Senior Database Engineer

New York, NY, United States

Position Summary

Shapeways Senior Database Engineer will be responsible for all database related functionality in a high-performance, distributed, scalable 3D Printing Marketplace and Additive Manufacturing ERP system.

Responsibilities

• Own the architecture for the data assets – logical and physical data models, real time and data warehouse relational and non-relational databases, and data security
• Write and maintain high-quality code with emphasis on security, performance, and scalability
• Define system architecture and technology strategies, best practices, guidelines and standards that balance short term and long term objectives
• Review changes in code, queries and the environment to determine impacts on system performance
• Operate across multiple functional teams interacting with Product, Engineering, Quality, and DevOps
• Drive planning and architecture roadmap creation
• Contribute to software design, development discussions
• Perform technical analysis to present pros and cons of various solutions to problems
• Mentor team members

Key Goals

• Defining the architecture to ensure data availability for all business units at Shapeways
• Leading the on-going design and implementation of logical and physical data models
• Ensuring that both the physical data model and database technology support scalable, highly available computing (e.g. clustering, active/passive, disaster recovery)
• Leading the on-going design and implementation of big data technology assets, including data warehouses
• Working with technical and product leaders across multiple divisions

Minimum Qualifications

• 3+ years of applicable Database Architect experience
• 8+ years of experience with designing and maintaining relational database systems
• Expert with MYSQL 5+ (Percona)
• Expert with Unix/Linux
• Expert with physical storage hardware and software configurations

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience with creating and maintaining end to end data architectures including logical, access, and physical data modeling
• Hands-on technical experience creating and maintaining data warehouse, business intelligence and analytics platforms
• Familiarity with NoSQL databases (HBASE, Hadoop, Cassandra, Mongo, etc.)
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Experience working in an Agile development environment
• Exposure to and interest in Open Source frameworks, tools, and technologies
• Experience with EC2 and other cloud hosting services