Senior Database Engineer
Remote, United States
- Pay
USD 150,000–190,000/yearAnnual period assumed — pay source
Salary Range $150,000—$190,000 USD Penn Interactive is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law.Base pay is one part of the Total Rewards that Penn Interactive provides to compensate and recognize employees for their work. Most sales positions are eligible for a Commission under the terms of an applicable plan, while most non-sales positions are eligible for a Bonus. Additionally, Penn Interactive provides best-in-class benefits to eligible employees. We believe that benefits should connect you to the support you need when it matters most, and should help you care for those who matter most. That’s why we provide an array of options, expert guidance and always-on tools, that are personalized to meet the needs of your reality – to help support you physically, financially and emotionally through the big milestones and in your everyday life.
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What you’ll work on
Full postingEvaluate database architectures and improve performance and availability
Respond to database outages and remediate database-related production issues
Tune database schemas, partitions, views and queries to increase performance
Manage and maintain replication between databases for resilience and recovery
Automate database deployment with Terraform and GitOps
From the employer’s posting
Evaluate current database architectures and suggest improvements to maintain performance and availability
Support the engineering organization by responding to database outages, helping triage, and remediating any database-related issues
evaluating database schemas, partitions, views and queries, implementing changes to increase database performance
Manage and maintain replication between databases, ensuring resilience and the ability to recover from faults
using Terraform to automate deployment/creation leveraging GitOps
What you’ll bring
All qualificationsCore experience
- 5+ years hands-on database engineering, Postgres preferred
- 5+ years in an AWS or GCP cloud environment
- 3+ years of Python or Go programming
- Experience with K8s operators, specifically Zalando and CNPG
- Strong Kubernetes production experience
Preferred experience
- Postgres preferred
Qualification wording
5+ years of hands on Database Engineering (Postgres preferred)
5+ years working within an AWS or GCP cloud environment
3+ years of high-level programming experience in Python or Go
Ability to work with K8S operators. Specifically Zalando and CNPG
Strong Kubernetes production experience
Tools in this posting
- Python
- AWS
- GCP
- Kafka
- Kubernetes
- Terraform
- Go
- PostgreSQL
Source — Tool mentions in context
- 5+ years working within an AWS or GCP cloud environment - 3+ years of high-level programming experience in Python or Go - Strong database monitoring experience
- Manage and maintain replication between databases, ensuring resilience and the ability to recover from faults (observability platform in place already) - Product choice decisions, design methods, and modelling for AWS and GCP database direction - DB architecture to support our business continuity plan, backups, compute, network and storage development, using Terraform to automate deployment/creation leveraging GitOps
- 5+ years of hands on Database Engineering (Postgres preferred) - 5+ years working within an AWS or GCP cloud environment - 3+ years of high-level programming experience in Python or Go
- Ability to work with K8S operators. Specifically Zalando and CNPG - Experience with Postgres, Kafka (other distributed event streaming systems), ETLs and CDC - 5+ years of hands on Database Engineering (Postgres preferred)
- Strong database architecture experience - Strong Kubernetes production experience - Experience working with applications requiring compliance audits
- Product choice decisions, design methods, and modelling for AWS and GCP database direction - DB architecture to support our business continuity plan, backups, compute, network and storage development, using Terraform to automate deployment/creation leveraging GitOps - Build and develop a common database design architecture that can be easily replicated for new database installations
- Experience with production support issues, and how to remediate in a timely manner - Experience building infrastructure as code via IaC (preferably terraform) What We Offer
- Experience with Postgres, Kafka (other distributed event streaming systems), ETLs and CDC - 5+ years of hands on Database Engineering (Postgres preferred) - 5+ years working within an AWS or GCP cloud environment
About Penn Interactive
As a key As a key member of our Database Engineering team dealing with Site Reliability you will:
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Job description
PENN Entertainment, Inc. is North America’s leading provider of integrated entertainment, sports content, and casino gaming experiences. From casinos and racetracks to online gaming, sports betting and entertainment content, we deliver the experiences people want, how and where they want them.
