DBA position in Groupon's Palo Alto office...

One of the teams I work with is looking for a DBA based out of Palo Alto. The position requires PostgreSQL and MySQL, and favors candidates familiar using and building automation (bonus points for ZFS, DTrace, Go, and FreeBSD experience).

The official listing is below. Cheers. -sc

https://jobs.groupon.com/careers/engineering/sr-database-engineer-palo-alto-ca-united-states-9456/

If you love working with database technologies and automating everything please read on. Join the Global Database Services team as an internal database expert. Use your expert knowledge of SQL and development skills to solve new challenges throughout Groupon’s global platform.

The responsibilities of a Senior Database Software Engineer include:

• Help develop new database tools and improve existing tools
• Automate operational tasks
• Identify useful and new database features and implement them
• Assist Engineers on efficient use of database technologies and features
• Take code ownership of areas like loading data from external systems
• Modularize database features
• Assist in performance tuning

A successful candidate for this position would typically have:

• A desire to work collaboratively both within a small team, and across a broader swathe of the organization
• A passion for code quality
• 5+ years of software product development experience
• A desire to be hands-on in designing and writing code
• Internal motivation to continuously improve skills
• An interest in practicing modern development techniques (Test-driven development, scrum, pair programming, stories)

We care most about your critical thinking skills and technical talent, however prior experience with a majority of the following is desired:

• Python
• Go
• Ansible
• SQL
• In-depth knowledge of PostgreSQL
• Knowledge of MySQL
• Test-driven development (TDD)

Who We Are, How We Work

We provide a global marketplace where people can buy just about anything, anywhere, anytime. We’re enabling real-time commerce across an expanding range of categories including local businesses, travel destinations, consumer products, and live or lively events. At the same time, we are providing advertising options and tools that merchants can use to grow and manage their businesses. Culturally, we believe that great people make great companies and that starting with the customer and working backward moves us forward. Community matters to us on an internal, local and global scale—it’s fundamental to our company’s growth and to the well-being of the world at large. We also value self-awareness, candor, lunch and WiFi. If we match with you, please apply to join us.

Groupon is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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Sean Chittenden
seanc(at)groupon(dot)com