SingleStore is hiring a
Database Performance Engineer

Summary

The job is for a Database Performance Engineer on the East Coast. The role involves working with SingleStore DB to help customers achieve optimal performance by understanding the query optimizer and query execution. The position requires 8+ years of DBA experience, Linux performance background, scripting or coding language proficiency, familiarity with distributed systems and AWS/GCP, and strong communication skills.

Requirements

• 8+ years of previous experience as a DBA or hands-on database work
• Deep expertise in relational/distributed database implementation, advanced SQL query optimization, and SQL query tuning
• Strong background in general product troubleshooting, keeping in mind that query processing issues can be impacted by database or Linux configuration and resource availability
• A solid Linux performance background. That means you are hands-on with Linux, and your skills include generating and reading flame graphs, checking system resource utilization, and parsing verbose log files—bonus points for familiarity with Kubernetes
• Experience with a scripting or coding language. Whether it’s C++, Python, Go, or Bash, you should have a go-to solution for quick problem-solving and be able to navigate through our extensive code base
• Familiarity with distributed systems and AWS/GCP. You understand how organizations deploy and maintain distributed applications and services across multiple machines and know how to analyze these systems for performance bottlenecks
• Strong written and verbal English communication skills. Have the ability to explain technical concepts to a wide range of end-users

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with customers and the rest of the Support Engineering team on escalated query tuning and workload performance-related support tickets
• Understand how the underlying Linux host configuration can impact database performance and suggest changes to improve it
• Build reproductions of poorly performing customer workloads to investigate issues along with the query processing team to identify bugs or areas where the product can be enhanced
• Collaborate with software developers, sales engineers, and technical account managers to keep all internal teams up to date with the current customer status
• Work to streamline and improve various Support and Engineering processes and tools, author new internal run-books or public documentation, and help the team continually improve efficiency and effectiveness
• Participate in our on-call rotation that may include weekends and holidays

Benefits

• Stock options
• Flexible paid time off
• Monthly three-day weekends
• 14 weeks of fully-paid gender-neutral parental leave
• Fertility and adoption assistance
• Mental health counseling
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Rich health insurance offerings—including medical, dental, vision and life and disability insurance