Senior Database Engineer

RXinsider LTD.; Minneapolis (MN); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Surescripts is hiring a Senior Database Engineer to design, implement, and optimize secure, scalable databases (relational and NoSQL). You will apply data modeling, SQL development, and automation to deliver resilient data platforms that meet business needs.

The role emphasizes compliance, observability, and collaboration with agile teams. You will work in a flexible hybrid model with a focus on data integrity, performance, and disaster recovery.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree or equivalent experience in a computing field.
• 5+ years building large, highly available databases.
• 3+ years with AlloyDB, Cassandra, or BigQuery/BigTable.
• 3+ years SQL programming and Database automation tooling.
• Experience in public cloud database operations.

Responsibilities

• Own datastore end-to-end: schemas, indexes, partitions, and tuning.
• Design and operate cloud-native databases for high-volume workloads.
• Manage databases using infrastructure-as-code across environments.
• Maintain automated schema management and policy-as-code practices.
• Build HA architectures with automated failover and DR capabilities.
• Research database products and standards to meet business needs.

Skills

Relational databases

NoSQL databases

SQL development

Automation tooling

Cloud databases

Education

Bachelor degree in computer science or related field

Tools

Ansible

Terraform

Python

Flyway

Google Cloud AlloyDB

PostgreSQL-compatible engines

BigQuery

Job description

Surescripts serves the nation through simpler, trusted health intelligence sharing, in order to increase patient safety, lower costs and ensure quality care. We deliver insights at critical points of care for better decisions - from streamlining prior authorizations to delivering comprehensive medication histories to facilitating messages between providers.

Job Summary

The Senior Database Engineer designs, implements, and optimizes secure, highly available, and scalable database platforms (relational and NoSQL) by leveraging automation, Infrastructure as Code, and CI/CD practices. The role applies strong data modeling, schema design, and SQL development to build efficient, well-structured databases. This role ensures compliance and observability across database environments and collaborates with agile teams to deliver resilient, integrated solutions that meet business and application requirements.

Responsibilities

• Work in an agile development process to develop and implement requirements to ensure database design and performance meet business requirements. Own the datastore end-to-end, designing schemas, indexes, partitions, and storage layouts and tuning query performance, connection pooling, replication, and backups to ensure efficient and reliable data access.
• Design, provision, and operate cloud native databases to meet availability, performance, and scalability objectives for high-volume business critical workloads.
• Manage databases using infrastructure-as-code to ensure consistent, repeatable and version-controlled provisioning and configuration across all environments.
• Own the automated schema management pipeline, including designing and implementing policy-as-code best practices to ensure the safety of changes.
• Design and implement redundant, highly available database architectures with automated failover and disaster recovery to ensure data protection, integrity, and business continuity
• Conduct research and make recommendations on database products, services, protocols, and standards in support of business needs.

Qualifications

Basic Requirements:

• Bachelor degree in computer science, information systems or computer engineering or related field or equivalent experience
• Strong understanding of relational database structures, theories, principles, and practices
• 5+ years of experience with developing, deploying, tuning, and supporting large, highly available database environments
• 3+ years of experience with database platforms including AlloyDB or other PostgreSQL-compatible engines, Cassandra, and BigQuery/BigTable.
• 3+ years of experience with SQL and database programming (pgSQL, CQL, PL/SQL).
• 3+ years of experience with automation tooling such as Ansible, Terraform, Python, Flyway.
• 3+ years of hands-on experience operating databases in a public cloud.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with cloud datawarehousing/analytics and NoSQL platforms.
• Experience with designing and implementing data pipelines using GCP BigQuery, Dataflow, and Airflow.
• Experience with observability tooling (e.g. Datadog, Grafana)
• Experience with database replication (e.g. Striim, pglogical)
• In-depth technical knowledge of network and operating systems, including Linux and Windows
• Direct experience with Google Cloud AlloyDB

#LI-Remote

Surescripts embraces flexibility through its Flexible Hybrid Work model for most positions. This model allows employees to work virtually while still utilizing our offices as collaboration centers. With alignment and agreement from your leadership, you can come and go from the office as needed.

To be considered for employment, applicants must have a valid U.S. work authorization allowing work without restrictions with Surecripts in the U.S. At this time, we are unable to provide support or provide sponsorship for immigration benefits such as work visas. Additionally, we do not participate in academic training programs or work-study programs through an academic institution that require employer endorsement of F-1/CPT or F-1/STEM.

What You’re Like

You’re relentless in getting stuff done. You apply your expertise in an Agile/DevOps world with other talented people. You’re curious about new technology and use your curiosity as fuel to deliver meaningful solutions. And you’re into incremental efforts that ultimately reap huge results.

What We’re Like

We’re a smart team that loves to work toward a common goal: delivering innovative, industry-leading solutions that improve patient care. We pride ourselves on quality work grounded in transparency and accountability. Our goal is to make a positive impact on healthcare, be it on quality, cost, or patient safety.

What the Work is