Database Administrator

Summary

Join Instructure's DBA team as a full-time Database Administrator. In this role, you will be responsible for maintaining and optimizing our database systems, ensuring data safety and availability. You will work on projects, collaborate with colleagues, and provide technical support. The ideal candidate possesses strong SQL skills, experience with cloud technologies (AWS), and a passion for automation. Instructure offers a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits, and a flexible work environment.

Requirements

• Strong working knowledge with Linux
• Strong working knowledge with Amazon Web Services
• Strong working knowledge with PostgreSQL, or some other ACID-compliant SQL database
• Strong working knowledge with pgBouncer, or some other form of database pooling
• Strong working knowledge with Ansible, or some other form of config management
• Strong working knowledge with Datadog, or some other form of resource monitoring and alerting
• Strong working knowledge with Automation
• Strong working knowledge with Fleets of thousands of servers
• Strong working knowledge with Performance tuning
• Strong communication skills both in English and Hungarian

Responsibilities

• Explain why databases are one of the most difficult layers of the stack to work with, and how to overcome their special challenges
• Comfortably work in an SQL prompt on production systems
• Own projects and drive them to completion
• Have the customer focus on seeking out what needs doing, then collaborate to get it done
• Have the knowledge to know how to respond to database problems at 3 am
• Be able to automate stuff so that there aren't database problems at 3 am
• Be a point of contact for questions, both from technical engineers and less technical members of the company
• Be on top of problems before they become problems
• Be part of an on-call team
• Learn The New Shiny, without remaking what isn't broken

Preferred Qualifications

Strong working knowledge with Ruby, bash, git, Python, Go, etc

Benefits

• Competitive salary, and 401k
• Medical, dental, disability, and life insurance
• HSA program, vision, voluntary life, and AD&D
• Tuition reimbursement
• Paid time off, 11 paid holidays, and flexible work schedules
• LifeStyle Spending Account