Senior MySQL Architect Massachussets $110000 - $120000

Senior MySQL Architect

Needham, MA

Seeking an adept MySQL architect to join our team to design, build, and maintain

mission-critical databases.

The opportunity

• Design and manage highly-available, scalable databases using MySQL on

the GNU/Linux platform

• Seeing projects through the complete software life-cycle, from design and

implementation to testing and production deployment and beyond

• Lots of room for growth within the company

• Technically challenging

• Highly rewarding and enthusiastic team environment

Getting in the door

• Expert MySQL database design and development experience (minimum 5

years industry), including:

o Strong relational database design and development

o Large-scale deployments utilizing replication and/or clustering

o Stored procedure design and development

o Database performance analysis, tuning, and query optimization

o Defining and/or implementing data access controls

o Backup and disaster recovery

• 8 to 10 years of experience in software development using object oriented

and procedural programming

• Strong background in developing for GNU/Linux or Unix-like platforms for

mission-critical production deployments

• Strong analytical and logical thinking capability

Job Category: Computer, Software

Always a plus

• High-availability and scalable network service development

• Experience with multi-master clustering and other high availability

techniques

• Data warehouse design experience

• Proficiency in an industry-recognized scripting language, such as PHP,

Ruby, Perl, and/or Python

• Proficiency in C and/or C++

• Experience with database internals development

• Contributions to MySQL server or its storage engines

• Expertise with interfaces, MVC, HTML, CSS2, JavaScript, AJAX,

Templating, caching, sessions, and authentication

• GNU/Linux optimization, security and network administration

• Secure coding practices

• Experience with distributed architecture, design, and implementation

• Experience with running Apache or other Unix-based web servers in a

production environment

• Industry networking experience, including knowledge of fundamental

protocols, such as TCP, UDP, IPv4/6 and SSL/TLS

• B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science or other related field

Work environment

• We will custom build a workstation to your specifications using the latest

and greatest technology; Mac OS X and Linux-friendly

• Dual Apple 30” Cinema HD displays

• Join a team with a winning attitude in a fast moving, highly energetic

environment

• Full benefits

• Executive desk with your own personal choice of ergonomic chair

• All of our servers run GNU/Linux (Debian) or OpenBSD