We expect candidates to be able to
Demonstrate in-depth knowledge of database or data warehouse systems internals including relational database design and distributed databases/MPP architectures
Lead strategic data architecture & database design discussions with customers
Drive and oversee workload analysis, performance benchmarking and troubleshooting efforts with customers in their environments
Clearly communicate deep technical topics to customers
Influence the engineering team roadmap towards building a product that is scalable, easy to use and build on, and addresses customer needs
Conduct POC’s with customers in competitive situations
Leverage good coding/scripting skills to automate tasks and improve workload analysis mechanisms
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Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, a related technical field or equivalent
10+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
Experience in writing complex, highly-optimized SQL queries across large datasets
Knowledge of overall system architecture, scalability, reliability, and performance in a database environment
Experience with large-scale data analytics and data warehousing
Experience in software development, or experience that includes strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and effective communication abilities
Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, mathematics or equivalent, or experience in external enterprise customer-facing role as a technical lead, with strong oral and written communication skills, presenting to both large and small audiences
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