Sr. Staff Database Engineer

Job Description

Job Description

About Us

We are Sila, a next-generation battery materials company. Our mission is to power the world's transition to clean energy.

To create this future, our team is building a better lithium-ion battery from the inside out today. We engineer and manufacture ground-breaking battery materials that significantly increase the energy density of batteries, while reducing their size and weight.

The result? Smaller more powerful batteries that can unlock innovation in consumer devices and accelerate the mass adoption of electric cars to eliminate our dependence on fossil fuels.

We're tackling one of the biggest challenges of our time every day, and together we're redefining what's possible. Are you ready to be a part of a team committed to changing the world?

Who You Are

As a database engineer, you take ownership of Sila data storage systems, ensuring the consistency, durability, availability, and performance of our on-premise and cloud-hosted databases.

You will be working with incoming data streams from sensors and time-series equipment, as well as small and large batch processes, to serve data to internal stakeholders such as application developers, technology development teams, and battery teams.

You will be responsible for building scalable data integration technologies, working closely with software engineers, data scientists, and database management team to create a next-generation data infrastructure that supports user queries, dashboards, applications, and data analysis.

Responsibilities and Duties

• Deliver data as a service, ensuring consistency, durability, availability, and performance of datastores across a wide variety of applications and services
• Develop and implement data processing and analytics pipelines
• Develop and maintain data analysis tools for scripting and automation, parameter extraction, exploration, and data visualization
• Provide data pipeline support to R&D, manufacturing, engineering, quality, and software development teams
• Collaborate with the engineering team to identify and implement data processing frameworks and automation opportunities to increase efficiency
• Work closely with source data owners, software engineers, data scientists, and database administrators to build a next-generation data infrastructure
• Serve data to internal stakeholders such as application developers, technology development teams, and battery teams

Knowledge and Skill Requirements

• 5+ years experience administering on-premise and cloud-hosted SQL Server databases
• 3+ years experience working with Snowflake
• Experience writing, troubleshooting, and optimizing SQL queries and stored procedures
• Experience working with event-driven data pipelines
• Experience with Python and SQL
• Knowledge of data lake architecture and data lake management
• Knowledge of data governance and data management practices
• Bonus experience working with PostgreSQL or MySQL
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills for working with cross-functional teams and stakeholders

Physical Demands and Working Conditions

• Move items up to 50 lbs with the assistance of lift equipment and carts
• Move long distances (such as from building to building) and be stationary for extended periods of time
• Reach low shelves or items on the floor
• Operate a computer and other office equipment, such as a laptop, copier / printer, etc in a fixed location

The starting base pay for this role is between $170,000 and $215,000 at the time of posting. The actual base pay depends on many factors, such as education, experience, and skills.

Base pay is only one part of Sila's competitive Total Rewards package that can include benefits, perks, equity, and bonuses.

The base pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future.

Working at Sila

We believe that building a diverse team at Sila helps us amplify our individual talents. We are an equal opportunity employer and committed to creating an inclusive environment where good ideas are free to come from anyone.

We are proud to celebrate diversity and all qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to gender, race, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability, national origin, or any other status protected by law.