Software Engineer (Database)

Epistemix empowers leaders to make better decisions. Organizations use our data-science tools to manage risk, fight infectious disease, improve disaster response, adapt to climate change, compare strategies across scenarios, and better understand the people they seek to serve.

We are seeking a software engineer with database experience to help design, implement, test, deploy, document, and maintain a cloud-based platform that enables our customers to build, manage, execute, and visualize computational simulations.

Responsibilities

  • Optimize and maintain production and development databases.
  • Develop and deploy via Kubernetes .
  • Design and implement architecture to scale across multiple cloud providers.
  • Research, investigate, and resolve database questions and issues.
  • Analyze system behavior to diagnose and resolve database inefficiencies.
  • Apply big data and cloud technologies to develop data integration pipelines, scalable data storage environments, application programming interfaces (APIs), security policies, and algorithms used to deliver solutions faster and more accurately to decision makers.
  • Analyze proposed changes and the current environment to ensure the team considers the current database architecture, operating environment, future functionality, and enhancements.
  • Actively discuss, design, and implement new ideas in close collaboration with other members of the Epistemix team.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or a related field. Equivalent industry experience will be considered in lieu of education.
  • Minimum 3 years in a hands-on software development role including database management experience in cloud-based and high-performance computing environments.
  • Preferred 5 years software and database related work, using an appropriate technology stack and in support of scientific research, data analytics, or other complex data-driven problem spaces.
  • Preferred experience providing leadership and mentoring on team-based projects.
  • Proficiency working with data and databases as part of a development team.
  • Excellent knowledge of SQL and database optimization techniques, including experience with PostgreSQL and preferably AWS Aurora.
  • Superb communication skills and ability to work in a team environment.
  • Excellent problem-solving skills and creativity.
  • Ability to complete milestones and work toward multiple deadlines.

Start Date: January 1, 2022.

Email jobs@epistemix.com with your resume to apply.