PlanHub is the leading pre-construction SaaS platform and marketplace helping general contractors, subcontractors, and suppliers connect and grow their businesses. Built with tradespeople in mind, PlanHub is designed around the user workflow to help boost productivity, maintain deadlines, increase revenue, and create relationships. Easily post projects or submit bids with anytime-anywhere collaboration for every commercial construction trade.

We’re currently seeking a Senior Database Engineer to join our team. This role will focus on building and optimizing data collection systems and processing pipelines. The primary responsibility will involve managing/supporting/improving the OLTP databases of PlanHub.

What you will be doing

• Design, configure, and manage MySQL databases hosted on AWS RDS and Aurora.
• Troubleshooting, Root Cause Analysis, Slow query log analysis and query tuning.
• Work on improving the existing database systems and architecture.
• Modernize the data tier on AWS towards a highly scalable, available and performant database architecture and data flows with the SaaS platform and external data sources.
• Perform database code deployment and tooling.
• Define, develop, and optimize queries for product.
• Assist software developers with query optimizations.
• Implement reports as needed to support internal business stakeholders.
• Collaborate with the application development and BI teams to maintain and modernize our data architecture.
• Review and troubleshoot reported issues.

What you will need to be successful

• 7+ Design, configure, and manage MySQL databases hosted on AWS RDS and Aurora.
• 5+ Years of experience with Troubleshooting, Root Cause Analysis, Slow query log analysis and query tuning.
• 5+ Utilize AWS CLI for infrastructure tasks including provisioning, monitoring and scaling of RDS/Aurora instances.
• Experienced with Modernization of software to support exponential growth and improve QOS in AWS Cloud infrastructure.
• Maintain comprehensive and clear technical documentation, including runbooks, diagrams and wikis.
• Experienced in designing and implementing OLTP database solutions.
• Degree in Computer Science or related technical discipline or equivalent experience.
• Hands-on experience with Bash / Python scripting.
• Self-motivated and willing to "do what it takes" to get the job done.
• Ability to plan, organize and work on multiple projects with minimal supervision.
• Collaborate with developers to optimize database interactions and ensure efficient data workflows.
• Support database upgrades, patching, and migrations with minimal downtime.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to convey technical details to non-technical stakeholders.

Nice to have

• Good to have experience with GUI ETL tools: Informatica/SSIS/Apache NiFi/AWS Glue etc...
• Good to have experience with Snowflake, AWS Redshift, AWS Lake Formation, or similar Data Warehouse / Data Lake tools
• Experience working with NoSQL such as MongoDB, ElasticSearch is good to have.
• Experience in data warehousing inclusive of dimensional modeling concepts and demonstrate proficiency in Python, Perl, or similar

What's in it for you:

The opportunity to join a dynamic team that landed into the top list of Inc. 5000 in 2024 You can make an immediate impact as PlanHub moves to dominate the industry!

PlanHub offers:

• An awesome culture where you will be empowered, make an impact, and learn a ton
• Remote friendly
• Open time-off policy