SingleStore
SupportEngineer
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“Support Engineer at SingleStore. Skills: Database internals, Linux, SQL Query Optimization. Provide technical support. Diagnose technical issues”
Industry & Context.
Diagnose complex database issues; Identify source of issue; Identify solution of issue
Participate in on-call rotation, On-call may include weekends, On-call may include holidays
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
4+ years of advanced customer-facing technical support experience, Experience with MySQL or MySQL-like (MariaDB, Aurora, etc) database, SQL Query Optimization, sysadmin/QA/Testing skill set, comfortable testing software, hands-on with Linux, checking utilization of system I/O, measuring network throughput, navigating large log files, Experience with a scripting or coding language, written and verbal English communication skills, Ability to explain technical concepts
Nice to Have
Familiarity with Kubernetes, past Testing/QA experience, Familiarity with distributed systems, Familiarity with AWS/GCP, analyze them for performance bottlenecks, remove single points of failure
What You'll Do.
Provide technical support
Diagnose technical issues
Resolve critical outages
Identify product issues
Reproduce product issues
Submit feature requests
Improve Support processes
Improve Engineering processes
Author internal run-books
Author public documentation
Improve team efficiency
Improve team effectiveness
Ensure positive support experience
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Collaborate with software developers; Collaborate with sales engineers; Collaborate with technical account managers; Engage with development teams; Engage with query performance engineering; Engage with product management; Engage with infrastructure SREs
Communication Scope
Written English communication; Verbal English communication; Explain technical concepts
Full Job Description
Position Overview Our customers are at the forefront of some of the most interesting data in the world, using SingleStore to push the boundaries every day. To do this well, they leverage the expertise of our Support Engineering Team, composed of technical subject matter experts on the frontlines of critical customer issues. This Support Engineering role skews far more towards engineering than typical technical support as you will need to delve into database internals and memory allocators, investigate Linux and host-related configurations, and diagnose SQL query behavior, all in the name of resolving complex database issues. Our Support Engineers are constantly learning a wide range of customer systems and technical concepts and are thrilled by the new and exciting challenges that they encounter on a regular basis. To accurately identify the source and solution of an issue, this team will take the time to learn about the customer’s business and systems while helping to improve their fundamental SingleStore and database operational knowledge. This often requires additional research and time spent on learning new technologies and tools outside of SingleStore while also being deeply engaged with multiple departments including development teams, query performance engineering, product management, infrastructure SREs, etc. Required Hours: The hours required are from 9:00 AM Portugal - 6:00 PM Portugal Participate in our on-call rotation that may include weekends and holidays. What you'll do: Provide email and live technical support to our enterprise customers, acting as the first line of defense for complex technical issues, bug diagnosis, or resolving critical outages. Identify and reproduce product issues, perform QA, and submit formal bug reports or feature requests to the appropriate Engineering team. Collaborate closely with software developers, sales engineers, and technical account managers to keep all teams up to date with current issues a customer may be facing.
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