Senior Database Developer, Search & Discovery

Posted Dec 2

Degreed is the upskilling platform that connects learning to opportunities. We integrate everything people use to learn and build their careers—skill insights, LMSs, courses, videos, articles, and projects—and match everyone to growth opportunities that fit their unique skills, roles, and goals. Degreed exists to discover, empower and recognize the next generation of the world's expertise.

Degreed is the upskilling platform that empowers growth and innovation through lifelong learning. We integrate everything people use to learn and build their careers—skill insights, LMSs, courses, videos, articles, and projects—and match everyone to growth opportunities that fit their unique skills, roles, and goals. Degreed enables employers to create a dynamic learning culture to attract, grow, and retain talent, drive individual development, and deliver business results.

We’re looking for an experienced Database Developer who is excited about architecting and implementing scalable systems to join our team. In this role, you will work together as a member of a cross-functional team to build new features, fix bugs, and drive the Degreed product forward.

The ideal candidate for this role will be based remotely in the US as a member of a distributed team.

Day in the Life

Support a growing database through maintenance, upgrades, performance, analysis, and improvements.
Recommend and carry out sound database schema design.
Implement stored procedures and work with relational and document databases.
Recommend and consult on solid reporting and data warehouse solutions.
Collaborating with product owners to ensure features and changes meet business requirements and fulfill the Degreed strategy.
Working closely with designers, UX, and other developers to gain an understanding of new features, dependencies, and technical details.
Learning, growing professionally, and contributing to an amazing team, playing a key role in fueling a massive change in learning and learning recognition

Who You Are

There are only a few folks who meet all qualifications. We care more about hiring engineers who have a track record of shipping impactful, quality software than checking all of the boxes. So whether you meet all the qualifications or a partial set, we want to hear from you.

5 years or more experience developing database solutions.
Experience with:
Architecting and developing database schemas and stored procedures (SQL Server/T-SQL required)
Implementing and managing ElasticSearch environments including designing and optimizing search indices, ensuring data integrity, and supporting scalable, high-performance data retrieval
Troubleshooting and resolving performance issues in production environments.
Building user-facing applications and features in a product-engineering role.
Capable of:
Writing and analyzing the performance of SQL queries (T-SQL experience necessary).
Creating highly scalable systems and frameworks.
Working on a distributed team with asynchronous communication in a remote work environment.
Possess strong communication, collaboration, and documentation skills.
Solution-driven with the ability to understand the big picture.
Lifelong learner and passionate about discovering new things and taking on new challenges.
Highly organized, detail-oriented, and able to work autonomously with minimal direction.

What Sets You Apart

What Will Set You Apart

Enterprise SaaS company experience, especially in Learning Tech or EdTech.
Demonstrated experience working with .NET, Angular, SQL Server, Azure, and other core elements of our technology stack and/or productivity tools such as Jira and Confluence.

Hiring Process

Candidates for this position can expect the hiring process to follow the order below. Please keep in mind that candidates can be declined from the position at any stage of the process.

Qualified candidates will be invited to schedule a 30-minute screening call with one of our recruiters.
Next, candidates will be invited to a panel round consisting of:

45-minute interview with the hiring manager.
5-hour interview to discuss their experience and other technical topics with 2 developers.
45-minute culture panel interview with 2-3 engineering team members.

Candidates may then be invited to a final 30-minute interview with a senior leader.
Successful candidates will subsequently be made an offer.

Compensation and Benefits at Degreed

Degreed is passionate about pay transparency and we are committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The pay range for this role is 148,000 - 155,000. Actual compensation packages are based on several factors that are unique to each candidate, including but not limited to: skill set, depth of experience, certifications, and specific work location. This may be different in other locations due to differences in the cost of labor.

We believe your best work happens when you have a complete life balance, and Degreed gives you the support and flexibility to make that happen. Degreed is committed to delivering a comprehensive benefits program that provides the support you need. At the time of this posting, this role is eligible to participate in the following benefits and wellness programs:

Comprehensive health insurance for you and your family (both PPO and HDHP plans available)
Dental and vision plans for you and your family
Employer-paid life insurance, AD&D, short-term disability, and long-term disability
Company equity
401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with up to 4% match
Company funded HSA and dependent care FSA (pending eligibility)
Generous Parental Leave
Unlimited Paid Time Off and 5 sick days per year
Education benefit: Up to $1,200 per year for anything you want to learn (and we mean anything!)
One-time Home Office Stipend to make your workspace more comfortable
Monthly internet and phone stipend
Monthly wellness stipend through Forma
Wellness programs focused on your financial, physical, and mental wellbeing

*Degreed reserves the right to modify these benefits at any time, for any reason in accordance with applicable law. Please note the offerings vary based on location.

Work Environment & Physical Demands

Degreed is a remote-first company, however our roles are open to in-office or hybrid if you live in a city with a physical office location. This role has the opportunity to operate 100% virtually from your home office. We primarily collaborate with our US and International colleagues through virtual meetings (Zoom), email, and Slack. In this role, you will be required to operate a laptop computer (PC or Mac available), computer software platforms, and other office productivity machinery as necessary. Due to the nature of this role, you must be able to remain stationary for extended periods, and must be able to observe and interpret written and/or verbal communication.

Additional Information

Degreed provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

We are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Degreed will provide reasonable accommodations to all qualified individuals with disabilities to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Degreed uses the E-Verify employment verification program.