Job Title: Database Engineer

Experience: 3 to 8 Years

Location: Ahmedabad, Gujarat

Job Type: Full Time

Department: Data Engineering

About Simform:

Simform is a premier digital engineering company specializing in Cloud, Data, AI/ML, and Experience Engineering to create seamless digital experiences and scalable products. Simform is a strong partner for Microsoft, AWS, Google Cloud, and Databricks. With a presence in 5+ countries, Simform primarily serves North America, the UK, and the Northern European market.

Simform takes pride in being one of the most reputed employers in the region, having created a thriving work culture with a high work-life balance that gives a sense of freedom and opportunity to grow.

Role Overview

We are seeking a highly skilled Database Engineer with expertise in SQL, database management, and cloud technologies to manage and optimize large-scale data infrastructure for enterprise projects. The ideal candidate will have a strong foundation in relational and NoSQL databases, performance tuning, and data warehousing.

Key Responsibilities

• Database Design & Development: Design, develop, and optimize relational (SQL) and NoSQL databases based on business requirements.
• SQL & Query Optimization: Write complex SQL queries, optimize database performance, and implement indexing, partitioning, and query tuning strategies.
• Database Administration: Monitor and maintain databases to ensure performance, security, and high availability.
• Cloud Database Management: Deploy, manage, and optimize databases on cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Stored Procedures & Triggers: Develop functions, views, procedures, triggers, and manage database security using DDL, DML, DCL, and DQL.
• Data Warehousing: Work with data warehousing solutions (Snowflake, Redshift, BigQuery, Synapse) for analytics and reporting needs.
• Data Migration & ETL: Support ETL processes and data migration strategies for efficient data movement across different systems.
• Backup & Recovery: Implement disaster recovery, replication, and backup strategies to prevent data loss.
• Troubleshooting & Debugging: Perform root cause analysis and troubleshooting of database and application issues.
• BI & Analytics Support: Work with BI tools like Power BI, Tableau, QuickSight, or Looker to support data visualization and reporting needs.
• Collaboration & Support: Collaborate with development, DevOps, and infrastructure teams to integrate and enhance database solutions.
• Automation & Scripting: Utilize Python or other scripting languages to automate database management and monitoring tasks.
• Security & Compliance: Ensure databases comply with security best practices and industry regulations.
  
  
  

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Bachelor's/Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.
• Proven experience in SQL and relational database management systems (MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQL Server, Oracle, etc.).
• Hands-on experience with NoSQL databases (MongoDB, DynamoDB, CosmosDB, etc.).
• Expertise in database performance tuning and query optimization.
• Familiarity with cloud databases and infrastructure (AWS RDS, Azure SQL, Google Cloud SQL, etc.).
• Experience with ETL tools and data migration strategies.
• Strong knowledge of data modeling, indexing, partitioning, and replication.
• Understanding of data warehousing and analytics concepts.
• Experience with database monitoring tools and techniques.
• Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills.
  
  
  

Preferred Qualifications (Nice To Have)

• Experience in big data technologies (Hadoop, Spark, Kafka, etc.).
• Experience with Python is a plus.
• Experience with BI tools (PowerBI/ Tableau/ QuickSight/ Looker) is a plus.
  
  
  

Why Join Us:

• Young Team, Thriving Culture
• Flat-hierarchical, friendly, engineering-oriented, and growth-focused culture.
• Well-balanced learning and growth opportunities
• Free health insurance.
• Office facilities with a game zone, in-office kitchen with affordable lunch service, and free snacks.
• Sponsorship for certifications/events and library service.
• Flexible work timing, leaves for life events, WFH and hybrid options