Senior Database Engineer

Cambium Learning Group

. Develop state-of-the-art database solutions for high-transaction systems .

Posted 9/23/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesSeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in SQL Server development, including schema design, stored procedures, and performance optimization. Proficient in AWS technologies and microservices architecture, with a strong focus on database solutions for high-transaction systems.

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SQL Server DevelopmentDatabase Schema DesignAWS RDS for SQL ServerMicroservices ArchitectureDatabase Performance Optimization

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Hard Skills

SQL ServerStored ProceduresTriggersUser-Defined FunctionsData ModelingNormalizationDenormalizationIndex ManagementDatabase MaintenanceSQL Server Administration

Soft Skills

CollaborationProblem-SolvingCommunication

Tools & Technologies

AWSDockerKubernetesAWS ECSAWS EKS

Industry Keywords

High-Transaction SystemsData ArchitectureCloud-Native TechnologiesMicroservice-Based ApplicationsDatabase Prototyping

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSCloudDockerEC2KubernetesMicroservicesSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Develop state-of-the-art database solutions for high-transaction systems
Design database schemas based on business requirements and entities
Write stored procedures, functions, views, triggers, and constraints
Create deployment and rollback scripts for database objects
Analyze access patterns and optimize indexes, constraints, foreign keys, and queries
Troubleshoot database performance problems and propose short-term fixes and long-term solutions
Work with architects and guide developers in the evolution of the data layer
Research options and develop prototypes before introducing technologies into the tech stack
Stay current with databases, AWS, microservices, and cloud-native technologies
Prototype new tools and features for adoption
Act as a subject matter expert and collaborate with engineering and DevOps teams on data architecture and strategy in AWS

Requirements

What you’ll need

B.S. in Computer Science or related field and 5+ years of related experience, or M.S. degree and 3+ years of experience
5+ years of hands-on SQL Server development experience
Expert knowledge of SQL Server, including triggers, stored procedures, and user-defined functions
Authoritative understanding of SQL Server concurrency features, transactions, and locking
Excellent data modeling and schema design skills, including normalization and denormalization
Understanding of database maintenance best practices, including index and file management, backups, failure recovery, defragmentation, documentation, disk space analysis, hardware utilization, and automated error notification
Basic SQL Server administration skills, including backups, restores, snapshots, user/role security, and access permissions
Experience operating SQL Server in AWS, including Amazon RDS for SQL Server, RDS Custom, or SQL Server on EC2
Familiarity with AWS microservices architecture and designing databases for microservice-based applications
Experience optimizing data access from microservices
Knowledge of Docker and Kubernetes, AWS ECS/EKS, in a microservices context
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Benefits

Comp & perks

Equal Opportunity Employer commitment and consideration without discrimination
Work with modern cloud environments, microservice-based architectures, and AWS technologies
Collaboration with a team of 100+ software engineers, designers, project managers, and specialists