Database Developer

About Us

Overview: 

Guidepoint's Engineering team thrives on delivering innovative technology solutions that accelerate revenue growth, reduce costs and increase efficiency and productivity. As Guidepoint works to achieve its mission of making individuals, businesses, and the world smarter through personalized knowledge-sharing solutions, the engineering team is taking on challenges to create new products, improve existing platforms to optimize the seamless delivery of our services.

What we are looking for:

We are seeking a highly skilled Database Developer with extensive experience and proficiency in designing, developing, and optimizing databases across various platforms, including Azure VMs, Azure SQL, Cosmos DB, and MariaDB. The ideal candidate will also possess strong expertise in CRM/Database integration, Always On availability groups, and bring over 8 to 10 years of hands-on experience in database development and management. data warehousing, Proficiency in SQL programming, Python, .NET, and PHP scripting is required to support database operations and integration tasks.

Impact made by you:

• Design, develop, and maintain databases in Azure VMs, Azure SQL, Cosmos DB, and MariaDB, data warehousing.
• Integrate databases with CRM systems to support business operations and customer relationship management.
• Implement and manage Always On availability groups for high availability and disaster recovery.
• Collaborate with software developers and infrastructure engineers to integrate database solutions into broader systems architecture.
• Optimize database performance through capacity planning, performance tuning, and implementing best practices.
• Ensure data security, integrity, and availability across all databases.
• Develop and enforce data management policies, standards, and procedures.
• Implement database automation where possible to streamline operations and minimize downtime.
• Troubleshoot database-related issues in production and non-production environments.
• Utilize SQL programming, Python, .NET, and PHP scripting for database operations and integration tasks.
• Stay current with industry trends and best practices in database development and cloud technologies.
• Review stored procedures and sql queries, help the Dev team, and troubleshoot queries in production.
• Recommend solutions to the development team

Minimum Technical Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field; Master’s degree preferred.
• Over 8 to 10 years of progressive experience as a Database Developer or a similar role.
• Proficiency in Azure VMs, Azure SQL, Cosmos DB, and MariaDB.
• Strong SQL programming skills and experience with database performance optimization techniques.
• Experience integrating databases with CRM systems (e.g., Salesforce, Dynamics 365).
• Expertise in configuring and managing Always On availability groups for high availability and disaster recovery.
• Solid understanding of database security best practices.
• Experience with Python, .NET, and PHP scripting for database operations and integration tasks.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills.

Preferred Skills:

• Certification in Azure Database technologies (e.g., Azure SQL, Cosmos DB).
• Preferred azure, Familiarity with other cloud platforms (AWS, Google Cloud Platform).
• Knowledge of NoSQL databases (MongoDB, Cassandra, etc.).
• Experience with data warehousing and big data technologies.

What We Offer:  

• Competitive compensation 
• Employee medical coverage 
• Central office location 
• Entrepreneurial environment, autonomy, and fast decisions 
• Casual work environment 

About Guidepoint: 

Guidepoint is a leading research enablement platform designed to advance understanding and empower our clients’ decision-making process. Powered by innovative technology, real-time data, and hard-to-source expertise, we help our clients to turn answers into action. 

Backed by a network of nearly 1.5 million experts and Guidepoint’s 1,300 employees worldwide, we inform leading organizations’ research by delivering on-demand intelligence and research on request. With Guidepoint, companies and investors can better navigate the abundance of information available today, making it both more useful and more powerful. 

At Guidepoint, our success relies on the diversity of our employees, advisors, and client base, which allows us to create connections that offer a wealth of perspectives. We are committed to upholding policies that contribute to an equitable and welcoming environment for our community, regardless of background, identity, or experience. 

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