Database Reliability Engineer, Achievers
2-3 days a week in office
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501-1000 employees
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2-3 days a week in office
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To change the way the world works.
Role
Who you are
- 5+ years experience in managing MySQL in a high traffic SaaS environment
- Experience with recent MySQL versions 5.7, 8 etc
- Solid Linux experience
- Some experience with other database engines. (eg PostgresSQL, Clickhouse)
- Have knowledge in MongoDb or any NoSQL database
- Experience working in cloud services. (GCP, AWS, Azure)
- Strong understanding of MySQL replication technologies. (eg. Tungsten, Galera, Group Replication)
- Strong experience in MySQL sharding and partitioning
- 3+ years experience with scripting languages (eg. Bash, python, ruby)
- 3+ years experience working with a LAMP stack
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Strong problem solving and debugging skills
- Have knowledge in data warehousing and enterprise IT concepts
Desirable
- A Python Code Ninja
- Experience with Chef, Puppet, Terraform
- Experience running MySQL in a microservices architecture (Kubernetes)
- PHP Development Background
- You feel more comfortable in a CLI than a GUI
What the job involves
- We are looking for a Database Reliability Engineer to join our DBRE team to help manage, support and scale our many MySQL clusters and PostgreSQL clusters in GCP
- You will be a part of a growing team that is responsible for the performance, availability and security of our database clusters. The team is also responsible on keeping our database clusters up to date with the latest changes that happen within the MySQL community and the opensource world. If you are innovative, creative and passionate about technology you’ll fit right in!
- Manage our SQL (MySQL and PostgreSQL) and NoSQL (MongoDB) database clusters and ensure they are working optimally
- Continuous performance tuning and optimization
- Aide the development teams in optimizing complex queries
- Automate everyday DBA tasks
- Identify, define, and drive changes to our existing processes to increase reliability
- Script tools and automation for internal use to support continuous delivery of database updates and alters
- Proactively seek opportunities to implement improvements for our DB infrastructure
- Work on infrastructure design of cloud database services for microservices architecture on a global scale
- Strive to improve how we operate, and to automated as much as possible
Our take
Employees with a strong sense of belonging are twice as likely to be engaged, productive, and resilient. Achievers' platform aims to foster this belonging while delivering smart work experiences, guiding organisations towards an employee-powered culture. The platform uses personalised, mobile-first experiences and AI-driven content to boost employee participation.
Achievers caters to organisations ranging from 500 employees to large Fortune 500 companies like Marriott, Deloitte, 3M, and Microsoft. Annually, Achievers' members share tens of millions of recognition and celebration moments, highlighting its popularity and effectiveness. Continuous product enhancement is essential for maintaining its market leadership.
Recently, Achievers became available on Google Cloud Marketplace, enhancing its strategic partnership with Google Cloud. This expansion simplifies procurement and management for customers, providing a reliable, real-time global network for exceptional user experience and performance. Integrations with Google Chat and Gmail will ensure seamless recognition within the flow of work, demonstrating Achievers' commitment to empowering employee appreciation.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
21% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Sep 2011
$24.5m
SERIES C
May 2009
$6.9m
SERIES B
Total funding: $39.4m
Company benefits
- Parental Leave Top-up 👶🏼
- Health Benefits and Life Insurance Coverage Upon Your First Day 🩺
- RRSP Matching 🙌🏼
- Flexible Vacation 🏖️
- Employee and Family Assistance Program 🤝🏽
- Full access to the LinkedIn Learning Library 👩💻
- Internal Mentorship Program 🎓
- Employee-Led Employee Resource Groups 👏🏼
- A beautiful office space located in Liberty Village, Toronto 🇨🇦
- Participation in our Points-based Employee Recognition Program ✨
- Opportunities for professional development and career growth 📈
Company HQ
King West Village, Toronto, ON
Leadership
Jeff Cates
(CEO, not founder)Experience as Vice President of PSG Consumer at Hewlett-Packard for 3 years, and President and CEO of Intuit Canada for 8 years.
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