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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Developer DBA - **Company:** Aeroflow Inc. - **Location:** Asheville, NC, United States - **Experience:** Experienced - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Query Performance, Microsoft Access, Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Business Analytics Applications, Data Analysis, Microsoft Azure, Code Review, Databases, Continuous Integration, Data Integration, Extract Transform Load (ETL), Data Warehousing, Database Design, Database Development, Database Models, Database Queries, Github, Liquibase, Microsoft SQL Server, SQL Azure, Query Optimization, Software Tools, Standard Sql, SQL Databases, Transact-SQL, Datadog, Database Performance, Technical Debt, Amazon Relational Database Service, Deployment Automation, Redgate, Software Version Control, Data Pipelines - **Published:** September 15, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.com/job/usab87d0f0c4510d09f7f111b64e23648f/eaa ## About the Role * 5+ years of professional SQL engineering experience or 3+ years of development-focused DBA experience; equivalent combinations of SQL engineering and DBA experience will also be considered. * Deep production expertise with Microsoft SQL Server, including database architecture, data modeling, T-SQL development, query optimization, and index optimization. * Demonstrated experience reviewing SQL code and establishing or improving engineering and development standards. * Hands-on experience with database deployments and modern database engineering workflows, including source control, CI/CD, deployment automation, testing, and monitoring. * Experience with database modeling and designing maintainable schemas for production applications. * Experience with database engineering and operational tooling such as DataDog, DPA, Flyway, Redgate, Liquibase, Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, or comparable technologies. * Experience implementing or working with data contracts, APIs, or other defined interfaces between transactional databases and downstream consumers. * Clear written and verbal communication skills with the ability to influence and mentor technical peers. You Might Also Have * Experience working with large-scale databases of approximately 1TB or greater, where database organization, performance, and tuning require additional scale-specific considerations. * Experience leading or contributing significantly to a database modernization or platform transformation initiative across legacy and modern systems. * Experience with Azure SQL, AWS RDS for SQL Server, managed database platforms, Infrastructure as Code, or DevOps automation. * Knowledge of data warehousing, ETL, data integration, analytics platforms, or Microsoft Access applications in enterprise environments. * Experience establishing database development standards across a team or organization. * Experience coaching or mentoring SQL Engineers or other technical professionals. * Experience using AI-assisted engineering tools responsibly to improve analysis, documentation, development, or code review. ## Description Your Primary Responsibilities As our Developer DBA, your work will generally span four key areas: * Code Review (~30%): Review SQL engineering work and help establish clear standards for high-quality, maintainable T-SQL, database design, and development practices. * Architecture & Technical Consulting (~30%): Serve as a senior database resource to our Technology teams, helping engineers make sound decisions around schema design, implementation, performance, and database architecture. * Coaching & Mentoring (~20%): Help raise the technical capability of the SQL Engineering team through practical guidance, feedback, knowledge sharing, and technical mentorship. * Hands-On Development (~20%): Remain close to the code through T-SQL development, optimization, database modeling, and targeted platform improvements. * Partner closely with Database Administration while maintaining a development-focused scope centered on query performance, T-SQL logic, schema architecture, and reliability. * Improve database engineering practices around source control, peer review, testing, documentation, CI/CD, deployment automation, and post-deployment validation. * Modernize thoughtfully by reducing technical debt, operational risk, and unnecessary manual effort while protecting production stability. * Reduce recurring performance and reliability issues through root-cause analysis, T-SQL optimization, observability, and durable engineering improvements. * Partner with Analytics Engineering and Product teams to define and maintain reliable data contracts, helping ensure database changes do not unexpectedly disrupt downstream systems or data pipelines. * Employee has an individual responsibility for knowledge of and compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and company policies. * Compliance is a condition of employment and is considered an element of job performance. * Maintain HIPAA and patient confidentiality. * Maintain regular and reliable attendance as assigned by your schedule. * Other duties may be assigned. Skills for Success * Deep SQL expertise: You understand Microsoft SQL Server beyond simply writing queries and can recognize the difference between code that works and database engineering that will remain performant and maintainable at scale. * Systems thinking: You understand how database architecture, application behavior, deployment practices, and downstream systems affect one another. * Pragmatic technical judgment: You can distinguish meaningful modernization from unnecessary complexity and clearly explain the tradeoffs. * Technical influence: You can establish credibility with experienced engineers, provide thoughtful code-review feedback, and help raise engineering standards without relying on formal authority. * Operational discipline: You improve reliability through repeatable practices, automation, observability, documentation, and prevention rather than hero-driven firefighting. * Collaborative mentorship: You enjoy helping other engineers improve and can translate deep technical knowledge into practical, actionable guidance., We're looking for a highly motivated, experienced SQL professional who enjoys making both systems and the engineers working within them better. The right person will bring strong technical judgment without unnecessary rigidity. You should be comfortable looking at an existing environment, understanding why it evolved the way it did, and determining what genuinely needs to change rather than modernizing simply for the sake of modernization. You'll thrive in this role if you: * Enjoy being the person other engineers turn to for difficult database questions. * Can respectfully challenge existing approaches and clearly articulate a better path. * Care deeply about clean, maintainable code and repeatable engineering practices. * Enjoy coaching others and raising the technical bar of a team. * Balance technical excellence with pragmatism and production stability. * Are comfortable operating with autonomy while collaborating closely with other Technology teams. * Approach technical debt and modernization with a business-minded understanding of risk, value, and impact. What Success Looks Like In your first year, success will look like: * More consistent, maintainable, and high-quality SQL across the engineering organization. * Stronger code-review and database development standards that improve quality, predictability, and deployment confidence. * Improved platform stability and fewer recurring database performance issues. * Meaningful, prioritized progress against technical debt and database modernization initiatives. * A SQL Engineering team that benefits from stronger technical mentorship and clearer engineering standards. * Database architecture and development practices that are increasingly scalable, repeatable, and easier to maintain.