred, but not required. • Thorough understanding (or willingness to learn expeditiously) of business operations and processes. • Strong written and oral communication skills. • Proactively addresses challenges, seeking opportunities for continuous improvement. • Adept at troubleshooting in fast-paced environments and implementing corrective actions swiftly.

🏖️ Benefits

• Fully remote with a monthly stipend to pay for office services and supplies • Medical (2 plan options), dental (2 plan options), vision, health savings account with generous employer contributions, healthcare spending accounts, dependent care spending accounts, EAP, group paid life insurance, group paid STD and LTD and voluntary life/AD&D insurance, accident and critical illness options. • 401(k) with Company match, tuition reimbursement, healthy lifestyle reimbursements. • Open PTO, Paid holidays, bereavement leave, parental leave, caregiver leave and paid FMLA leave. • Friends and Family Friday to end our standard workweek at 2pm local time; Full company closure during the 4th of July holiday week. • Access to pet insurance; Access for employees and dependents to Skillable learning opportunities through our product and more!