Web3 Sr. Software Engineer, Data

ROLE Stardust seeks a senior software engineer with a specialization in data to own, build and manage our databases RESPONSIBILITIES Design/develop/manage/optimize our data infrastructure including the API backend Postgres database Suggest, plan and rollout migrations of data between databases as to reduce costs and increase scalability Implement an ETL pipeline from API actions to a Snowflake database Mentor and train other team members on best practices and approaching large ambiguous problems Work alongside the analytics team to ensure they have the data they need QUALIFICATIONS 6+ years of industry experience working in big data systems Expert knowledge of TypeScript and/or Node.js (or equivalent server-side language) Expert knowledge of Postgres (AWS Aurora preferred) Expert knowledge of Redis (AWS Elasticache) Expert knowledge of one major NoSQL database (Couchbase, Mongo, Cassandra, etc) Experience in implementing ETL pipelines Experience in planning and executing zero downtime migrations of live systems An ability to write high-quality, well-tested code Ability to effectively articulate technical challenges and solutions Deal well with ambiguous/undefined problems; ability to think abstractly Ability to synthesize requirements underlying feature requests, recommend alternative technical and business approaches, and facilitate engineering efforts to meet aggressive timelines BONUS POINTS AWS Lambda experience AWS Kinesis experience Passion for blockchain Passion for games Worked at a startup before