Our CompanyChanging the world through digital experiences is what Adobe’s all about. We give everyone—from emerging artists to global brands—everything they need to design and deliver exceptional digital experiences! We’re passionate about empowering people to create beautiful and powerful images, videos, and apps, and transform how companies interact with customers across every screen. We’re on a mission to hire the very best and are committed to creating exceptional employee experiences where everyone is respected and has access to equal opportunity. We realize that new ideas can come from everywhere in the organization, and we know the next big idea could be yours! Our CompanyChanging the world through digital experiences is what Adobe is all about. We provide individuals, ranging from emerging artists to global brands, with the tools they need to design and deliver exceptional digital experiences. Our passion lies in empowering people to create appealing and powerful images, videos, and apps, as well as redefining how companies engage with customers across all screens.Our company is dedicated to hiring the best talent and ensuring exceptional employee experiences where everyone is respected and given equal opportunities. We believe that innovative ideas can originate from any level within the organization, and we recognize that the next ground-breaking idea could come from you! The Opportunity At Adobe Commerce (formerly Magento), a rapidly growing e-commerce company, we are currently searching for a highly skilled and experienced Database Administrator (DBA) with prior software development/SRE experience to join our Customer Engineering team. Your main focus will be solving and resolving database application queries and configuration issues. As a DBA, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the optimal performance, stability, and reliability of our database systems. Proficiency in MariaDB/Galera DB Configurations and MySQL is highly desirable, and having experience with Magento, will earn bonus points. What you'll Do Seek and resolve database application queries and configuration issues to ensure efficient and reliable database operations.Collaborate with multi-functional teams to improve the reliability, scalability, and performance of database infrastructure, enabling flawless growth of our e-commerce sites.Perform database administration tasks, including but not limited to suggesting adjustments to the database schema, query optimization, index creation, and management of database interactions with other services.Analyze query performance using various tools and techniques, identifying and optimizing slow queries to improve overall system efficiency.Identify and address inefficiencies in index usage, examining index statistics, query execution plans, and eliminating unused or redundant indexes.Optimize queries by modifying query structures, rewriting queries, or using alternative SQL constructs to enhance query performance.Configure and apply query caching mechanisms to improve performance by storing frequently performed query results in memory.Utilize database tuning tools to identify performance bottlenecks and proactively optimize database performance.Collaborate closely with developers to ensure efficient database usage and prevent code changes from adversely affecting database performance.Deep debugging of Adobe Commerce (Magento) projects.Review code and provide technical mentorship to team members.Work on reliability and performance aspects of the database infrastructure, making software configuration and tuning recommendations for optimal performance.Drive resolution automatisation initiatives to mitigate recurrent issues, implementing self-healing and automated processes to improve system stability.Participate in a shared on-call schedule (follow-the-sun model) handled across DBA and SRE/Engineering teams.Improve observability of software by implementing effective monitoring, tracing, and logging solutions.Demonstrate good communication skills in interactions with internal and external developers, the community, and merchants. What you need to succeed Bachelor's or master’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field.2+ years of experience as a Database Administrator, with a focus on fixing and resolving database application queries and configuration issues.Prior experience with MariaDB/Galera DB Configurations and MySQL is highly desired.Experience with Magento or other e-commerce platforms would be preferable.Experience with PHP7, 8 or similar technology (including debugging and profiling), Object-oriented programming and Design Patterns will be a huge plus.Demonstrable experience in Software Developer or SRE roles, handling high transactional environments with critical 24x7 uptime requirements.Extensive experience in database administration, including schema adjustments, query optimization, index management, and database performance tuning.Solid understanding and proficiency in transactional NoSQL databases such as ElasticSearch and Redis.Experience working with hyper-scale cloud providers such as AWS, Azure, GCP, etc.Proficiency in scripting and programming languages such as Bash, Python, Ruby, Perl, or similar.Experience with database migrations into cloud-native databases (preferably AWS Aurora).Familiarity with securing, monitoring, capacity planning, disaster recovery, backup, and recovery for distributed database systems.Confirmed expertise in implementing and utilizing monitoring, logging, and alerting systems.Intellectual curiosity and a continuous learning demeanor to stay updated with the latest industry trends and technologies.Superb communication, interpersonal, and partnership skills for effective collaboration with internal teams and customers.Strong desire to work in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.Willingness to participate in an on-call pager rotation. At Adobe, you will be immersed in an exceptional work environment that is recognized around the world. You will also be surrounded by colleagues who are committed to helping each other grow through our unique Check-In approach where ongoing feedback flows freely. If you’re looking to make an impact, Adobe's the place for you. Discover what our employees are saying about their career experiences on the Adobe Life blog and explore the meaningful benefits we offer.Adobe is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We welcome and encourage diversity in the workplace regardless of gender, race or color, ethnicity or national origin, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other characteristics protected by law.If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation to navigate our internal careers site or to complete the application process, please contact accomodations@adobe.com.Adobe is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and affirmative action employer. We do not discriminate based on gender, race or color, ethnicity or national origin, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other applicable characteristics protected by law. Learn more. Adobe aims to make Adobe.com accessible to any and all users. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation to navigate our website or complete the application process, email accommodations@adobe.com or call (408) 536-3015.Adobe values a free and open marketplace for all employees and has policies in place to ensure that we do not enter into illegal agreements with other companies to not recruit or hire each other’s employees.
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