We are retained to find a handful of talented Architects for an innovative arm of a high-profile company looking to take its database to the next level. As a key contributor you will be involved in the following:
Work with the database system as a whole as well as some of its components in depth as well as understand how the database interacts with other software
Participate in research and design to take the database to the next level
Stay informed with related work commercially and academically
Contribute significantly to important software architectural decisions, producing designs, presentations and prototypes to support your recommendations
Review designs, algorithms and code
Requirements
Strong systems development skills
Expertise in one or two areas of database internals
Expertise in other database areas and other enterprise system software such as queuing systems, application servers, networking etc.
History of contributing to database technology through open source, academe or otherwise
Enjoys being part of a team working on state-of-the-art technology and communicates effectively at all levels
NOTE: Can be in most locations in the US or internationally as part of a senior, virtual team
