Overview

GitHub is changing the way the world builds software and we want you to help change the way we build GitHub. We’re looking for an experienced database architect to help lead the effort of scaling our databases and work with a vibrant and distributed group of Platform engineers architecting how we persist data.

The engineers on GitHub’s Platform Data team are responsible for the scalability, maintainability and performance of our platform’s data stores, primarily MySQL and Elasticsearch.

We’re looking for someone with proven experience in managing the growth of MySQL databases. We expect this person to be able to demonstrate an expert understanding of MySQL and have knowledge of the best practice patterns involved in working at a large scale.

The Platform team is highly distributed and the right candidate can thrive in an environment of asynchronous communication. We expect you to have strong written communication skills and be able to create working relationships with coworkers in locations around the globe.

As a Platform Engineer, you’ll always be challenged to solve unique and interesting problems that have a real impact on how the world builds software.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Designing, modeling and documenting the logical relationship of data and database changes for scalability
  • Guiding the development team’s best practices
  • Reviewing code and leading group discussions about engineering issues
  • Improving the scalability and performance for our platform
  • Detecting, fixing and preventing data quality issues
  • Collaborating with engineers on data schema design to support application development and data mapping and normalization
  • Define data access requirements to ensure efficient data retrieval and optimal DB design

QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Expert knowledge of MySQL and SQL, minimum 3 years experience
  • Experience with query performance tuning
  • Strong data modeling background
  • Ability to empathize with a diverse range of engineers
  • Strong written communication

NICE TO HAVE:

  • Experience working with Ruby on Rails
  • Experience with Elasticsearch or Redis
  • Experience being an open-source contributor

GitHub is committed to building a diverse workforce and strongly encourages applications from people of color and other groups currently underrepresented in tech. We are looking for candidates who:

  • Display a strong commitment to building an inclusive tech environment
  • Have demonstrated resilience and resourcefulness both in and outside of the workplace
  • Can bring a new perspective based on unique educational, professional, and lived experiences
  • Can effectively communicate with people from disparate backgrounds
  • Have experience mentoring/coaching/teaching, particularly in environments with diverse students/participants

About GitHub

GitHub is the best place to share code with friends, co-workers, classmates, and complete strangers. Over nine million people use GitHub to build amazing things together. With the collaborative features of GitHub.com, our desktop and mobile apps, and GitHub Enterprise, it has never been easier for individuals and teams to write better code, faster.

You will have a lot of exciting things to do, and you could grow with us!

Why you should join:

Working at GitHub is, to put it simply, a special slice of the universe. You could join us in our commitment to transparency, collaboration, experimentation, and always staying classy.

Because of this unique perspective, we've established one of the most flexible and well designed physical workspaces around that encourages you to work as you work best. Right now, over 60% of our employees are based outside of our San Francisco (SOMA) headquarters and work according to how they get their best stuff done. Remote GitHubbers also come visit SF often and are encouraged to stay as long as they like!

Ensuring that you are healthy, motivated, focused and creative is how GitHub stays awesome. Part of this is ensuring that our benefits are out of this world.

In a nutshell, we've built and are growing a place in which you will truly love working.