Database Engineer III
ShipBob
As a member of the ShipBob Team, you will benefit from an environment where everything is achievable. We aim to be a place where you can:
- Write Your Career Story. Because we are solving some of the most difficult problems in global commerce, you have the opportunity to write the story that will make your career.
- Experience Global Impact and Global Connection. At ShipBob we benefit from diverse cultures and perspectives in service of the global community.
- Grow With An Ownership Mindset. We believe that great innovation comes from great transparency. We are more resilient and more creative when we have an inclusive and transparent culture where everyone knows our strengths and opportunities.
Title: Database Engineer III
Location: Remote in these states: AZ, CA, CO, FL, GA, KS, KY, IA, ID, IL, IN, MA, ME, MI, MN, MO, NC, NH, NJ, NV, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI
Role Description:
As a Database Engineer III at ShipBob, you will be working within a team handling all facets of the database environment, from assisting engineering teams in table design, to building databases, to working with our data warehouse. We are looking for someone who enjoys working in a fast-paced environment, who can think quickly, and produce results.
What you’ll do:
- Design, implement, and maintain SQL Server databases to support our applications and services.
- Manage the integrity, security and performance including query tuning and index maintenance.
- Implement and manage database backup and recovery strategies.
- Maintain database security by implementing appropriate controls and ensuring compliance with relevant data protection regulations.
- Develop processes and automation tools to streamline database management, such as backups, restores, monitoring and deployments.
- Collaborate with data and analytics engineers to support data warehousing and analytics efforts using Azure Synapse Analytics. Ensure data integration, ETL processes, and data storage are efficient and secure.
- Work closely with our development and devops teams to provide database support, including database changes, query optimization and troubleshooting issues.
- Collaborate with business and technical teams to understand data requirements and develop logical and physical data models that support business needs.
- Stay up to date with the latest SQL Server features, best practices, and industry trends.
- Exhibits ShipBobs's core values, focuses on understanding and living these values.
- Other duties/responsibilities as necessary.
What you’ll bring to the table:
- 6-9 years of experience as a SQL Server Database Administrator.
- Solid understanding of SQL Server database architecture, design principles, and best practices.
- Experience with Azure cloud services, including Azure Synapse Analytics, Data Factory and related data services.
- Proficiency in SQL, T-SQL, and database performance tuning techniques.
- Experience with tools for database monitoring and performance analysis.
- Experience with database backup, recovery, and high availability solutions.
- Knowledge of best practices in database security and experience with access control mechanisms.
- Knowledge of data warehousing, ETL processes, and business intelligence tools.
- Experience with scripting languages such as Python, PowerShell or Scala.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, agile and entrepreneurial environment.
- Experience with scripting languages such as PowerShell or Python.
- Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.
- Performance oriented mindset.
Classification: Exempt
Reports to: Manager, Data Engineering
Perks & Benefits:
- Medical, Dental, Vision & Basic Life Insurance
- Paid Maternity/Parental Leave Program
- Flexible Time Off Program
- Paid Sick Leave
- Floating Holidays (2 days/year)
- Wellness Days (1 day/quarter)
- 401K Match
- Competitive Salary, Performance Bonus & Equity
- Referral Bonus Program
- Fun Culture >>> Check us out on Instagram (@lifeatshipbob)
ShipBob believes in transparency while providing a competitive total compensation package with a pay for performance approach. The expected base pay range for this position is $110,555 - $184,259.
We recognize that people come with a wealth of experience and talent beyond just the technical requirements of a job. If your experience is close to what you see listed here, please still consider applying. Diversity of experience and skills combined with passion is a key to innovation and excellence; therefore, we encourage people from all backgrounds to apply to our positions.
About You:
At ShipBob, we’re looking to bring on board people who embody our core values:
- Be Mission-Driven. We want team members that are passionate about helping entrepreneurs improve their business, and bring that passion every day.
- Be Humble. We have ambitious goals, and our team members understand that success or failure depends on us working together and leaving egos at the door.
- Be Resilient. Logistics is a complicated business. So is software. We value team members that never give up and keep iterating until a problem is solved.
- Be a Creative Problem Solver. As a startup, we value smart, innovative solutions to complex problems. We fall in love with the problem, not our “favorite” solution.
- Be Safety Minded. It’s not just talk; it’s the way you work.
About Us:
ShipBob is a cloud-based logistics platform that partners with thousands of e-commerce businesses to help make their entrepreneurial dreams a reality. We offer a full suite of fulfillment solutions for our merchants, including the ability to improve their transit times, shipping costs and deliver a best in class experience to their customers.
As one of the fastest growing tech companies in Chicago backed by blue-chip investors like Menlo Ventures, Bain Capital Ventures, Hyde Park Venture Partners and SoftBank Vision Fund 2, our goal is to continue to be the best fulfillment technology in the industry.
ShipBob provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.