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Montreal - Canada

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Not Disclosed

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1 Vacancy

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Job Description

STAFF DATABASE DEVELOPER

Zendesk is seeking a Staff Database Developer to help with our growing database environment. This role is key to help maintain the high reliability and performance of our applications. We have many sharded databases and an environment which is constantly growing. We are looking for a hardworking and experienced DBA with a drive for consistency and reliability expert knowledge in database administration and scripting and a great temperament to fit into the team.

This is a hybrid role and the individual needs to reside within commuting distance of our office in Montréal QC Canada.

What you get to do every day:

  • Work closely with the development/engineering teams based in all the regions Zendesk has presence

  • Perform regular database schema changes with no downtime

  • Create new Aurora databases to support customer data growth

  • Solve performance issues and suggest optimizations

  • Automate recurring DBA tasks

  • Be part of DBA team on-call (when on on-call rotation)

  • Monitor database environment to maintain high availability and proactively identify and tackle issues

  • Work with and educate our Engineering teams to make good schema design choices and write efficient queries

  • Supervise and improve our backup solution to ensure that our customers data is always secure

Basic Qualifications

  • 8 years of experience in managing data environments including architecture replication sharding monitoring troubleshooting and backups.

  • Experience with automation and use of a scripting language (such as Bash Perl Python Ruby Go)

  • Experience with SQL and stored routines

  • Ability to be part of DBA team on-call (when on rotation)

Preferred Qualifications

  • Knowledge of cloud data solutions and infrastructure provisioning tools.

  • Experience with databases such as Aurora MySQL PostgreSQL MongoDB Clickhouse or DynamoDB

  • Experience with managing complex data environments and addressing performance challenges.

  • Experience with AI tools for database performance monitoring or automation is a plus.

  • Familiarity with containerization and orchestration tools.

  • Problem-solving skills and algorithmic thinking.

  • Multi-functionally in many areas without being constrained by your job function

  • Good communication skills

  • Collaborative upbeat work ethic where you are expected to take ownership and have fun

Développeurse principale de bases de données

Zendesk est à la recherche dune Développeurse principale de bases de données afin de contribuer à la croissance de notre environnement de bases de données. Ce rôle est essentiel pour maintenir la grande fiabilité et la performance de nos applications. Nous avons de nombreuses bases de données partitionnées et un environnement en constante expansion. Nous recherchons une DBA expérimentée assidue et rigoureuxse possédant une expertise approfondie en administration et en scripting ainsi quun excellent esprit déquipe.

Il sagit dun poste hybride et la personne doit habiter à une distance permettant de se rendre quotidiennement à notre bureau de Montréal QC Canada.

Vos responsabilités quotidiennes :

  • Travailler en étroite collaboration avec les équipes de développement et dingénierie situées dans toutes les régions où Zendesk est présent

  • Effectuer régulièrement des modifications de schéma de base de données sans temps darrêt

  • Créer de nouvelles bases de données Aurora pour soutenir la croissance des données clients

  • Résoudre les problèmes de performance et proposer des optimisations

  • Automatiser les tâches récurrentes de DBA

  • Participer aux astreintes de léquipe DBA (selon la rotation)

  • Surveiller lenvironnement de base de données afin de maintenir une haute disponibilité et identifier/proposer des solutions proactives aux problèmes

  • Collaborer avec nos équipes dingénierie pour les aider à concevoir de bons schémas et écrire des requêtes efficaces

  • Superviser et améliorer notre solution de sauvegarde afin de garantir la sécurité permanente des données de nos clients

Qualifications de base :

  • 8 années dexpérience dans la gestion denvironnements de données incluant larchitecture la réplication le partitionnement la surveillance le dépannage et les sauvegardes

  • Expérience en automatisation et utilisation dun langage de script (tel que Bash Perl Python Ruby Go)

  • Expérience avec SQL et les procédures stockées

  • Capacité à participer aux astreintes de léquipe DBA (selon la rotation)

Qualifications préférées :

  • Connaissance des solutions de données infonuagiques et des outils de provisionnement dinfrastructure

  • Expérience avec des bases de données telles quAurora MySQL PostgreSQL MongoDB Clickhouse ou DynamoDB

  • Expérience dans la gestion denvironnements de données complexes et dans la résolution de défis de performance

  • Expérience avec des outils dIA pour la performance la surveillance ou lautomatisation des bases de données (atout)

  • Familiarité avec les outils de conteneurisation et dorchestration

  • Compétences en résolution de problèmes et en pensée algorithmique

  • Polyvalente et capable de contribuer dans plusieurs domaines

  • Bonnes compétences en communication

  • Esprit collaboratif et positif où lon sattend à ce que vous preniez des initiatives et que vous preniez plaisir à le faire

Hybrid: In this role our hybrid experience is designed at the team level to give you a rich onsite experience packed with connection collaboration learning and celebration - while also giving you flexibility to work remotely for part of the week. This role must attend our local office for part of the week. The specific in-office schedule is to be determined by the hiring manager.

The intelligent heart of customer experience

Zendesk software was built to bring a sense of calm to the chaotic world of customer service. Today we power billions of conversations with brands you know and love.

Zendesk believes in offering our people a fulfilling and inclusive experience. Our hybrid way of working enables us to purposefully come together in person at one of our many Zendesk offices around the world to connect collaborate and learn whilst also giving our people the flexibility to work remotely for part of the week.

Zendesk is an equal opportunity employer and were proud of our ongoing efforts to foster global diversity equity & inclusion in the workplace. Individuals seeking employment and employees at Zendesk are considered without regard to race color religion national origin age sex gender gender identity gender expression sexual orientation marital status medical condition ancestry disability military or veteran status or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We are an AA/EEO/Veterans/Disabled employer. If you are based in the United States and would like more information about your EEO rights under the law please click here.

Zendesk endeavors to make reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities and disabled veterans pursuant to applicable federal and state law. If you are an individual with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to submit this application complete any pre-employment testing or otherwise participate in the employee selection process please send an e-mail to with your specific accommodation request.


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