Database Engineer

The Finders; Phoenix (AZ); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K with 6% match

Flex PTO

Medical, dental, vision

Life insurance

Job summary

The Finders in Phoenix is seeking a Database Engineer/Architect to design scalable database systems and drive data quality, governance, and performance improvements. This full-time hybrid role in the West Valley focuses on SQL Server, T-SQL, and cloud data services while supporting AI-enabled data initiatives.

Ideal candidates have 4+ years of hands-on experience in database engineering/administration, familiarity with non-relational options, and strong communication skills.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of hands-on database engineering/administration experience.
• Strong proficiency with Microsoft SQL Server and T-SQL.
• Experience with data quality practices and governance.

Responsibilities

• Design and optimize scalable database systems to support the platform.
• Implement data quality, lineage, governance and anomaly detection processes.
• Ensure high availability, backup/disaster recovery, and performance tuning.
• Collaborate with data engineers and AI initiatives to support analytics workloads.

Skills

SQL Server

T-SQL

Data modeling

Scripting (Python/Bash)

AWS data services

Education

Bachelor's degree preferred

Tools

MongoDB

DynamoDB

Redis

Cassandra

Neptune

Redshift

AWS Glue

Athena

Job description

If you're passionate about designing scalable systems, solving complex data challenges, and redefining how teams build with intelligent tools, this is your opportunity to shape the future of our client's platform in this full-time, hybrid Database Engineer/Architect role and the timing couldn't be better to join the team!

Company Information:

• Been in business almost 50 years
• Seeing year over year growth
• Hybrid role located in the West Valley of Phoenix
• Great benefits: 401K with 6% match, Flex PTO, medical, dental, vision, life, and more!
• Been recognized as a Great Place to Work
• AI-Forward Company
• Great Culture and Leadership

Salary

140K-165K+ depending on experience

Background Profile:

• Bachelor's Degree not required but preferred, especially in computer science or a related field.
• Relevant certifications (e.g., Microsoft SQL Server, AWS Database Specialty, AWS Data Analytics Specialty) are a plus
• 4+ years of hands-on database engineering/administration experience, with demonstrated depth not just tenure.
• Experience with data quality practices and tooling --- validation, lineage, governance, and anomaly detection.
• Strong proficiency with Microsoft SQL Server and T-SQL; familiarity with MongoDB and/or other non-relational systems
• Working knowledge of non-relational database paradigms --- document, key-value, wide-column, graph --- and a track record of knowing which fits which problem.
• Hands-on experience with one or more of DynamoDB, MongoDB, Redis, Cassandra, or Neptune is a plus.
• Familiarity with AWS data platform services across relational (RDS, Aurora), non-relational (DynamoDB, ElastiCache, Neptune), warehousing (Redshift), data lake (S3, Glue, Athena, Lake Formation), and pipeline tooling (Kinesis, Glue ETL, or equivalent).
• Demonstrated, hands-on use of AI tools in day-to-day technical work --- and ideally an understanding of the data infrastructure behind AI features (vector databases, RAG, embeddings).
• Experience with data modeling, query optimization, indexing/partitioning, high availability, and backup/disaster recovery.
• Familiarity with scripting (PowerShell, Python, or Bash) and monitoring/observability tooling
• Prior lead or management experience is a meaningful bonus.
• Must be open to working in hybrid schedule -- this is not a fully remote role.
• Must have exemplary communication skills
• Must be a US citizen or Green Card holder to be considered as no sponsorship available for role.