Senior Database Engineer

About Us:

We are a leading global asset management firm with over 3,000 employees across 20 offices in 15 countries; we help millions of investors around the world pursue their financial goals.

We hire critical thinkers. People who thrive in a collaborative culture like ours where we solve real problems while building the future of finance.

You

• Are excited to be part of a vibrant engineering community that values diversity, hard work, and continuous learning.
• Love solving complex real-world business problems.
• Recognize that cross-functional collaboration is a core component of success for the team.
• Believe there are multiple ways to solve most technical problems and are willing to debate the trade-offs.
• Have become a stronger engineer by making mistakes and learning from them.
• Are a doer, someone who wants to grow their career and gain experience across technologies and business functions.

We

• Continuously invest in a high-performance and inclusive culture, in which a diversity of backgrounds, experiences and viewpoints are celebrated and valued.
• Encourage career mobility, so you can benefit from learning different functions and technologies, and we gain the benefits of your experience across teams.
• Run technology pro bono programs that help the non-profit community and give our engineering community opportunities to volunteer and participate.
• Offer education reimbursements and ongoing training in technology, communication, and diversity & inclusion.
• Embrace knowledge sharing through lunch-and-learns, demos, and technical forums.
• Consider our people to be our greatest asset-we will help you learn what PIMCO Technology has to offer so you can participate in activities that benefit your career while delivering impactful technology solutions.

Position Description:

• Design, build and automate scalable, performant, and secure database solutions for the firm.
• Provide production support, solutions and expertise for Oracle, Exadata and AWS RDS Oracle.
• Expertise in database replication using multiple database vendors (Sybase ASE, Oracle, SQL Server), and different technologies (Goldengate, HVR, Streams, AQ, etc).
• Ability to troubleshoot difficult production issues quickly.
• Work closely with various development teams across the firm to ensure proper use of Oracle features, best practices, and adherence to PIMCO database standards.
• Train and mentor developers in Oracle development methodology & best practices, specifically on 19c.
• Tune complex Oracle SQL proactively & reactively as required. Be able to rewrite SQL queries where necessary.
• Design, implement, and maintain capacity planning for PIMCO database systems.
• Handle DBA tickets, user requests, routine support and maintenance.
• Ability to work off hours / weekends as required.

Position Requirements:

• Ability to drive architecture decisions and communicate those to management.
• 8 years of experience as a database developer or DBA, including Oracle RDBMS 19c.
• 5 years of database development support and SQL tuning experience.
• 5 years of experience with Oracle Exadata is required
• Understands Exadata specific concepts and proven record of accomplishment in implementing Exadata specific features.
• Proves record of accomplishment of SQL skills, infrastructure automation and database tuning on VLDBs.
• Outstanding communication, interpersonal, problem solving, and analytical skills.
• Bachelor Degree in Computer Science/Engineering, Management Information Systems, or equivalent

Benefits:

PIMCO is committed to offering a comprehensive portfolio of employee benefits designed to support the health and well-being of you and your family. Benefits vary by location but may include:

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Life insurance and travel coverage
• 401(k) (defined contribution) retirement savings, retirement plan, pension contribution from your first day of employment
• Work/life programs such as flexible work arrangements, parental leave and support, employee assistance plan, commuter benefits, health club discounts, and educational/CFA certification reimbursement programs
• Community involvement opportunities with The PIMCO Foundation in each PIMCO office