Senior Database Engineer

Blip is a leading tech company focused on software engineering solutions for sports entertainment.

We operate at scale. As part of Flutter Entertainment we play an essential role in the Groups goal of becoming the global leader in online sports betting and iGaming developing innovative products and platforms for over 14 million monthly customers worldwide.

We are serious about Tech. We are problem-solvers with big ambitions keeping a people-first mindset at the core of our work. We prioritize flexibility as we strive to deliver the best technological products and tackle the greatest industry challenges.

Recognizing that everyone brings their own strengths backgrounds and new perspectives we empower you to be yourself. That uniqueness shapes the culture of belonging we are so proud of.

The Role...

The Database Engineering Team at FanDuel is responsible for the performance reliability and installation of all NoSQL and traditional SQL databases. The team is globally located with members in New York Great Britain and Atlanta.

We are currently seeking to add a Senior Database Engineer to our team with expertise in Elasticsearch to contribute to the design optimization and scaling of our infrastructure.

What Youll be Doing...

• Design and implement scalable Elasticsearch clusters to support high-traffic data-intensive applications.

• Develop and maintain indexing strategies mappings and search schemas that optimize performance.
• Monitor troubleshoot and tune Elasticsearch performance including query optimization shard management and cluster scaling
• Automate deployments and management. (e.g. Terraform Ansible).
• Ensure data security and compliance by managing access control encryption and data retention policies.
• Collaborate with Application DevOps and Networking teams
• Evaluate and implement new technologies and best practices to enhance data reliability and scalability.
• Knowledge share with other team members and contribute to overall data platform architecture strategy

We hope you have

• Experience with Elasticsearch 7.17.x and 8.14.x
• Background in AWS technologies: EC2 instance types Storage Options aws-cli Route 53
• Knowledge of AWS outposts desirable
• Detailed knowledge of Linux Operating System; Tuning of databases as affected by storage memory and network configuration.
• Desirable to have proficiency in at least one other datastore: Cassandra MySQL Postgres
• Ability to define and implement replication and redundancy policies.
• Scripting and Automation skills: Python Bash

This is what you should have. What do we have you ask can check our amazing perks & benefits right here !

So ... are you in

Equal opportunities...

At Blip we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. We strongly encourage people from all backgrounds ways of thinking and working to apply.

We are committed to including everyone regardless of their race disability age gender identity sexual orientation and religion.

Everyone brings different perspectives and experiences; you dont have to meet all the requirements listed to apply for this role.

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