Database Engineer (automation)

Amsterdam - Netherlands

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 16 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

In a nutshell

We rely on world-class data foundations and place a relentless focus on performance reliability and scale. Our Database Engineers are the specialists who enable our teams to build and operate high-impact data-driven features while shaping how databases are used across the company. With your expertise youll drive the effective efficient and secure operation of the systems that power an effortless shopping experience for millions of customers

Tricks of the trade

Strategy: Drive best-in-class database usage across engineering teams guiding architectural decisions and promoting reliable scalable design patterns.
Operations: Review and refine database deployments while guiding teams toward effective usage and build automation that streamlines operations reduces manual work and ensures efficient secure and resilient database systems
Performance: Analyze performance degradations troubleshoot operational issues and deliver targeted optimizations that improve stability and resource usage
Reliability: Establish safeguards processes and standards that ensure high availability data protection and smooth operation in critical 24/7 environments
Knowledge Sharing: Distribute insights best practices and learnings across the company to elevate database expertise and empower teams to build with confidence
Our Tech: PostgreSQL (AWS RDS/Aurora) MongoDB (Atlas) Redis/Valkey (AWS ElastiCache) Kubernetes (EKS/Helm) AWS & Atlas via Terraform/Spacelift AWS OpenSearch AWS S3 CloudAMQP RabbitMQ

Were looking for

Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science or a related technical field
Experience operating databases in high-availability business-critical 24/7 production environments
Hands-on experience with PostgreSQL (bonus: AWS RDS/Aurora)
Hands-on experience with MongoDB (bonus: MongoDB Atlas)
Experience with Redis/Valkey (bonus: AWS ElastiCache)
Deep understanding of relational and non-relational databases
Advanced SQL schema modeling skills and the ability to spot weaknesses in designs and query patterns
Proficiency with Terraform or similar Infrastructure-as-Code tooling
Fluency in English (Dutch not required)

Picnic Perks

Every expert was once a beginner!

Youll get plenty of opportunities to challenge yourself and grow including the Picnic Tech Academy Lunch & Learn sessions and tailored soft skills training. We also offer free professional weekly language courses.

Make a difference

Youll work in an awesome startup environment with the freedom to drive your own projects and create a visible impact. Our fully electric vehicles and sustainable business model mean youll also be contributing to making the world a better place!

Teamwork makes the dream work

With more than 80 nationalities across 3 countries youll be part of a diverse company with plenty of cool stuff to get involved with from board game evenings to after-work drinks to our company ski trip and more!

You are what you eat

Youll get freshly prepared healthy lunches and snacks (with plenty of vegetarian vegan and halal options). Coffee snob Dont worry our amazing Picnic barista has you covered.

Stay healthy

Mental health is important. As well as having the option to speak with Picnic colleagues who act as confidential advisors our collaboration with OpenUp gives you easy access to professional psychologists along with workshops and materials. There are plenty of sports communities and events to get involved with from tennis to yoga to climbing!

Attractive package

We offer competitive compensation and a pension plan that looks out for your future self as well as 25 vacation days per year so you can recharge your batteries

Benefits for expats

It can be daunting starting a new job AND moving to a new country. Thats why we offer lots of support for our many expat colleagues if you want to find our relocation benefits see here.

In a nutshellWe rely on world-class data foundations and place a relentless focus on performance reliability and scale. Our Database Engineers are the specialists who enable our teams to build and operate high-impact data-driven features while shaping how databases are used across the company. With ...