Junior Database Engineer

Database Engineer – Production Services (Associate/Jr Level)

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Greater Philadelphia Area (100% Onsite) - relocation options

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US or Green Card only

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Full name and city/state of residence required on all resumes

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We're looking for a Database Engineer who brings a blend of database and systems engineering skills. This is a position of opportunity for an eager, early-stage career CS grad who understands how databases interact with applications, infrastructure, and distributed systems to deliver exceptional performance, reliability, and scalability.

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What You'll Do

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✅ Design, deploy, and maintain large-scale database platforms

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✅ Optimize performance through query tuning, indexing strategies, execution plan analysis, and schema design --> advanced SQL skills required

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✅ Build Python-based automation and tooling to streamline operational workflows and improve system reliability

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✅ Architect and support high-availability solutions, including replication, failover, and disaster recovery

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✅ Manage and scale containerized database workloads in Kubernetes

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✅ Monitor platform health and proactively address performance bottlenecks using observability tools

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Required Qualifications

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• Completion of a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or technology field
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• 1-3 years of experience in database engineering, systems engineering including designing, maintaining, or owning database infrastructure; DBA experience a plus (professionally or through academics).
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• Strong proficiency in core SQL and deep working knowledge of relational databases, complexquery manipulation, indexing, partitioning, replication, and high availability.
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• Solid Python development skills — able to write production-quality scripts and tooling, not just one-off automation.
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• Good understanding of Kubernetes — deploying, managing, and debugging containerized workloads.
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• Linux fundamentals — shell scripting, process management, system monitoring, and core command-line fluency.
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• Comfort operating in a production environment — you handle pressure well and take ownership of reliability.
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• Completion of internships, co-op programs or hands on work experience is welcomed!
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