Senior, Database Reliability Engineer

Location : Austin, TX

The Technology Team at GLG builds the platform that matches companies around the world with the experts who can help them make the right call on their most important decisions. GLG is building a next generation platform to transform our industry, and we're looking for people to help define and build our data infrastructure. Joining GLG's Database Reliability Engineering (DRE) team, you'll collaborate with other database administrators, database engineers, systems architects, software engineers, product managers, and users to set and achieve goals that help GLG continue to define the future of expertise.

Database Reliability Engineering at GLG is a union of traditional database administration, database engineering, system operations, and software engineering. We focus on the interactions between applications and data stores. We build a deep understanding of applications, data pipelines, data stores, and develop code and configuration to optimize the interactions between those components for scalability, performance, and resilience. We work closely with application teams on the construction of data-heavy systems, provide expert guidance on the design, security, and implementation of data storage and the software systems that use them. We are polyglot database engineers that thrive in and understand multiple scripting languages and data platforms.

About GLG / Gerson Lehrman Group

GLG's platform connects business to expertise for smarter, faster decisions. Our clients rely on GLG's 700,000+ member-experts and 2,300 employees around the globe to provide 24 / 7 insight and exceptional service within a rigorous compliance framework.

Key Responsibilities

• Tune SQL queries to increase performance and decrease overall system impact.
• Monitor servers for performance problems and alleviate bottlenecks.
• Build systems and programs that automate away repetitive tasks.
• Design and refactor data structures to meet performance goals.
• Review schema change proposals from development teams and suggest best practices.
• Administer database roles and users.
• Monitor and maintain database backups and restores.
• Conduct capacity planning and make and implement recommendations.
• Coach, educate, and lead other engineers across the technology organization on how to best interact with data through pairing, design reviews, blogging, and teaching sessions.

Qualifications

What We Offer :

Benefits : All U.S. GLGers also have access to benefits such as

Compensation : GLG is committed to fair andequitable compensation practices.Actual compensation is basedon several factors that are unique to each candidate, including but not limited to skill set, depthof experience, certifications, and specific work location. Certain roles may also be eligible for incentive compensation.

The anticipated hiring base salary range for this role is : $106,600 — $170,000 USD

EEO Policy Statement

Gerson Lehrman Group, Inc. ("GLG") is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of age, race, religion, color, marital status, disability, gender, national origin, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any classification protected by federal, state, or local law.

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