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Amazon

Sells products online and rents cloud computing

Database Engineer 3

Database AdministrationPosted on Nov 12
Full-timeRedmond, WA, USAIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A master's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science or a related field, plus one year of experience in the offered job, as a Database Engineer or Administrator, or in a related occupation; alternatively, a bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science or a related field plus five years of progressive post-baccalaureate experience in the offered job or a related occupation, as equivalent to the master's degree and one year of experience.
  • At least one year of experience designing, architecting, implementing, and optimizing database solutions while providing technical guidance on database technologies and best practices across multiple teams.
  • At least one year of experience writing and reviewing database code, stored procedures, and data models while establishing standardized design patterns that can be adopted across teams.
  • At least one year of experience administering and supporting multiple MySQL and PostgreSQL databases for performance-critical, highly available systems on Unix or Linux platforms.
  • At least one year of experience performing data modeling and performance tuning, managing backup and recovery processes, and handling scalability and capacity planning.
  • At least one year of experience using SQL, Unix shell scripting, Python, Perl, or related technologies.

Responsibilities

  • Own the design, implementation, operation, and support of large-scale databases crucial to the operation of the global e-commerce platform.
  • Support and administer multiple MySQL and PostgreSQL databases for performance-critical, highly available, massively concurrent, distributed systems on a Unix/Linux platform, including participating in operational support.
  • Support database layers including operating systems, hardware, storage, and network configurations.
  • Troubleshoot complex technical problems and assess and mitigate risks through performance tuning, backup and recovery, and scalability and capacity planning using Linux, system calls, memory management, and debugging.
  • Establish and maintain security and integrity controls, and formulate and monitor policies and procedures relating to data management.
  • Establish and calculate optimum database parameters, and specify users and user access levels.
  • Migrate software systems to MySQL and PostgreSQL from other software platforms, and deploy MySQL and PostgreSQL software in performance-critical, high-availability environments.
  • Support system upgrades and new system releases, and perform database monitoring using SQL, PL/SQL, Unix shell scripting, Python, Perl, security monitoring, troubleshooting, and system-failure resolution.
  • Work with the software development team to deliver highly available, low-latency services.
  • Gather requirements; model, design, develop, test, implement, support, and tune high-availability data.
  • Participate in design reviews with software teams and provide feedback on architecture, design, system integration, performance, and scalability issues related to long-term department database technology strategies.
  • Influence cross-company database engineering processes and standards.

About the Company

Amazon

Sells products online and rents cloud computing

Amazon runs the largest online store in the United States and rents cloud computing to businesses and governments through Amazon Web Services. AWS pioneered renting computing power over the internet, and Amazon built its own delivery network to get orders to customers quickly. Shoppers buy from Amazon and from independent sellers on its store, and Prime members pay a subscription for fast free shipping, streaming video and music, and other perks. AWS rents out computing power, storage, databases, and AI tools so companies can run software without owning servers, and Amazon also makes Kindle e-readers and Echo speakers with the Alexa assistant. Jeff Bezos founded Amazon in 1994, and it is based in Seattle, Washington.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Seattle, WA
Founded
1994

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