Senior Solutions Architect

At Yugabyte , we are on a mission to become the default transactional database for enterprises building cloud-native applications. YugabyteDB is our PostgreSQL-compatible distributed database for cloud-native apps. Resilient, scalable, and flexible, it runs on any cloud and enables developers to become instantly productive using well-known APIs.We are looking for talented and driven people to join us on our ambitious mission and help us build a lasting and impactful company.The transactional database market is estimated to grow to $64B by 2025. YugabyteDB is cloud-native by design, has on-demand horizontal scalability, and supports geographical distribution of data using built-in replication. This means that we are well-positioned to meet market demand for geo-distributed, high-scale, high-performance workloads. Join the Database Revolution at Yugabyte. Modern applications need a cloud-native database that eliminates tradeoffs and silos. YugabyteDB retains the power and familiarity of PostgreSQL by pairing its trusted API with a precision-engineered, distributed, cloud-native architecture. Even better, it’s 100% open source. Many of the world's leading enterprises are migrating from legacy RDBMSs (like Oracle, SQL Server, and DB2) to YugabyteDB, to meet their mission-critical app demands. Senior Solutions Architect Senior Solutions Architect At Yugabyte, we have an ambitious vision: to build a high-performance distributed SQL database. We are well underway on this journey with YugabyteDB, an open-source database that users can interact with through well-known APIs. We are looking for a Senior Solutions Architect to help customers migrate from any database to YugabyteDB. This role requires a strong mix of database architecture, development, and application expertise to migrate and optimise customer databases. The ideal candidate will have a skill set similar to that of an expert performance DBA: deep expertise in physical and logical data modelling, the ability to read and write highly performant SQL, and a thorough understanding of database execution plans and database internals. Responsibilities Implement improved physical and logical data models in customer schemas to enhance performance and reduce storage usage. Read, create, and modify customer SQL to improve performance Enable customers to improve their own data modelling and SQL performance, while implementing best practices for them initially Debug application and database issues, whether performance-related or not Analyze and debug execution plans, database logs, and infrastructure logs Enable customers to debug issues independently Understand and build YugabyteDB topologies, implement the optimal topology for each customer, and educate customers on their topology choices. Plan and execute hands-on, large-scale, critical heterogeneous database migrations to Yugabyte Advise customers on performance improvements in their application architecture. Perform all of the above activities in both post-sales and pre-sales engagements with prospects and customers Act as a technical lead during customer incidents and serve as a customer advocate for product features, both internally and externally. Requirements B.A. / B.S. degree or equivalent practical experience 10+ years of hands-on database administration or database engineering experience Expert-level skills in data modelling and SQL performance tuning Great Linux and cloud skills Working knowledge of, and ability to code in, modern programming languages Proficiency with Generative AI technologies Strong documentation skills and excellent presentation and communication skills #LI-Remote Equal Employment Opportunity Statement : As an equal opportunity employer, Yugabyte is committed to a diverse workforce. Employment decisions regarding recruitment and selection will be made without discrimination based on race, color, religion, national origin, gender, age, sexual orientation, physical or ment ... (truncated, view full listing at source)