Who we want:
Are you ready to combine your talent for crafting solid data systems and enthusiasm for cutting-edge technology to harness the power of data at Bazaarvoice? We’re looking for a strong database engineer who thrives on building large-scale, robust, distributed data systems and pipelines, who understands the importance of good software engineering practices to get it done. If you’re excited about shaping the future of data at Bazaarvoice, come join us.
How you will make an impact:
As a key member of the Data Operations team, you’ll be tasked with designing, building, and supporting large-scale, distributed data systems that drive our organization’s data infrastructure forward, and power our products and services. Your responsibilities will include managing RDS databases, developing data pipelines, optimizing data storage and retrieval processes, and ensuring the reliability and scalability of our data architecture. You’ll collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to understand data requirements, implement solutions, and troubleshoot issues as they arise. You’ll also play a pivotal role in advocating for and implementing software engineering best practices to ensure the efficiency, maintainability, and robustness of our data systems. This role offers an exciting opportunity to work on cutting-edge technology and contribute to shaping the future of data-driven decision making within our organization.
What You’ll Do
Identify, analyze, and resolve complex performance and scalability issues
Deeply analyze execution plans, indexing strategies, concurrency, locking, and resource utilization
Design and implement durable performance improvements across queries, schemas, and workloads
Build automation and tooling to detect, diagnose, and remediate database performance issues
Partner with application and platform teams to improve database access patterns and system design
Establish, document, and enforce database performance best practices
Clearly explain complex technical concepts and trade-offs to both technical and non-technical audiences
Required Expertise
Candidates must demonstrate expert-level (“can teach a class”) knowledge in all the following:Core Apache Kafka architecture, Amazon MSK, and pub/sub ecosystems. Any Stream Processing & Real-Time Analytics, good to have Apache Flink, Kafka Streams, Spark Streaming, and streaming lakehouses.Experience on Transactional ( PostgreSQL, MySQL, Aurora etc.,) Analytical (Redshift, Iceberg etc.,) Designing and supporting database-backed, event driven application/architecture APIsBuilding automation and tooling to support database performance and reliabilityInfrastructure as Code using TerraformLeveraging AI to automatically identify bottlenecksCloud platforms: AWS, including managed database servicesCI/CD pipelines and deployment automationCapacity planning, workload modeling, and cost optimization
Skills Required
- Expert-level knowledge in SQL performance tuning and optimization
- Experience with SQL Server, Postgres, Aurora RDS
- Building automation and tooling for database performance
- Infrastructure as Code using Terraform
- Cloud platforms: AWS, including managed database services
- Performance monitoring and tuning in distributed systems
- Ability to mentor engineers and influence architecture decisions
Bazaarvoice Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Bazaarvoice and has not been reviewed or approved by Bazaarvoice.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time off is considered flexible, with unlimited PTO and paid volunteer time available alongside a hybrid/flexible-remote setup. Paid sabbaticals after a tenure milestone are highlighted as part of the package.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave for primary caregivers is consistently presented as a strong component of the offering. Family medical leave options are also documented.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Mental health support via a dedicated platform, recognition programs, ERGs, and a companywide volunteering tradition are emphasized. Company events and regular all-hands reinforce a wellbeing and community focus.
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What We Do
Each month in the Bazaarvoice Network, more than a billion consumers create, view, and share authentic user-generated content including reviews, questions and answers, and social photos across more than 11,500 global brand and retailer websites. From search and discovery to purchase and advocacy, Bazaarvoice’s solutions help brands and retailers reach in-market shoppers, personalize their experiences, and give them the confidence to buy.
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