We’re always on the lookout for those who are passionate about creating and delivering cutting-edge online gaming and sports media products. Whether it’s through Hollywood Casino, theScore Bet Sportsbook, or theScore media app, we’re excited to push the boundaries of what’s possible. These state-of-the-art platforms are powered by proprietary in-house technology, a key component of PENN’s omnichannel gaming and entertainment strategy.
When you join PENN Entertainment’s digital team, you’ll not only work on these cutting-edge platforms through theScore and PENN Interactive, but you’ll also be part of a company that truly cares about your career growth. We’re committed to supporting you as you expand your skills and explore new opportunities.
With locations throughout North America, you can build a future at PENN Entertainment wherever you are. If you want to challenge conventions in gaming, media and entertainment, we want to talk to you.
About the Role & Team
We are looking for a Senior Database Engineer to join our thriving Engineering team, to work cross-functionally across engineering, focusing on the architecture for optimal platform performance and be at the front lines, designing/administering databases, tackling database production issues and utilizing the latest and greatest cloud technologies. We’re looking for excited individuals who want to be immersed in our Cloud Native (K8) platforms. Using DevOps principles and orchestration with a focus on availability, reliability and durability.
About the Work
As a key As a key member of our Database Engineering team dealing with Site Reliability you will:
- Evaluate current database architectures and suggest improvements to maintain performance and availability
- Work within agile scrum & kanban to foster Engineering and support efforts
- Support the engineering organization by responding to database outages, helping triage, and remediating any database-related issues
- Support the engineering organization by evaluating database schemas, partitions, views and queries, implementing changes to increase database performance
- Manage and maintain replication between databases, ensuring resilience and the ability to recover from faults (observability platform in place already)
- Product choice decisions, design methods, and modelling for AWS and GCP database direction
- DB architecture to support our business continuity plan, backups, compute, network and storage development, using Terraform to automate deployment/creation leveraging GitOps
- Build and develop a common database design architecture that can be easily replicated for new database installations
- Other duties as required
About You
- Ability to work with K8S operators. Specifically Zalando and CNPG
- Experience with Postgres, Kafka (other distributed event streaming systems), ETLs and CDC
- 5+ years of hands on Database Engineering (Postgres preferred)
- 5+ years working within an AWS or GCP cloud environment
- 3+ years of high-level programming experience in Python or Go
- Strong database monitoring experience
- Strong database architecture experience
- Strong Kubernetes production experience
- Experience working with applications requiring compliance audits
- Experience with production support issues, and how to remediate in a timely manner
- Experience building infrastructure as code via IaC (preferably terraform)
What We Offer
- Competitive compensation package.
- Comprehensive Benefits package.
- Fun, relaxed work environment.
- Education and conference reimbursements.
#LI-REMOTE
Penn Interactive is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law.Base pay is one part of the Total Rewards that Penn Interactive provides to compensate and recognize employees for their work. Most sales positions are eligible for a Commission under the terms of an applicable plan, while most non-sales positions are eligible for a Bonus. Additionally, Penn Interactive provides best-in-class benefits to eligible employees. We believe that benefits should connect you to the support you need when it matters most, and should help you care for those who matter most. That’s why we provide an array of options, expert guidance and always-on tools, that are personalized to meet the needs of your reality – to help support you physically, financially and emotionally through the big milestones and in your everyday life.
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Salary Range $150,000—$190,000 USD Penn Interactive is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law.Base pay is one part of the Total Rewards that Penn Interactive provides to compensate and recognize employees for their work. Most sales positions are eligible for a Commission under the terms of an applicable plan, while most non-sales positions are eligible for a Bonus. Additionally, Penn Interactive provides best-in-class benefits to eligible employees. We believe that benefits should connect you to the support you need when it matters most, and should help you care for those who matter most. That’s why we provide an array of options, expert guidance and always-on tools, that are personalized to meet the needs of your reality – to help support you physically, financially and emotionally through the big milestones and in your everyday life.
- Location & working pattern
Remote, United States
- Education and conference reimbursements. #LI-REMOTE Salary Range
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