PostgreSQL DBA San Francisco - full-time employee

PostgreSQL DBA (Blurb)

Blurb (www.blurb.com) is an early-stage startup, located in downtown
San Francisco. We have developed a very easy to use web-based platform
to simplify the book publishing process and make it accessible to
consumers and professionals. We are well funded with growing revenue
and have a great team drawn from companies such as Apple, Intuit,
Kodak, Sony, CNET, Lonely Planet and Microsoft.

Are you a problem-solver, a great communicator and a “people person”
who enjoys helping others? Do you love all things digital,
photographic and technical? Are you looking for an opportunity to get
involved with a cutting-edge start-up in San Francisco’s financial
district? Are you looking for a challenging, rewarding job with great
opportunity for career growth? If the answers to the above are yes,
then the DBA position at Blurb may be the role for you.
Responsibilities

The role reports to the CTO and is responsible for the following

* Design, optimize, and support all Blurb databases
* Configure, tune, test, and maintain production databases for
all Blurb mission critical system
* Drive the design and implementation of a data warehouse project
to provide mission critical business analytics for all Blurb departments
* Provide support and advice for developers writing applications
on the Ruby On Rails platform for best practices for schema design,
index
* Work with the systems management and executive team on our
overall data storage and aging policies

Characteristics
Required...

* Experience with the design and support of large, high-volume
production databases
* Expert understanding of PostgreSQL, including experience with
or good understanding of clustering and database replication scenarios
* In depth knowledge of database design, including logical and
physical design, as well as SQL
* Experience with design and support of a Data Warehouse,
including design and support of ETL processes
* Strong Linux administration skills, as well as knowledge of
systems security and data security
* Analytical skills – comfort with tools/processes involved in
data-driven decision-making
* Comfort working in fast-paced, ambiguous environment – self-
starting, ambitious and flexible

Preferred...

* Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, MIS or equivalent
* Experience in writing database driven web applications using
Ruby on Rails
* Previous experience at an early stage start-up

Interested? Send your resume to careers(at)blurb(dot)com with subject heading
“DBA.”

Christian Bloom
Recruiting Coordinator
Blurb, Inc.
cbloom(at)blurb(dot)com