Database Engineer III - MySQL and PostgreSQL, Terraform and Ansible, GCP

Groupon; United States; Remote; USD 60,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Database Engineer, where you will establish and manage database systems while driving innovation in cloud technologies. This role offers a dynamic environment with opportunities for career growth and a chance to make a tangible impact on local commerce. Collaborate with talented engineers in a fast-paced setting, and contribute to building strong communities through thriving small businesses. If you’re motivated to learn and develop your skills, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Competitive Compensation

Career Growth Opportunities

Dynamic Work Environment

Innovation in Cloud Technologies

Qualifications

• Proficient in MySQL and PostgreSQL with experience in cloud platforms.
• Strong understanding of database management and design principles.

Responsibilities

• Establish and manage database systems, ensuring quality and security.
• Document and communicate database designs and specifications.
• Code complex programs and assist in user interface design.

Skills

MySQL

PostgreSQL

Google Cloud Platform

Terraform

Ansible

Teamwork

Motivation to learn

Job description

Groupon is an experienced marketplace that brings people more ways to get the most out of their city or wherever they may be. By enabling real-time mobile commerce across local businesses, live events, and travel destinations, Groupon helps people find and discover experiences––big and small, new and familiar––that make for a full, fun, and rewarding life. Groupon helps local businesses grow and strengthen customer relationships––resulting in strong, vibrant communities. Even with thousands of employees spread across multiple continents, we still maintain a culture that inspires innovation, rewards risk-taking, and celebrates success.

We are looking for Database Engineer to join our team.

Tasks:

1. Establishes database management systems, standards, guidelines and quality assurance for database deliverables, such as conceptual design, logical database, capacity planning, external data interface specification, data loading plan, data maintenance plan and security policy.
2. Documents and communicates database design.
3. Evaluates and installs database management systems.
4. Codes complex programs and derives logical processes on technical platforms. Builds windows, screens and reports.
5. Assists in the design of user interface and business application prototypes.
6. Participates in quality assurance and develops test application code in client server environment.
7. Provides expertise in devising, negotiating and defending the tables and fields provided in the database.
8. Adapts business requirements, developed by modeling/development staff and systems engineers, and develops the data, database specifications, and table and element attributes for an application.
9. At more experienced levels, helps to develop an understanding of client's original data and storage mechanisms.
10. Determines appropriateness of data for storage and optimum storage organization.
11. Determines how tables relate to each other and how fields interact within the tables for a relational model. Note: May be internal or external, client-focused, working in conjunction with Professional Services and outsourcing functions. May include company-wide, web-enabled solutions.

Requirements:

1. Proficient knowledge of MySQL and PostgreSQL databases.
2. User's knowledge and experience with Google Cloud Platform.
3. Good knowledge of Terraform and Ansible.
4. Being a team player.
5. Motivation to learn and develop your skills.

Why Join Us

1. Innovation: Drive the adoption of cutting-edge cloud technologies and strategies, making a tangible impact on our success.
2. Dynamic Environment: Work in a fast-paced, collaborative environment with a team of talented engineers.
3. Career Growth: Explore opportunities for career advancement within a global leader in local commerce.
4. Competitive Compensation: Enjoy a market-competitive salary and benefits package.

Groupon’s purpose is to build strong communities through thriving small businesses. To learn more about the world’s largest local ecommerce marketplace, click here. You can also find out more about us in the latest Groupon news as well as learning about our DEI approach. If all of this sounds like something that’s a great fit for you, then click apply and join us on a mission to become the ultimate destination for local experiences and services.