The Voleon Group is a technology-driven investment firm employing cutting-edge machine learning techniques seeks an
exceptionallycapable Postgres Database Architect. Your responsibilities will include making technical decisions with
respectto relational database technologies; deploying, configuring and maintaining database systems; working with
softwareengineers to work through performance problems and optimize database performance; and support database
replicationand backup processes.
The firm researches and deploys systematic trading strategies designed to generate attractive returns independent of
theperformance of the overall market. Join a team of under 50 people that includes Ph.D.'s from Berkeley, Chicago, CMU,
Princeton,Stanford, and UCLA, led by the founder and CEO of a successful Internet infrastructure technology firm. The
firm'soffices are walking distance from BART and the UC Berkeley campus in downtown Berkeley, California. We have a
casualand collegial office environment, daily catered lunches, and competitive benefits packages.
We seek candidates with a passion for building out automated, maintainable infrastructure that is flexible in serving
theneeds of a dynamic team of software, research and systems engineers. Someone with an eye for detail, and who has a
solidgrasp of the revolution currently happening within the IT and database administration community.
We are growing rapidly. Willingness to take initiative and a gritty determination to productize are essential.
Required qualifications:
Expert in Postgres, including replication and performance optimization.
Computer science degree or equivalent
5+ years professional experience in IT, 2+ years as a DBA
Strong experience managing Oracle deployments, including backup and recovery.
Professional experience writing and debugging SQL.
Professional experience deploying and maintaining distributed key/value stores, such as Redis or Cassandra.
Strong proficiency in storage technologies, SAN/NAS, RAID systems, etc.
Preferred qualifications:
Professional experience with MySQL and SQL Server.
Database access control, RBAC.
Solid experience with Windows Server and SQL Server.
Scripting skills including Python and PL/SQL.
If interested, please apply on our website: https://jobs.lever.co/voleon/
Charles Weitzer
Senior Recruiter
The Voleon Group
charles@voleon.com
Office: 510.704.9870 x 7012
Mobile: (510) 558-9182
www.voleon.com
