Senior DB2 & Snowflake Performance Engineer (Scala)

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

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