Associate Database Engineer

Auctane; Wrocław; Hybrid; PLN 112,000 - 134,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work framework

Training budget (up to 7,000 PLN per年)

Online training platforms such as 1-LI

Job summary

Auctane is seeking an Associate DB Engineer in Wroclaw to design, implement and optimize relational databases. You will ensure data integrity, performance, and security across our AWS-hosted Postgres and MS SQL environments, collaborating with IT and development teams.

The role emphasizes optimizing queries, maintaining backups, and contributing to disaster recovery planning. English communication is required, with a hybrid work setup.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• In-depth knowledge of PL/pgSQL and T-SQL.
• Strong understanding of database design principles including normalization, indexing, and data modeling.
• Knowledge of AWS RDS and database security best practices.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, maintain and optimize relational database systems.
• Ensure data integrity, availability and performance across critical applications.
• Collaborate with IT, developers and stakeholders to translate requirements into scalable DB solutions.
• Perform backups, disaster recovery and monitor performance; tune queries and indexes.

Skills

PL/pgSQL

T-SQL

Database design

English communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / IT

Tools

AWS RDS

PostgreSQL

MS SQL

C# .Net

Job description

About us

At Auctane, we are united by a passion to help businesses deliver — whatever their size, wherever they are, and however they operate. We make it possible for businesses to meet the ever-changing requirements of their industry and customer expectations. Auctane products enable hundreds of thousands of businesses to annually mail and ship billions of items — over $200 billion worth — to recipients around the globe.

Our values

Win as One. Delight Customers. Deliver Great Outcomes.

About the role

As DBE, you will be responsible for the design, implementation, maintenance, and optimization of the organization's relational database systems. This role will ensure the integrity, availability, and performance of critical data to support business operations and decision-making processes. The DBE will work closely with IT teams, developers, and business stakeholders to deliver efficient and scalable database solutions that meet the organization's current and future needs. The ideal candidate will have strong technical skills in Postgres and SQL Server database management systems hosted in AWS, excellent problem-solving abilities, and the capacity to translate business requirements into effective relational database solutions. This role will be critical in maintaining the organization's data infrastructure, enabling data-driven decision-making, and ensuring the optimal performance of mission-critical applications across the enterprise.
This is an Associate level role. The salary is up to 11K PLN gross per month

What will you be doing?

• Develop database schemas, tables, and indexes to optimize performance and ensure data integrity.
• Implement and maintain database security measures, including user authentication, access controls, and data encryption.
• Analyze and interpret database performance metrics to proactively identify areas for improvement
• Monitor database performance and troubleshoot issues such as slow queries, database locks, and resource contention.
• Identify and address performance bottlenecks through query optimization, index tuning, and database configuration adjustments.
• Optimize database indexes, query execution plans, and caching strategies to improve application responsiveness and scalability.
• Write and optimize SQL queries and stored procedures to efficiently retrieve and manipulate data.
• Configure and maintain database replication, clustering, or failover mechanisms to provide resilience against hardware failures, network outages, or natural disasters.
• Participate in code reviews to ensure adherence to database best practices, performance guidelines, and data access patterns.
• Collaborate with software developers to design database schemas that align with application requirements and development workflows.
• Work closely with application developers to optimize SQL queries, data access patterns, and database interactions for maximum efficiency.
• Perform regular backups and disaster recovery procedures to ensure data availability and integrity.
• Stay abreast of emerging database technologies, trends, and best practices through self-study, training, and participation in industry forums and conferences.

What are we looking for?

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field In-depth knowledge and proficiency in PL\\pgSQL and T-SQL
• Strong understanding of database design principles, including normalization, indexing, and data modeling
• Knowledge of database security best practices and experience in implementing security measures such as user authentication, access controls, encryption, and auditing are important
• Knowledge of the AWS RDS solution
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
• Effective communication and collaboration skills
• Communicative level of English

Tech stack

• PostgreSQL
• MS SQL
• Amazon Web Services
• C# .Net

What do we offer?

Hybrid Framework - The best of both worlds! Work from home when you need focus and flexibility, and spend 2 days a week in the office for face-to-face collaboration, sharing ideas and catching up with the team. Because some things are simply better together!

Personal Training Budget. Up to 7.000 year training budget (certifications, conferences attendance, etc.) to invest in your professional development. We want to help you improve your technical skills, feel involved in the product community, and develop your soft skills to lead teams and manage other stakeholders.

Internal and external training, free access to online training platforms such as Linkedin Learning

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