Site Reliability Engineer - Databases

We are looking for a Site Reliability Engineer - Databases to join our Infrastructure Team! Databases are a core technology underlying the Yext platform. We’re seeking a highly motivated database administrator/engineer for a key role in growing our database environment to suit the company’s rapid growth.

What You'll Do

• Identify, design, and implement internal process improvements: automating manual processes, optimizing data delivery, re-designing infrastructure for greater scalability, etc.
• Perform database installation/upgrades in dev environment
• Develop and improve backup and recovery automation, ensuring database availability
• Develop and maintain database maintenance plans
• Proactively supervise and respond to database alerts
• Assist in refining a physical design to meet system storage and performance requirements
• Assist in developing database structures that fit into the overall architecture of the system under development
• Build and maintain database documentation as required

What You Have

• A relentless passion for learning and technology
• 3+ years experience as a database administrator in MySQL
• 3+ years experience in SQL programming
• Experience of coordinating MySQL databases
• Experience installing and setting up databases
• Experience with database Monitoring and Diagnostic
• Understanding of database security, authentication and permissions
• Knowledge of database systems architecture, schemas and buffers / cache
• Experience crafting database objects, indexes, stored procedures, triggers etc.
• Knowledge of database normalization and constraints
• Knowledge of database replication, backup and restore
• Some experience writing software that utilizes databases
• Linux administration including scripting (bash/python)
• Experience with source control tools git/gerrit
• BS in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field, or similar college level education

Bonus Points

• Knowledge of automation tools such as Ansible and Terraform
• Some experience working with CI/CD (Jenkins, TeamCity)
• Some knowledge of programming languages like (Java, Go, Ruby, C)

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The base salary at the time of hire for this position is expected to be between $95,500 - $164,500. Pay ranges at Yext are established based on an analysis of salaries for positions with a similar level of accountability and impact in the relevant labor market. Salary levels are expected to change to reflect an employee’s job performance (results and impact) over time. Salaries at the time of hire are typically offered in the lower to middle of the above-referenced range in order to provide the opportunity to reflect performance-based increases over time. In addition to base salaries, employees at Yext are typically eligible for a comprehensive package of benefits, and successful candidates may also be eligible for equity (stock) based compensation and/or variable pay programs based on performance relative to goals and targets.