Associate Lead Database Engineer
Core
Provide technical leadership and drive operational excellence for global SQL Server environments powering Rockstar's online titles.
Role type
Senior IC database engineer (lead/mentor)
Builds
Online services platforms and critical player experience infrastructure
Domain
Gaming / Enterprise Database Operations
Deliverable
production ML models | infrastructure
Required skills
SQL Server administration, performance tuning, HA/DR architecture, automation scripting, T-SQL optimization, concurrency management, root cause analysis, database deployment pipelines
Preferred skills
.NET/C# development, SQL Sentry/SolarWinds, Splunk/Datadog, CI/CD practices, database load testing
Technologies
SQL Server, Always On, T-SQL, PowerBI, SSRS, SSIS, MySQL, MongoDB, Redis
Responsibilities
Lead and mentor a team of SQL Server Database Engineers; oversee health and performance of enterprise-scale SQL Server environments; architect and maintain HA/DR solutions; drive automation of routine operational tasks; review and tune queries and server configurations; collaborate with developers on schema designs and deployment pipelines; audit server health and performance; maintain documentation for standards and runbooks; partner with leadership on roadmaps; participate in 24/7 on-call rotation
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities
