Staff Data Engineer Dexcom
San Diego, CA

Job Description

About Dexcom:

Founded in 1999, Dexcom, Inc. provides continuous glucose monitoring technology to help patients and their clinicians better manage diabetes. Since our inception, we have focused on better outcomes for patients, caregivers, and clinicians by delivering solutions for people with diabetes - while empowering our community to take control of diabetes.

Job Title: Staff Data Engineer

FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION: Technical Individual Contributor

Establishes database management systems, standards, guidelines and quality assurance for database deliverables, such as conceptual design, logical database, capacity planning, external data interface specification, data loading plan, data maintenance plan and security policy. Documents and communicates database design. Evaluates and installs database management systems. Codes complex programs and derives logical processes on technical platforms. Builds windows, screens and reports. Assists in the design of user interface and business application prototypes. Participates in quality assurance and develops test application code in client server environment. Provides expertise in devising, negotiating and defending the tables and fields provided in the database. Adapts business requirements, developed by modeling/development staff and systems engineers, and develops the data, database specifications, and table and element attributes for an application.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

* Hands-On development 75% of daily activities
* Work with our Data Architect to build robust data pipelines for our Enterprise Environment via Java (Scala) and/or C# in a virtualized environment
* Execute on technical requirements and document new ones when needed
* Monitor SQL/NoSQL performance and optimize table indexes to increase query performance
* Participate in on-call rotation for SQL and No SQL database support in a GCP environment
* Support QA: diagnosing and resolving bugs
* Apply best practices for testing and deployment in an agile environment
* Understanding the technical architecture of internally developed applications
* Protect the confidentiality and security of client data
* Understand business processes and requirements from the business
* Review and develop dbs schema while ensuring database(s) performance is efficient and optimized
* Work both independently and as part of a team
* Manage code via Github/Bamboo and work tasks within JIRA

Required Qualifications:

* Demonstrated experience and ability to develop in Java (Scala) and/or C# - Primary role
* Demonstrated experience as a DBA supporting a Production environment - Secondary role
* Knowledge of traditional and modern data warehouse methodologies
* Proven ability to learn new tools and technology
* Expert level SQL with the ability to create and evaluate complex SQL statements, stored procedures, and index tables
* Experience developing, deploying, and supporting ETL workflows
* Demonstrated ability to work in a fast paced and changing environment with short deadlines, interruptions, and multiple tasks/projects occurring at once
* Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Mathematics or Engineering from an accredited academic university, or an equivalent combination of education and experience

Preferred Qualifications: (Optional)

* Experience with GCP infrastructure deployments - application resource management in GCP environment(s)

EXPERIENCE/EDUCATION:

* Typically requires a Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline, and a minimum of 8-12 years related experience or Master's degree and 5-7 years equivalent industry experience or a PhD and 2-4 years of experience.

FUNCTIONAL/BUSINESS KNOWLEDGE:

* Possesses advanced knowledge of technical principles and theories. Recommends solutions in support of functional objectives tied to overall company objectives and strategies.

SCOPE:

* Demonstrates significant technical expertise, collaboration with others and independent thought. Anticipates potential complex problems requiring an in-depth evaluation. Demonstrates strategic thinking and commercial/industry understanding in functional projects.

JUDGEMENT:

* Exercises judgment in selecting methods, techniques and evaluation criteria for obtaining results.
* Determines methods and procedures on new assignments and may coordinate activities of other colleagues.

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An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation as part of the employment selection process, please contact Talent Acquisition at talentacquisition@dexcom.com.

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