Senior Database Administrator/Data Engineer

DistroKid is the world’s largest music distributor to Spotify, Apple, Google and more. Most new music today is released through DistroKid. Help us help millions of musicians be more prolific!

 

Join the Band! 

⚠️ IMPORTANT — LOCATION REQUIREMENT
This role is ONLY open to candidates who currently live in the U.S. Eastern time zone.
Applications from candidates outside this time zone will NOT

be considered, even if willing to work Eastern hours.

SPONSORSHIP: NO; Not provided at this time, including

after student visas expire.

Summary:We are seeking a Senior Database Administrator & Data Engineer to join our team at DistroKid. The successful candidate will play a crucial role in designing, developing, and maintaining our data infrastructure while ensuring the availability, scalability, and performance of our databases and data pipelines. This role will work with data analysts, data scientists, data engineers, software developers, security, DevOps, and system operations peers. If you have a strong background in databases, data engineering, and infrastructure, and a passion for music and the entertainment industry, we encourage you to apply and help shape the global music distribution landscape.

The Jam Session (What you'll do):

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable and reliable database and data pipeline solutions.
• Provide schema design and evolution strategies to assist growing data needs.
• Build and maintain infrastructure with modern tools (e.g., Terraform) to ensure consistency and automation.
• Monitor, optimize, and tune performance of database systems and data pipelines for high availability and responsiveness.
• Implement and enforce data security and governance practices in compliance with industry standards and company policies.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to support analytics, product, and engineering initiatives.
• Stay current with emerging trends and technologies, contributing to the continuous improvement of DistroKid’s data infrastructure.

Bandmate Essentials (Skills/Qualifications):

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field; Master's degree preferred, or equivalent experience. 
• 5+ years of experience as a MySQL DBA, preferably within the music or entertainment industry.
• Strong knowledge of SQL, including SQL tuning, DB performance tuning and optimization techniques.
• Solid grasp of DB development concepts, including data modeling, schema design and dimensional modeling.
• Proficient in Python. 
• A big plus is knowledge of Redshift, DBT, Dagster, Airflow, AWS, DMS, Terraform, and Redis.
• Strong problem-solving skills, with the ability to troubleshoot complex data issues and implement effective solutions.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in a cross-functional team environment.