Data Reliability Engineer

Bungie; Poland; Remote; PLN 470,000 - 566,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading game development company is looking for a skilled Microsoft SQL Server Administrator for their Data Reliability Engineering team in Poland. You will design and maintain a scalable data tier while collaborating with diverse engineering teams. The ideal candidate has extensive SQL Server experience and a passion for teamwork. This role offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Comprehensive healthcare coverage

Generous 401(k) matching

Flexible time off policies

Paid parental leave

Qualifications

• Extensive experience administering Microsoft SQL Server in mission critical environments.
• Hands-on experience in troubleshooting SQL performance problems at large scale.
• Knowledge of SQL internals and performance tuning.

Responsibilities

• Help design, operate, and maintain a data tier for millions of users.
• Provide Microsoft SQL expertise and troubleshoot systems.
• Maintain systems for internal tools and production systems.

Skills

Microsoft SQL Server administration

T-SQL performance tuning

Troubleshooting SQL performance

Team collaboration

Tools

MS SQL Server

Elasticsearch

Hadoop

PowerShell

Job description

Overview

Data Reliability Engineering at Bungie is a core team of the Central Tech area that keeps our games and internal tooling running at scale. Our team owns the overall architecture, scalability, observability and resilience of the databases, data processing platforms and in-memory key-value stores used throughout the Bungie ecosystem. We work in partnership with many varied engineering teams and contribute to projects, services, designs, and processes with the aim to steward good architecture and provide tools and services to enable software engineering teams to meet their design requirements.

Responsibilities

• Help design, operate, and maintain a data tier that meets the demands of millions of concurrent users
• Work with the latest database technologies on cutting-edge hardware
• Be a Microsoft SQL expert to engineering teams to provide feedback on design, conduct code reviews, and troubleshoot internal and live systems
• Help maintain systems across a wide range of scale, from the dozens of internal tools that help our day-to-day workflows, to the giant production systems under the load of millions of game’s players
• Be part of an on-call rotation and do occasional off-hours systems maintenance

Required Skills

• Extensive experience administering Microsoft SQL Server in mission critical environments (SQL 2016+ experience required)
• Knowledge of SQL internals, monitoring, performance tuning, and both how to write T-SQL queries and help others tune theirs to get the best possible performance
• Hands-on experience in troubleshooting and solving SQL performance problems at large scale (e.g., hundreds of databases and hundreds of TBs of information)
• Willingness to be part of a “we” culture where you work well with others to reach common goals—team fit and culture are very important to us

NICE-TO-HAVE SKILLS

• Familiarity with NoSQL database systems and/or technologies such as Elasticsearch, Graphite, Redis, MongoDB, etc.
• Experience with Windows Failover Clustering
• Familiarity with big data technologies such as Hadoop, MapReduce, Spark, Kafka, Hive, Pig, etc.
• Development experience with PowerShell (or equivalent script languages), C# or other .NET languages
• Experience with Linux system administration and scripting languages such as Python and Bash

Note: This role includes compensation information. The base pay range is Bellevue, WA: $129,000 — $155,000 USD. In other locations where Bungie has approved remote work, this range may be adjusted up to +/- 10% and some roles may be classified as non-exempt (hourly).

This range is determined by a variety of factors, including training, transferable skills, work experience, business needs, and market demands. It is subject to change and may be modified in the future.

In the journey to make incredible worlds, Bungie employees don't simply do meaningful work - they receive meaningful support. Competitive salaries and discretionary bonus opportunities are just the start. We offer comprehensive healthcare coverage, generous 401(k) matching, flexible time off policies, paid parental leave, social clubs, and so much more. Check out our benefits page: Benefits - Bungie Careers to see all the perks that come with joining Bungie.

We are an equal opportunity employer. If you don't meet every requirement listed, you are encouraged to apply anyway. The right role for you may be right around the corner.

Most Bungie full-time employees will adopt a digital first approach allowing remote work in Bungie approved locations. Prospective full-time employees located outside an approved state must establish residency in an approved state within 45 days of start date. Contractors will follow location guidelines agreed upon by Bungie and our third-party employer/vendor. Bungie’s remote policy is subject to change at the company’s discretion.