[Hiring] Database Administrator @Mark43

Role Description

We’re seeking an experienced and innovative Database Administrator who has managed databases at scale. Come and help build the next generation of cloud-based public safety software. As a senior member of the Mark43 team, you’ll take ownership of our database infrastructure and become a knowledge resource that your teammates can trust and rely on. You’ll be responsible for ensuring the stability, performance, and monitoring of our production databases. We’ll rely on your database knowledge to help our engineers write performant and scalable queries.

What You’ll Do

• Ensured our databases were properly monitored and alerted, improving our ability to identify and respond to issues before they impacted customers.
• Reviewed and optimized MySQL configurations to improve the performance, reliability, and scalability of our production environments.
• Identified problematic queries and used execution plans, indexing strategies, and other techniques to improve their performance.
• Partnered with engineers to improve database schemas, indexes, and query patterns as new features and services were developed.
• Investigated a production database issue, identified the underlying cause, and implemented a longer-term fix to prevent it from recurring.
• Automated routine database maintenance and operational work, reducing manual effort and making our systems easier to manage at scale.
• Reviewed capacity and performance trends to anticipate future scaling needs and identify opportunities for infrastructure improvements.
• Planned and executed database upgrades, migrations, and configuration changes while minimizing risk and customer impact.
• Strengthened our backup, recovery, and disaster recovery processes and validated that critical data could be restored when needed.
• Improved database documentation and operational runbooks, making it easier for engineers to troubleshoot issues and safely work with our data infrastructure.

Qualifications

• At least 7 years of professional experience administering MySQL or similar databases in production.
• Comfortable working in the Cloud and embrace Infrastructure as Code (Terraform).
• Deep understanding of databases, automated testing, and agile methodologies.
• Deep experience designing and building out infrastructure for complex cloud-based software applications, preferably hosted in AWS.
• Experience building and sustaining AWS RDS and Aurora or Azure Databases is preferred.
• Knowledge of or prior experience with microservices architecture.
• Commitment to providing support for more junior members of the team and developing cooperative working relationships.
• Leaning in to contribute to the company outside your role - our engineers have written blog posts, attended events, and helped grow our team.

Requirements

• Humble, open, and curious.
• Attentive, active listeners.
• Resilience in challenging work.
• Enthusiastic collaborators.
• Comfortable with uncertainty.
• Passionate about personal growth.
• Eager to help others.

Benefits

• Market competitive total compensation, including a target base annual salary range of $140,000-$180,000 plus bonus opportunity.
• Company stock options.
• Full benefits package, including health insurance, paid time off, and a 401k.