Senior Database Engineer

About us

At Auctane, we are united by a passion to help sellers — wherever they are, however they operate — fulfill the promises they make to consumers. The Auctane mission is to fuel commerce through exceptional delivery. We make it possible for businesses to meet the ever rising expectations of their customers, and we make the world smaller and more accessible to consumers everywhere. Auctane brands enable hundreds of thousands of merchants to annually deliver billions of products — over $200 billion worth — to customers around the globe. And Auctane is just getting started.

Auctane is a team of shipping and software experts with a passion for helping merchants move their ideas, dreams and innovations around the globe. The Auctane family includes ShipStation, ShipWorks, ShipEngine, ShippingEasy, Stamps, Endicia, Metapack, GlobalPost, and Packlink. Our partners include Amazon, UPS, USPS, eBay, BigCommerce, Shopify, WooCommerce, and Walmart.

Our values

Salary range for this role: 18 900- 29 000 PLN gross/month

About the role

As Senior Database Engineer, you will be responsible for the design, implementation, maintenance, and optimization of the organization's relational database systems. This role will ensure the integrity, availability, and performance of critical data to support business operations and decision-making processes. The DBE will work closely with IT teams, developers, and business stakeholders to deliver efficient and scalable database solutions that meet the organization's current and future needs. The ideal candidate will have strong technical skills in SQL Server and Oracle database management systems, excellent problem-solving abilities, and the capacity to translate business requirements into effective relational database solutions. This role will be critical in maintaining the organization's data infrastructure, enabling data-driven decision-making, and ensuring the optimal performance of mission-critical applications across the enterprise.

What will you be doing?

• Develop database schemas, tables, and indexes to optimize performance and ensure data integrity.
• Implement and maintain database security measures, including user authentication, access controls, and data encryption.
• Analyze and interpret database performance metrics to proactively identify areas for improvement
• Monitor database performance and troubleshoot issues such as slow queries, database locks, and resource contention.
• Identify and address performance bottlenecks through query optimization, index tuning, and database configuration adjustments.
• Perform regular backups and disaster recovery procedures to ensure data availability and integrity.
• Optimize database indexes, query execution plans, and caching strategies to improve application responsiveness and scalability.
• Write and optimize SQL queries and stored procedures for efficient data retrieval and manipulation.
• Configure and maintain database replication, clustering, or failover mechanisms to provide resilience against hardware failures, network outages, or natural disasters.
• Stay abreast of emerging database technologies, trends, and best practices through self-study, training, and participation in industry forums and conferences.
• Collaborate with software developers to design database schemas that align with application requirements and development workflows.
• Participate in code reviews to ensure adherence to database best practices, performance guidelines, and data access patterns.
• Work closely with application developers to optimize SQL queries, data access patterns, and database interactions for maximum efficiency.

What are we looking for?

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field
• In-depth knowledge and proficiency in SQL (Structured Query Language)
• Proficiency in managing SQL database systems
• Strong understanding of database design principles, including normalization, indexing, and data modeling
• Experience in database administration tasks such as installation, configuration, backup and recovery, security management, and performance tuning is important
• Knowledge of database security best practices and experience in implementing security measures such as user authentication, access controls, encryption, and auditing are important
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
• Effective communication and collaboration skills
• Communicative level of English

Tech Stack

• SQL
• Oracle
• Amazon Web Services
• C# .Net

What do we offer?

🗓️ Annual Salary Review: We are reviewing the salaries of all our teams annually in order to evaluate an increase according to individual performance and the business results.

📙 Personal Training Budget. Up to 7.000 PLN/year training budget (certifications, conferences attendance, etc.) to invest in your professional development. We want to help you improve your technical skills, feel involved in the product community, and develop your soft skills to lead teams and manage other stakeholders.

🌅 Up to 30 days of vacation per year (additional days are granted along with seniority at AUCTANE).

💙 Up to 500 PLN/year to match your NGO donations! We are happy to support your initiatives by duplicating the amount donated.

💜 Lunch card

😊 Volunteer day. You can take 1 day off per year in order to participate in volunteering activities!

🔗 Referral Fee  We need your support in hiring top-class talent! We offer a referral bonus of 4k-20k PLN, depending on the complexity of the role and the hiring process.

👩‍⚕️We have an Employee Assistance Program with psychological assistance free of charge.

🗺️ Languages classes every week. Thirsty for knowledge? Learn a new language by joining our free English/Spanish/German classes.

You can connect and enjoy taking up a new language or improving your current skills with one of our great instructors.

🏥 Free private medical insurance

📄 Attractive life insurance

🏐 Gym membership co-financing

🏢 Nice office in Zielona Gora (free drinks, snacks…) or new office in Wrocław (in both locations 3 days remotely, 2 days in the office/per week)

⚖️ Great work-life balance We offer a flexible work schedule and will do our best to adapt to your personal situation. Working in a fast-paced environment can be intense, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t enjoy your free time!

💜 An inclusive and upbeat work environment Leave your suit behind... we’re a t-shirt and converse kind of place! More importantly, our company culture promotes diversity and inclusion. The personality and opinions of each of our team members are important and valid, and we aim to offer all employees a safe environment where they can be themselves and thrive.

🌍 A cross-cultural atmosphere We are a truly international team of 20 nationalities that speak 10 languages. Our company language is English and all internal communication and company-wide meetings are in English.

🏟️ Company events Work hard, play hard! We do our best every day, even at our regular team-building events. 

📺 Internal and external training, free access to online training platforms such as Linkedin Learning

🏠 Possibility to work in a home-office using equipment provided by AUCTANE, or in our office prepared in accordance with all safety requirements.

Do you want to know a little bit more about the team? Please, don’t hesitate to reach out to Amazing Auctane-PL and our Instagram