Database Performance Engineer

Nexzentek; New York, Northern (NY, KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Nexzentek is seeking a Database Performance Engineer in NYC, NY, with hybrid work (3 days onsite). The role requires 6–10 years of experience, deep DB2 expertise, and Snowflake tuning skills, plus relocating stored procedures to Scala where applicable.

The candidate will optimize SQL performance and collaborate with data teams for high‑volume workloads. The engagement is a 12‑month contract, with in‑person interview requirements and a focus on in-depth database engineering beyond routine

Qualifications

• 8+ years DB2 development experience, not maintenance
• Deep SQL performance tuning on DB2 (6+ years)
• Understanding and refactoring stored procedures on DB2 to DB2 SQL (6+ years)
• Exposure to Snowflake warehouses and Snowflake SQL tuning (2+ years)
• Scala development to rewrite existing stored procedures (4+ years)
• In-Person interview required, local candidates preferred

Skills

Scala

DB2

MS SQL

Snowflake

Job description

• NEX-JOB-24467: Database Performance Engineer Copy URL

Job Openings: 1

Experience: 6-10 Yrs

Published On: Aug 26, 2026, 06:31 pm

Job Description

Position: Database Performance Engineer

Location: NYC, NY

Mode of work: Hybrid - ( 3 days onsite is must)

Duration: 12 Months

Note: In-Person interview required.- Preference will be given to local candidates as this role requires In-Person interview

The client islooking for a person who is not a database maintenance guy but a data engineer with deep DB2 and good Snowflake experience.

Here is what we are looking for:

• DB2 database expertise and DB2 development experience not a DB2 maintenance person(8+ years)
• Ability to think through issues like a DBA
• Deep experience in SQL performance tuning experience on DB2 (6+ years)
• Understanding, developing and refactoring stored procedures on DB2 to DB2 SQL (6+ years)
• Identifying stored procedures that can be extracted and programmed in Scala or a similar programming language (4+ years)
• Exposure and hands-on understanding of Snowflake warehouses and Snowflake SQL tuning (2+ years)
• Scala development to re-write existing Stored Procedures in Scala (4+ years)

Skills

• Scala
• DB2
• MS SQL
• Snowflake

Work Location

Hybrid (New York City, New York, New York, United States)