Senior Software Engineer - Database Systems

Microsoft Advertising is an online advertising platform, where advertisers bid to display brief ads, service offers, product listings and videos to web users. Our data-enabled technology platform, encompassing Invest, Monetize, and Curate, optimize return on investment for both buyers and sellers, while maintaining a commitment to an open marketplace and empowering the open web globally.   

As a Senior Software Engineer, Database Platform, you will operate and support our diverse Database Platform. This platform consists of RDBMS, Data Warehouse and Distributed NoSQL databases in an all-Linux environment. You will be working with diverse database technologies such as MySQL, PostgreSQL, Vertica, ClickHouse, Redis and Aerospike.  

This growing team consists of curious, passionate, talented technologists who enjoy working on complex, large scale data stores. Our team members thrive in a learning and teaching environment. Each team member is encouraged to explore solutions and efficiencies to support, optimize, and maintain our systems. We are enthusiastic about automation and optimization.   

We anticipate exponential growth in data and transactions on our platform and so we are seeking engineers who are excited about this opportunity and would love to:  

•     Work on large-scale database systems 
•     Learn new technologies, tools and applications 

Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.

Responsibilities

• Support a complex Database Platform by monitoring, maintaining, provisioning, and upgrading MySQL, PostgreSQL, Vertica, ClickHouse, Redis and Aerospike using proprietary automation tools.   
• Develop new tools to automate routine day-to-day tasks, such as security patching, software upgrades, and hardware allocation. 
• Code scripts to automate and optimize operational processes. 
• Perform database administration tasks, including maintenance, backup/recovery and performance monitoring. 
• Provide production support and participate in on call rotation. 
• Plan and provide operational oversight in database maintenance with minimal impact to customers. 
• Diagnose and develop/recommend solutions to address system, software, security and other complex database issues.   
• Troubleshoot and analyze hardware or software failures and provide solutions for recovery.   
• Collaborate with engineering team partners to resolve complex system performance issues.   
• Participate in code reviews, ensuring best practices are followed. 
• Prepare documentation for standard operating procedures. 
• Effective with time management and ability to manage priority tasks and requests.  

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 4+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
  • OR equivalent experience.
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