Database Engineer, hybrid, Assistant Vice President

State Street; Kraków; Hybrid; PLN 164,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Permanent contract

Gold Medical Package

Premium life insurance

Private pension plan

Job summary

State Street's Charles River Development (CRD) team in Kraków seeks a seasoned database engineer to contribute to database design, development and administration within an agile scrum environment.

You will design scalable database solutions, optimize performance, and mentor junior engineers while collaborating with software, QA and product teams to modernize our platform. Hybrid work with 3 days in the office is required.

Qualifications

• 5–7+ years of professional software engineering experience with enterprise applications backed by RDBMS or Snowflake.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to troubleshoot database issues.
• Proficiency in SQL performance tuning for MS SQL Server, Oracle, or Snowflake.

Responsibilities

• Design and build scalable, high-performance database solutions.
• Collaborate with scrum teams to ensure data models meet requirements.
• Create and maintain thorough documentation of database designs and processes.
• Write complex SQL queries and stored procedures to support applications.
• Monitor performance, identify bottlenecks, and propose improvements.
• Collaborate with engineering to define performance test strategy and tooling.
• Ensure database security, access controls, encryption, and auditing.

Skills

5-7+ years software engineering

RDBMS expertise

Snowflake

SQL performance tuning

Agile development

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

MS degree preferred

Tools

MS SQL Server

Oracle

Snowflake

Job description

Who we are

Charles River Development (CRD) is the FinTech division of State Street. Together with State Street’s Middle and Back-office services, Charles River’s cloud-based Front Office technology forms the foundation of the State Street Alpha® Platform, the first front-to-back solution in the industry.

Our vision is to be the world’s leading investment platform, shaping the future of the industry and driving new levels of technology-led innovation, resiliency, efficiency and growth for investors and the people they serve.

CRD Engineering organization is innovating and transforming the platform by moving away from monolithic software to utilising next generation cloud-based technology that leverages Microsoft Azure, Kafka, Snowflake, etc.

As a digital innovation leader, we invest into our solutions, processes, systems, and talent.

Summary

Join us as aleading technical contributor to the enhancement and maintenance of one or more Charles River IMS modules or components of an agile scrum team. Be a part of strategic development projects and contribute to mission-critical optimization, resiliency, and performance improvement work for our clients. Collaborate with engineering, product, QA and sales teams to drive the platform innovation and modernization.

This role requires a hybrid work model with at least 3 days in the office per week.

Responsibilities

_ Database Design and Architecture _

• Design and implement scalable, performant and highly available distributed database solutions
• Collaborate with peers across scrum teams to design and deliver database design conforming to database best practices and meet business and application requirements
• Create and maintain comprehensive documentation of database design, data models, configurations, and processes

_ Database Development and optimization _

• Write complex SQL queries, stored procedures, and script to support application development
• Optimize performance through indexing, SQL query optimization, and other database tuning techniques
• Monitor database performance metrics, analyze and identify bottlenecks, and recommend short-term and long-term solutions
• Collaborate with engineering teams to define performance test strategy, and develop toolsets to generate synthetic datasets for effective and repeatable performance tests
• Implement and manage database security, including access controls, encryption, and auditing

_ Database Administration _

• Collaborate with production DBA team to troubleshoot and resolve database production issue in timely manner
• Monitor and maintain database health to ensure data integrity, availability, and disaster recovery
• Perform database installation, configuration, and upgrades in lower environments

_ Collaboration and Leadership _

• Provide thought leadership on the topic of database technologies and data modeling within and beyond the team’s scope of responsibility
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including engineering, SaaS Operation, support, and implementation, to ensure seamless integration of database systems
• Provide technical mentorship to junior database engineers

Qualifications

Recommended Education:

• B.S. degree (or foreign education equivalent) in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, and Physics or other technical course of study required. MS degree strongly preferred.

What we are looking for

• 5 to 7+ years of professional software engineering experience with enterprise applications backed with RDBMS databases or Snowflake
• Extensive hands‑on experience in RDBMS and distributed data platforms as a database developer
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills with ability to troubleshoot and resolve database related issues
• Proficiency in SQL performance tuning in MS SQL Server, Oracle, or Snowflake
• Strong track record of building high performance, production quality software on schedule
• Ability to work independently, handle multiple tasks simultaneously and adapt quickly to changes
• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written) with the ability to convey complex technical concepts to both technical and non‑technical stakeholders
• A minimum of 5 years working with an Agile development methodology strongly desired

Nice To have

• Expert experience with hardware sizing and configuration, operating systems, scripting, and database technologies
• Experience in NoSQL databases is preferred
• Experience with cloud database services such as Azure SQL Database or AWS RDS is a plus
• Experience with developing applications for the financial markets is a plus (Fixed Income, Trading, FX, Risk, Portfolio/Wealth Management, Market Data, FIX, etc.)

Minimum Salary:

zł182004 Annual

The minimum salary quoted above applies to the role in the primary location specified. If the candidate ultimately works outside of this primary location, the applicable minimum salary may differ.

Salary will be determined based on factors such as the position, type of work performed, individual skills, job description, working hours, diligence, initiative, self‑management, length of employment, availability, and the quantity and quality of work delivered, as well as other objective and non‑discriminatory criteria relevant to State Street employees.

In addition to salary, employees are eligible to be considered for discretionary annual performance‑based awards.

We Offer:

• Permanent contract from day one
• Additional holidays (Birthday Day Off, 3rd and 5th year anniversary Day Off)
• Gold Medical Package for employees and their families (partner and children)
• Premium life insurance package and private pension plan
• Wide range of soft skills training, technical workshops, language classes and development programs
• Opportunities to volunteer your time to company-driven initiatives, employee networks or organizations of your choice
• Variety of well‑being programs
• Additional benefits available depending on the seniority of the role

About State Street

Across the globe, institutional investors rely on us to help them manage risk, respond to challenges, and drive performance and profitability. We keep our clients at the heart of everything we do, and smart, engaged employees are essential to our continued success.

We are committed to fostering an environment where every employee feels valued and empowered to reach their full potential. As an essential partner in our shared success, you’ll benefit from inclusive development opportunities, flexible work‑life support, paid volunteer days, and vibrant employee networks that keep you connected to what matters most. Join us in shaping the future.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we consider all qualified applicants for all positions without regard to race, creed, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, age, disability, genetic information, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, citizenship, marital status, domestic partnership or civil union status, familial status, military and veteran status, and other characteristics protected by applicable law.

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