Cloud DB Engineer

Since our founding in 2012, Lotlinx has consistently pioneered advancements in the automotive landscape. We specialize in empowering automobile dealers and manufacturers by providing cutting-edge data and technology, delivering a distinct market advantage for every single vehicle transaction. Today, we stand as the foremost automotive AI and machine learning powered technology, excelling in digital marketing, risk management, and strategic inventory management.

Lotlinx provides employees with a dynamic work environment that is challenging, team-oriented, and full of passionate people. We offer great incentives to our employees, such as competitive compensation and benefits, flex time off, and career development opportunities.

About the Team

Our Platform Engineering team is responsible for building and maintaining the infrastructure that powers Lotlinx's applications and services. We are a small, dynamic team of two (soon to be three!) passionate engineers dedicated to implementing best practices in cloud-native technologies and ensuring a reliable and scalable platform. We believe in collaboration, continuous learning, and empowering developers to deliver exceptional products.

Role Overview

We're seeking a skilled and experienced Cloud Database Engineer to join our growing Platform Engineering team. You will play a crucial role in designing, implementing, and managing our cloud database infrastructure, ensuring high availability, performance, and security. You will also contribute to the broader platform engineering efforts, leveraging your expertise in cloud-native technologies.

Responsibilities

• Cloud Database Management
• Design, deploy, and manage cloud database solutions (e.g., AWS RDS, Azure SQL Database, Google Cloud SQL, or similar).
• Optimize database performance, including query tuning, indexing, and resource allocation.
• Implement and maintain database backup, recovery, and disaster recovery strategies.
• Ensure database security, including access control, encryption, and vulnerability management.
• Monitor database health and performance, proactively identifying and resolving issues.
• Automate database provisioning, configuration, and maintenance tasks.
• Cloud-Native Technologies
• Work with containerization and orchestration technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
• Implement infrastructure-as-code (IaC) using tools like Terraform or CloudFormation.
• Contribute to the development and maintenance of our CI/CD pipelines.
• Collaborate with developers to integrate database solutions into cloud-native applications.
• Participate in the design and implementation of scalable and resilient microservices architectures.
• Collaboration and Communication
• Work closely with developers, operations, and other stakeholders to understand database requirements.
• Document database configurations, procedures, and best practices.
• Participate in on-call rotations to ensure platform availability.
• Share knowledge and mentor other team members.

Qualifications

• Required
• Proven experience in managing cloud database services (e.g., AWS RDS, Apache Pinot, Google Cloud SQL).
• Strong understanding of database concepts, including relational databases, SQL, and NoSQL databases.
• Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code (IaC) tools (Terraform, CloudFormation).  
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Experience with Database Monitoring tools.
• Preferred
• Experience with specific database technologies (e.g., MySQL, Apache Pinot).
• Experience with specific in memory cache technologies (e.g., Redis).
• Experience with cloud-native observability tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, LGTM stack).
• Experience with scripting languages (e.g., Python, Bash).
• Cloud certifications (AWS Certified Database - Specialty, etc)

The salary range for this position is $110,000 - $140,000.

Lotlinx is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.

Lotlinx is not currently able to offer sponsorship for employment visa status.

Lotlinx is headquartered in Peterborough, NH and has locations in Holmdel NJ, Manitoba, Ontario and British Columbia, Canada in addition to a large team spanning from the US to Canada.

Our success relies heavily on our customers but also our dedicated talent that continuously moves our platform forward. We value our employees, their abilities and seek to foster an open, cooperative, dynamic environment where the team and company alike can thrive.