Sr. Database Engineer- Remote

Experience: 5.00 + years

Salary: ZAR 480000-660000 / year (based on experience)

Expected Notice Period: 30 Days

Shift: (GMT+05:30) Asia/Kolkata (IST)

Opportunity Type: Remote

Placement Type: Full Time Permanent position(Payroll and Compliance to be managed by: Chat Inc)

(*Note: This is a requirement for one of Uplers' client - Chat Inc)

What do you need for this opportunity?

Must have skills required:

MUI, NestJS, Nextjs, react, ClickHouse, Cloud Server (Google / AWS), Git, Google Firebase, MongoDB, Node Js, PostgreSQL, TypeScript

Chat Inc is Looking for:

Role: Sr. Database Engineer- Remote

Experience Required: 4+ years

Engagement: Fulltime Permanent role (Payroll will be managed by client EOR partner in India)

Client Insights:

Chat Inc is a global Chat Solutions company and Meta Business partner located in Cape Town, South Africa.

Our primary focus lies in leveraging the WhatsApp Business platform to design and build robust Software, Integrations, and APIs for various industry segments such as Retail, Manufacturing, Transport and Logistics, Aviation, FMCG, Agriculture, Contact Centre, Recruitment, BPO & IT.

In a nutshell, we love to solve interesting business challenges using the power of business messaging tools. We’ve done our 10 000 hours building WhatsApp solutions, and have established a long standing track record of innovation in helping clients solve uniquely African business challenges. Some of our notable achievements have been building the first ever Retail credit application and document collection chatbot eight years ago. In addition, helping FlySAfair to deliver boarding passes through WhatsApp, as well as DStv offering customer self-service using WhatsApp, both firsts on the continent.

Client current our journey:

We are at the scale-up phase of our journey, looking at rapid global growth within the next 6 - 18 months. If you think you have what it takes to help us achieve this, then jump on board and help us take our systems and business to the next level.

As a team we are still relatively lean and have been operating in a startup environment. Everyone has been wearing multiple hats and as a collective we drove the business forward.

We are looking to change that and are looking to expand our technical skills deeper into our tech stack. We are entering into a great phase where you don't have as many hats as a small startup but you still get a lot of freedom and exposure that the corporate environment lacks.

What You’ll Do

You will be a key member of the team helping, with planning and implementing new solutions.

Responsibilities:

• Assist with selecting the appropriate database technology
• Help strategise a system growth plan to support higher system use.
• Build and design database Schema’s
• Database monitoring and tuning
• Building of Reports
• Knowledge share of skills with support and other developers
• 3rd Level support on a data level
  
  
  

Requirements:

Must Have Experience With The Following Databases

• ClickHouse
• MySQL
• Cloud SQL
• MongoDb
• PostgreSQL
  
  
  

Good to have: FireBase

Preferred Qualifications:

• Certification Google Cloud
  
  
  

(IE Cloud Architect, Cloud Developer, Cloud Database Engineer)

Experience With

Cloud Hosting platform: Google Cloud Platform

Bonus Skills:

• React
• NextJs
• MUI
• NestJs
• TypeScript
• JavaScript
• Node JS
• Javascript
• Git
  
  
  

Ideal candidate will be:

• Go-getter attitude with a passion for technology;
• Enquiring and problem-solving mindset;
• Attention to detail;
• Start-up experience from scalable product-based domain
• Experience working on high volume data
• Who can work independently without any constant technical guidance
  
  
  

What we offer:

• Flexible working environment;
• Competitive compensation package
• Great opportunity to have your voice heard and play a critical role in scaling a SaaS business
• Opportunity to learn and grow in the chat space;
• Grow your career and become part of a global company.
  
  
  

How to apply for this opportunity?

• Step 1: Click On Apply! And Register or Login on our portal.
• Step 2: Complete the Screening Form & Upload updated Resume
• Step 3: Increase your chances to get shortlisted & meet the client for the Interview!
  
  
  

About Uplers:

Our goal is to make hiring reliable, simple, and fast. Our role will be to help all our talents find and apply for relevant contractual onsite opportunities and progress in their career. We will support any grievances or challenges you may face during the engagement.

(Note: There are many more opportunities apart from this on the portal. Depending on the assessments you clear, you can apply for them as well).

So, if you are ready for a new challenge, a great work environment, and an opportunity to take your career to the next level, don't hesitate to apply today. We are waiting for you!