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# Staff Database Engineer

- **Company:** BILLDERS CUSTOM TILE AND STONE INC
- **Location:** New York, NY, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $184,000.0 - $220,800.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Systems Engineering, Databases, Data Infrastructure, Amazon DynamoDB, Python (Programming Language), PostgreSQL, MySQL, Nagios, Oracle (Applications), Systems Development Life Cycle, Query Optimization, Standard Sql, Data Streaming, Systems Architecture, Datadog, Data Logging, AWS ECS, Git, Debezium, Information Technology, Performance Monitor, Real Time Data, Apache Kafka, BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM), Cloudwatch, Terraform, Splunk, Data Pipelines, Pagerduty
- **Published:** October 18, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/f6356f40-2bf4-43a9-b663-954494e714df

## About the Role

* Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
 * 8+ years in database administration (PostgreSQL, Oracle, MySQL) with strong skills in optimization, security, and access control, including 3+ years managing databases on AWS
 * Proficient in Python or Go
 * Expert in IaC with Terraform and Git, applying an SDLC approach to infrastructure
 * Advanced experience with replication tools like GoldenGate or Debezium
 * Solid SQL skills and experience in complex query optimization
 * Experience with monitoring and alerting tools like DataDog, Splunk, and CloudWatch for real-time performance monitoring and issue resolution

## Description

The Core Infrastructure Team is responsible for managing all of the infrastructure and databases at BILL. We utilize Foglight, DataDog (for Logging, Metrics, and APM), Splunk, and CloudWatch (through Datadog integration) for real-time alerts via Slack and PagerDuty. We are strong advocates of Infrastructure as Code, and to achieve this, we utilize Terraform and AWS ECS., We are looking for a Staff Database Engineer with strong developer experience in PostgreSQL, Oracle, and DynamoDB to join us in building, scaling, and automating our mission-critical database platforms. In this role, you will design automated database infrastructure, write custom tooling, and build resilient real-time data replication architecture by streaming data from databases into Kafka using tools like Oracle GoldenGate and Debezium to power the BILL suite of applications. As a member of our team, you will collaborate closely with Systems Engineers, Developers, and Architects to engineer high-performance, event-driven data pipelines and self-service database systems., As a Staff Database Engineer, you will serve as both a system architect and builder. Joining a team of dedicated engineers, you will contribute to the design, automation, and optimization of our PostgreSQL, Oracle, MySQL, and DynamoDB environments, building modern CI/CD pipelines, automated failovers, and scalable Kafka-based CDC frameworks to ensure stability and real-time data availability.