Database Administrator Engineer

What will you doing:

• 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.

The ideal candidate will have a strong working knowledge with:

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

Get in on all the awesome at Instructure

• A fun, friendly, and helpful company culture.
• Competitive compensation.
• Restricted Stock Unit Program.
• Private Medicover healthcare + cafeteria plan/SZEP card.
• Employee Stock Purchase Program.
• Wellness motivation through PandaFit.
• An extra week off for the whole company every year.
• Employee recognition program through Motivosity.
• Goal-setting, proactive reviews, and internal training.
• Employee assistance program.