Database Engineer, Percona

MySQL

Salary not provided

+ Participate in our equity incentive plan

MongoDB

AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

GCP

Linux

Postgres

Ansible

MySQL

Azure

Puppet

Chef

RDS

Mid and Senior level

Remote from Canada, Europe, UK, US

More information about location

Scaling, security, and management for OS databases

Open for applications

Scaling, security, and management for OS databases

201-500 employees

B2BEnterpriseBig dataConsultingCyber Security

Open for applications

Salary not provided

+ Participate in our equity incentive plan

MongoDB

AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

GCP

Linux

Postgres

Ansible

MySQL

Azure

Puppet

Chef

RDS

Mid and Senior level

Remote from Canada, Europe, UK, US

More information about location

201-500 employees

B2BEnterpriseBig dataConsultingCyber Security

Company mission

To help users get the most out of open-source technology, without inflated fees or lock-ins.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

Good hands-on knowledge of both MySQL and InnoDB
Be a skilled with some of the MySQL ecosystem of tools and technologies
Knowledgeable about performance tuning, query optimization, & index tuning
Know-how of backup solutions such as Xtrabackup, mydumper, etc, and also of Point-in-Time-Recovery
Some experience with High Availability solutions (replication, routers, proxies, etc)
Exposure and practice with zero-downtime procedures
Good understanding of monitoring requirements
Demonstrable experience of administering Linux based systems
Ability to troubleshoot methodically, identifying and applying fixes for known errors, and when necessary, capacity to think outside of the box to resolve complex issues
Be self-taught and enthused to grow your skill set with new technologies as the industry continues to evolve
Availability to travel for the occasional team meeting, conference or customer visit
Experience working with customers in English

Desirable

Experience working in SLA-bound operations
Open Source Community contributions (could be a blog)
Good practice with working over screen-sharing/phone
Knowledge of any of the following technologies:
Galera / XtraDB Cluster / ProxySQL / Orchestrator
Cloud Services such as AWS and RDS, Azure, GCP
Percona Monitoring & Management (PMM) and other monitoring tools
Configuration management solutions such as Ansible, Puppet or Chef
Percona Toolkit suite
MySQL DBA, Professional Certifications
MongoDB
PostgreSQL
MyRocks
Kubernetes / OpenShift / Docker
Advanced Linux troubleshooting tools (gdb, perf, strace, bpftrace, tcpdump, etc)

What the job involves

Percona Support is a global, elite team of engineers who love getting to the bottom of weird and interesting database behavior
We understand our customers’ business needs and the nuances of their technical environments
This allows us to help our customers see the big picture and identify opportunities to improve their overall database infrastructures
This is not a boring, entry-level role where you’ll just be triaging the boring and monotonous
We are not a call-center operation, we are a team of senior IT folks with a collective knowledge that solves problems for Inc 50. companies and works with some of the largest MySQL deployments in the world
You’ll be teaming with some of the most well known database ninjas in the industry who are even better teammates, friends and mentors
This is a mid-level position, where senior personnel will be assisting you to improve and develop your own skills and become more proficient with databases than you can possibly imagine
Remote, work from home position anywhere. 5 day work week including weekend. Participation with the on-call team schedule. You will need to be able to travel to company events, conferences, etc

Our take

Open-source technology brings a range of benefits, from agility to cost-effectiveness, making it a prime target for businesses adding to their tech roster. However, they may find themselves forced into software, contracts or processes they neither need nor want, in order to gain access to those that they do. Percona provides unbiased, open-source database expertise, giving anyone, anywhere access to the tools necessary to turn their ideas into a viable business.

Percona was founded in 2006 to support consumers and users in the open-source community. It is now a leader in providing enterprise-class support, services and software for open-source databases, both in on-premises and cloud environments. The company accommodates growth and development by deploying agile solutions to keep its clients moving at the pace of their customers’ needs. Clients pay for the advice and expertise provided, rather than for the company to unlock critical software features.

Percona employs a global network of experts and boasts an impressive customer list with high renewal rates. The company continues to update and add to its product offerings and is committed to keeping its software free to download.

Kirsty

Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle

Insights

Led by a woman

-3% employee growth in 12 months

Glassdoor (4.3)

Trustpilot (3)

Company

Funding (1 round)

Jan 2008

$1m

GRANT

Total funding: $1m

Company HQ

Bull Durham, Durham, NC

Leadership

Ann Schlemmer

(CEO)

Joined Percona in 2013 and held various roles before becoming CEO in 2022. Prior to Percona, they were part of the MySQL Professional Services team at Sun Microsystems and Oracle.

Bennie Grant

(COO)

They have over 15 years of Professional Services, Support and Operational Delivery experience. Prior to joining Percona, they opened US operations for Mettoni (acquired by Enghouse Interactive), where they held Senior Services and Operational Leadership positions.

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