Database Architect

You will join a team of remarkable colleagues who are committed and passionate about creating and delivering leading edge solutions for the retail market. You will be part of an exciting growth journey where we will do everything possible to help you reach and exceed your career dreams. Our colleagues have access to industry leading training and development opportunities, and the chance to work in a global, diverse culture with offices in 13 countries. You will be part of an inclusive culture that is grounded in our Company's purpose: to make a difference for every colleague, every client, every day.  We have years of deep retail DNA, Aptos has been a market-leading platform that drives the world’s largest retailers’ product, promotion, commerce and merchandising decisions across online and brick-and-mortar operations. The opportunity at Aptos has never been greater, as we transition our solutions to cloud-native, microservices architecture. More than 135,000 retail locations impact nearly $2.5 trillion in annual revenue across fashion, grocery, drug, convenience, general merchandise, discount and sporting goods stores optimized with Aptos’ solutions. We hope you’ll be a part of taking to market the frontrunner in Unified Commerce.

A quick snapshot…

The Database Architect will work to revamp our database design and create the architecture of our new databases. They will diagnose malfunctions and come up with a clear plan to improve performance and reliability at the database tier. They will oversee storage-related actions of the development team while also mentoring developers and performance tuning.

Why it’s a big deal…

You will be working on our newest product offering Aptos ONE; a cloud-native, mobile-first, and unified commerce services platform. This will enable retailers to respond to changing market demands across all customer touchpoints. 

Are you the person we’re looking for?

Must have…

• Proven success with relational databases. You have experience tuning and writing SQL code so that performance and reliability are up to par with company standards. You also have experience scripting database conversions -- so, you can turn today’s changes and improvements into tomorrow’s improved design.
• 5+ years of experience data architecture in a microservices environment
• MySQL
• Microsoft SQL Server
• NoSQL

Nice to have…

• CrateDB
• Couchbase

Something about NoSQL…

Expert in using key technologies and tools. This one’s also important. You don’t just know the technologies and tools listed below -- you’ve challenged the processes and demonstrated excellent judgment in selecting the best methods to design, code, and test. Repeatedly. Be prepared to share your experiences -- we’re looking forward to hearing them! Specifically, we are looking for experience in the following areas:

• Database schema management tools
• Transactional OLTP systems
• Exposure to AWS
• Background integrating ORM tools