Senior Support Engineer 1

EDB

Job Description:

We’re looking for a stellar Senior Support Engineer to join our Support Services team in EMEA.

As a Senior Support Engineer you will be a part of our Support Services team that is 100% Remote working on a global team. You will be responsible for maintaining and managing Postgres databases, partnering closely with our clients by providing guidance, support and execution following best practices.

Candidates please note: This role will be required to work a 4×10 shift schedule from Wednesday to Saturday or Sunday to Wednesday. Candidates located in Spain or Italy are preferred. This role can be located 100% remotely.

What your impact will be:

  • Work with customers to provide in-depth technical troubleshooting and recommend appropriate workaround(s) and solutions for all EDB product lines and open-source PostgreSQL products.
  • Collaborate with and mentor junior and mid-tier support engineers to triage issues.
  • Create reproducible test cases, file development requests, and offer patches when possible.
  • Collaborate with development resources, many of whom are core members and major contributors to the PostgreSQL community, to identify bugs and performance bottlenecks
  • Serve as the primary point of contact to premium customers on priority engagements.
  • Document solutions, procedures, and standards for customers as well as for internal use.

What you will bring:

  • 5+ years of significant experience with PostgreSQL, as well as experience with Oracle, MySQL, MongoDB, or equivalent knowledge
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent knowledge
  • Working knowledge of PostgreSQL third-party tools (i.e., pgpool, patroni, pgbouncer, etc.)
  • Outstanding English communication skills (both written and verbal)
  • Strong problem-solving skills for abstract and complex issues
  • Quick-thinking, able to work well under pressure
  • Adept at documenting efforts, actions, and results
  • Experience liaising with Engineering teams

What will give you an edge:

  • Technical Support experience
  • Experience with machine learning and AI
  • Recent working experience with Microsoft.NET, Java and/or C/C++
  • Experience with Oracle or SQL Server
  • Experience with Docker, OpenShift & Kubernetes
  • Experience with Amazon Web Services and RDS
  • Experience with Microsoft Azure
  • Experience with Zookeeper or Kafka