Senior Database Engineer, Amazon Redshift

StudySmarter; Berlin; Vor Ort; EUR 120.000 - 160.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Amazon Web Services Development Center Germany GmbH in Berlin is seeking a Senior Database Engineer for Amazon Redshift. The role focuses on leading data-architecture discussions with customers and driving performance improvements across large datasets.

You will shape scalable database solutions and guide POCs in competitive environments. The ideal candidate brings 10+ years of hands‑on software development experience, deep SQL expertise, and a strong background in data warehousing and

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related field.
• 10+ years of non‑internship professional software development experience.
• Experience writing complex, highly‑optimized SQL queries across large datasets.
• Knowledge of database architecture, scalability, reliability, and performance in a database environment.

Aufgaben

• Demonstrate in-depth knowledge of database or data warehouse systems internals including relational database design and distributed databases/MPP architectures.
• Lead strategic data architecture and database design discussions with customers.
• Drive workload analysis, performance benchmarking and troubleshooting efforts with customers in their environments.
• Clearly communicate deep technical topics to customers.
• Influence the engineering team roadmap towards building a product that is scalable, easy to use and build on, and addresses customer needs.
• Conduct POCs with customers in competitive situations.
• Leverage good coding/scripting skills to automate tasks and improve workload analysis mechanisms.

Kenntnisse

Database architecture

SQL optimization

Customer communications

Problem solving

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Bachelor's degree in Mathematics or Engineering or equivalent

Tools

SQL

Jobbeschreibung

Job Overview

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Senior Database Engineer – Amazon Redshift, Amazon Web Services Development Center Germany GmbH.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate in-depth knowledge of database or data warehouse systems internals including relational database design and distributed databases/MPP architectures.
• Lead strategic data architecture and database design discussions with customers.
• Drive and oversee workload analysis, performance benchmarking and troubleshooting efforts with customers in their environments.
• Clearly communicate deep technical topics to customers.
• Influence the engineering team roadmap towards building a product that is scalable, easy to use and build on, and addresses customer needs.
• Conduct POCs with customers in competitive situations.
• Leverage good coding/scripting skills to automate tasks and improve workload analysis mechanisms.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor\'s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, a related technical field or equivalent.
• 10+ years of non‑internship professional software development experience.
• Experience in writing complex, highly‑optimized SQL queries across large datasets.
• Knowledge of overall system architecture, scalability, reliability, and performance in a database environment.
• Experience with large‑scale data analytics and data warehousing.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in software development, or experience that includes strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and effective communication abilities.
• Bachelor\'s degree in computer science, engineering, mathematics or equivalent, or experience in external enterprise customer‑facing role as a technical lead, with strong oral and written communication skills, presenting to both large and small audiences.

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